Park Ridge station (NJ Transit)

Park Ridge is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Park and Hawthorne Avenues, the station services trains on the Pascack Valley Line, which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Spring Valley station in New York. The station contains a single low-level side platform split by Park Avenue (County Route 92) and a wooden station depot, built by the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad. As a result, Park Ridge station is not handicap accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Park Ridge
Park Ridge station in April 2018.
General information
Location	Main Street at Hawthorne Avenue, Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey 07656
Coordinates	41.0329°N 74.0357°W / 41.0329; -74.0357
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Rockland Coaches: 11 (on Kinderkamack Road)
Construction
Parking	Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	795 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone	10[2]
History
Opened	May 27, 1871[3]
Passengers
2024	126 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Montvale toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line Woodcliff Lake toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Montvale toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad Woodcliff Lake toward Jersey City
Park Ridge Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The former Erie Railroad station depot at Park Ridge.
Location	Hawthorne and Park Avenue, Park Ridge, New Jersey
Coordinates	41°1′58″N 74°2′11″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built	1872
Architectural style	Carpenter Gothic
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002577[5]
NJRHP No.	627[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP	March 17, 1984
Location

Railroad service through Park Ridge began on May 27, 1871 with the final extension of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Hillsdale station in New Jersey to the junction with the Erie Railroad Piermont Branch at Nanuet.^[3] However, in order to establish a stop in Park Ridge, the railroad requested Washington Township residents fund the construction of a new depot.^[7]

History

The station house has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.^[6][8]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Park Ridge. There are two permit parking lots available, with 100 and 34 parking spots, respectively.

See also

• List of New Jersey Transit stations
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey