Garfield station (NJ Transit)

40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054Owned byNew Jersey TransitPlatforms2 low-level side platformsTracks2ConnectionsNJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758Other informationStation code2113 (Erie Railroad)^[1]Fare zone4HistoryOpenedOctober 1, 1881^[2][3]Key datesJune 18, 1973Station depot burns^[4]Passengers2018175 (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 is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line in the city of Garfield. Located north of a trestle over Midland Avenue (County Route 67), the station consists of two low-level platforms with a shelter and a pair of ticket vending machines.

Garfield station has hourly weekday inbound service to Hoboken Terminal/Secaucus Junction until the afternoon, with the last train leaving Garfield before 4:00 pm. Return service continues all day, with the last train stopping at approximately 1:00 am. Weekend service operates on a more frequent basis inbound.

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

External links

• Passaic Street station entrance (inbound platform stairs) from Bing Maps Streetside
• Midland Avenue station entrance (outbound platform stairs) via Google Street View