Ridgewood station

For the LIRR Evergreen Branch station, see Ridgewood station (LIRR Evergreen Branch). For the LIRR Lower Montauk station, see Ridgewood station (LIRR Lower Montauk).

Ridgewood
Ridgewood station in October 2014 from the Hoboken-bound platform.
General information
Coordinates	40.9807°N 74.1205°W / 40.9807; -74.1205
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	NJT Bus 163, 164, 175, 722, 746, 752 (all connections two blocks away at Van Neste Square; several of those routes have connections at the station on Godwin Avenue)
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	2315 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	1858
Rebuilt	1916
Previous names	Godwinville (1858–1866)
Passengers
2012	1,433 (average weekday)
Services
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Ridgewood Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	Garber Square, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°58′51″N 74°7′16″W
Area	5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	1916
Architect	Drinker, W.W.; Howard, Frank A.
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002582
NJRHP No.	647
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP	March 17, 1984

Ridgewood is a major New Jersey Transit rail station hub. It is located in downtown Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is served by the NJT Main Line as well as the Bergen County Line. For riders on the Main Line or Bergen County Line going to a station that is not on their line Ridgewood is one of two transfer options presented at the time of ticket purchase (Secaucus Junction is the other) and is widely used for that purpose.

Train #75 stops at Ridgewood bound for Port Jervis before construction of the high level platforms began

History

The Erie Railroad built Ridgewood station in 1916 as a grade-separated elevated station. It has been listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Ridgewood station underwent a major renovation project in which high-level platforms were installed. This allows for easier boarding, as customers are now able to walk directly onto the train from the platform instead of having to climb into the train cars using their steps, as well as making Ridgewood station handicap accessible. As part of the reconstruction, the side platform along Track 1 was demolished to make way for an island platform that would also serve Track 3 and replace that track's side platform, which was fenced off. Wheelchair ramps were installed on both high level platforms and elevators were also built to carry passengers from the platforms to the floor of the underpass on Franklin Avenue.

Ridgewood station is now one of seven stations along the Main and Bergen County lines that are handicap-accessible, joining the Route 17 and Main Street stations in Ramsey, Boro Hall station in Glen Rock, Paterson station, Rutherford station, and the reconstructed Plauderville station in Garfield.

Station layout

The station features three platforms. Two platforms are mostly high-level, while one low-level platform is no longer in use. Track 2 is for all trains heading to Hoboken Terminal and intermediate points on the Main and Bergen lines and is located adjacent to a portion of Godwin Avenue known as Garber Square. Track 1, the middle of the three tracks, is for Bergen County Line trains headed for points north, as well as express trains to Port Jervis and freighters, and Track 3 is for Main Line trains headed towards Waldwick, Suffern and Port Jervis and is adjacent to South Broad Street between East Ridgewood Avenue and Franklin Avenue. Many Bergen County Line trains also use Track 3. Underpasses beneath the tracks and beneath a bridge on Franklin Avenue connect the two platforms.

P Platform level	Track 3	← Main Line and Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Ho-Ho-Kus) ← Port Jervis Line limited service toward Port Jervis (Ho-Ho-Kus)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 1	← Main Line and Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Ho-Ho-Kus) ← Port Jervis Line limited service toward Port Jervis (Ho-Ho-Kus)
	Track 2	← Port Jervis Line limited service toward Hoboken (Glen Rock – Main Line or Glen Rock – Boro Hall) → ← Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Glen Rock – Boro Hall) → ← Main Line toward Hoboken (Glen Rock – Main Line) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Station building, ticket machines, parking

See also

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

Bibliography

• Van Valen, James M. (1900). History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York, New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company. Retrieved August 18, 2017. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Media related to Ridgewood (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Franklin Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View