Paterson (NJT station)
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Looking at Paterson's Market Street station from street level. |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′53″N 74°10′02″W / 40.9146°N 74.1673°WCoordinates: 40°54′53″N 74°10′02″W / 40.9146°N 74.1673°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | NJT Bus: 161, 703, 707, 712, 744, 746, 748 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 124 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | 2303 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 6[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 684 (average weekday) |
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Paterson Station is a New Jersey Transit Main Line rail station located in Paterson, New Jersey. The station, which is on an elevated viaduct, has entrances on Market Street and Ward Street, and is located where Market Street, 16th Avenue, Park Avenue, Ward Street, Memorial Drive, and Railroad Avenue all come together. The station is handicap accessible via an elevator on the Ward Street side of the platform.
The station was rebuilt in a massive restoration program in 1999-2001. The elevated station was built between 1924-30 when the Erie Railroad eliminated street level grade crossings in Paterson.
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0020.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Paterson (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- NJT rail station information page for Paterson
- DepartureVision real time train information for Paterson
- Main Line/Bergen County Line/Port Jervis Line schedule
- Market Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Ward Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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- Buildings and structures in Paterson, New Jersey
- New Jersey Transit stations
- Railway stations opened in 1930
- Transportation in Passaic County, New Jersey
- Stations along Erie Railroad lines
- Buildings and structures in Passaic County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Paterson, New Jersey
- New Jersey railway station stubs