Glen Rock–Main Line station

Glen Rock–Main Line is one of two railroad stations operated by New Jersey Transit in the borough of Glen Rock, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States on the Main Line. The station is named Glen Rock–Main Line to differentiate it from the Glen Rock–Boro Hall station, which lies two blocks east on Rock Road (County Route 134).

Glen Rock Main Line
Glen Rock–Main Line station facing southbound
General information
Location	Rock Road at Main Street, Glen Rock, Bergen County, New Jersey 07452
Coordinates	40.9623°N 74.1337°W / 40.9623; -74.1337
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	190 spaces
Other information
Station code	2311 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone	8
History
Opened	October 19, 1848[2][3]
Rebuilt	November 1905[4]
Previous names	Rock Road[5][6]
Passengers
2012	992 (average weekday, including Boro Hall station)[7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Ridgewood toward Suffern Main Line Hawthorne toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Ridgewood Terminus Main Line local stops Ferndale toward Jersey City
Location

History

Glen Rock–Main Line station, c. 1907–1912

Service at Glen Rock–Main Line began on October 19, 1848, with the opening of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad, which connected the Erie Railroad at Suffern to the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad in Paterson. At that time, the station was known as Rock Road. The Erie Railroad, who took control of the Paterson and Ramapo, also opened a second station in Glen Rock, known as Ferndale in 1894.^[8]

Located at Ferndale Avenue south of the Rock Road station, a railroad terminal was built at Ferndale and served as the yard for the Newark Branch of the Erie in 1902.^[9] The Erie discontinued that in 1903 when they finished the yard in Waldwick.^[10] The current station depot was finished in November 1905.

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform. The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. "Synopsis of Erie History". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. April 2, 1963. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved May 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, Past and Present. Ridgewood, New Jersey: Citizens Semi-Centennial Association. December 1916. p. 112. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
4. "Glen Rock Boasts One of the Prettiest of the Main Line of the Erie". The Ridgewood Herald. November 3, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Common Council". The New York Herald. October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 7, 1848. p. 4. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
8. ""A boom in real estate..."". The Ridgewood Herald-News. October 26, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "North Paterson Erie Terminal". The Paterson News. November 20, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fine for Ridgewood". The Paterson Morning Call. April 11, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Glen Rock-Main Line (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station from Rock Road from Google Maps Street View