Garfield station (NJ Transit)

"Garfield station" redirects here. For other uses, see Garfield station (disambiguation).

Garfield
Garfield station as seen in June 2011 facing northward from the inbound platform.
General information
LocationMidland Avenue and Passaic Street,
Garfield, New Jersey 07026
Coordinates40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758
Other information
Station code2113 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone4
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1881[2][3]
Key dates
June 18, 1973Station depot burns[4]
Passengers
202497 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Plauderville
toward Suffern
 Bergen County Line Wesmont
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Plauderville
toward Ridgewood
 Bergen County Railroad Rutherford
toward Jersey City
Location

Garfield station is an active commuter railroad station in the city of Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the north end of a bridge over Midland Avenue (County Route 67), the station services trains of NJ Transit's Bergen County Line between Suffern station in Suffern, New York and Waldwick station in Waldwick, New Jersey to Hoboken Terminal on the west side of the Hudson River. Garfield station consists of two asphalt low-level side platforms. It is one of two stations in Garfield on the Bergen County Line, with Plauderville at Outwater Lane. Garfield station is devoid of any parking for cars.

Garfield station began with the construction of the Bergen County Shortcut between Rutherford–East Rutherford station and Ridgewood station. That line opened on October 1, 1881. The station depot was a small one-story wooden frame station on the inbound tracks. It burned down in a fire on June 18, 1973.

History

Until somewhat recently, both stations in Garfield were relatively bare bones in structure. However, in 2011, Plauderville, the other station in Garfield, received a major upgrade by means of new high level handicap-accessible platforms.[6] Coupled with its much greater amount of parking in comparison to Garfield Station, it receives higher ridership.[6]

The station depot at Garfield burned down in 1973.[7][8]

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform.

Parking is also very limited, as there are only bicycle racks on the Hoboken-bound platform and no street automobile parking. Pedestrian access is available via two staircases on Passaic Street, and at grade level on Somerset Street which runs near the end of the platforms.

Bibliography

  • Poor, Henry Varnum (1884). Poor's Manual of Railroads. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: H.V. & H.W. Poor. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

References

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "A Short History of Garfield". The Garfield Guardian. January 11, 1963. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Poor 1884, p. 167.
  4. ^ "Fire Demolishes Garfield RR Station". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Fire Hits Garfield Erie Depot". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rail Shelter Proposal Made". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 22, 1973. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


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