Hillsdale station (NJ Transit)

NJ Transit rail station

Hillsdale

General information
Location| Broadway (CR 104) at Hillsdale Avenue (CR 112), Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey 07642
Coordinates| 41°00′09″N 74°02′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.0024°N 74.0409°W﻿ / 41.0024; -74.0409
Owned by| New Jersey Transit
Platforms| 1 side platform
Tracks| 1
Connections|  Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
Parking| Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Other information
Station code| 781 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone| 9
History
Opened| March 4, 1870; 153 years ago (1870-03-04)[2]
Electrified| No
Key dates
1981| Station agency closed[3]
Passengers
2018| 398 (average weekday)[4]
Services
| Preceding station  |  NJ Transit | Following station

|
|

Woodcliff Lake

toward Spring Valley

|  | Pascack Valley Line |  | Westwood

toward Hoboken

Former services

| Preceding station  | Erie Railroad | Following station

|
|

Woodcliff Lake

toward Haverstraw

|  | New Jersey and New York Railroad |  | Westwood

toward Jersey City

Hillsdale Manor

toward Haverstraw

|  | New Jersey and New York Railroad

until 1940s

Hillsdale Station

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Hillsdale Station

Location in Bergen County, New Jersey

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Hillsdale Station

Hillsdale Station (New Jersey)

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Hillsdale Station (the United States)

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Location| Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, New Jersey
Coordinates| 41°0′9″N 74°2′28″W﻿ / ﻿41.00250°N 74.04111°W﻿ / 41.00250; -74.04111
Area| less than one acre
Architect| Post & Camp
Architectural style| Second Empire, Stick/Eastlake
MPS| Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.| 84002566[5]
NJRHP No.| 537[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP| March 17, 1984

Hillsdale is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey. Servicing trains on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line, the station is located at the intersection of Broadway (County Route 104) and Hillsdale Avenue (County Route 112). The next station to the north toward Spring Valley station is Woodcliff Lake and the next station to the south toward Hoboken Terminal is Westwood. The station contains one track while a single low-level side platform next to the station depot, resulting in no accessibility for handicapped persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The opening of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to Hillsdale on March 4, 1870 resulted in the beginning of service. The station was one of two later operated by the Erie Railroad in Hillsdale, with the opening of the station at Hillsdale Manor in 1893.[7][8]

## History[edit]

The original station house, built 1870 as the terminus and headquarters of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, The head house has been on the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 originally listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[9][10] A large train yard once existed in the area of what is now Kings Super Markets.

## Station layout[edit]

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

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Hillsdale. Four permit parking lots area available, with 170, 14, 15 and 69 spots, respectively. Permits may be obtained through the Borough of Hillsdale.

A dozen non-permit spaces are available for $5.00 per day, payable in a yellow collection box at the station.

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. ^ Backus, Kathleen S. (March 21, 1957). "Removal of Historic Buildings Excites Interest in Borough". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 5. Retrieved July 30, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Brackett, Georgia (July 11, 1984). "Volunteers Resorting Elegance to Two Neglected Train Depots". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. C6. Retrieved March 11, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Kiefer, Eric. "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
6. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection \- Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 10\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
7. ^ "Bergen County". The Paterson Evening News. April 13, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "The Manor Section: 100 Years of Hillsdale History" (PDF). The Hillsdale, New Jersey Newsletter. Summer 1991. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
9. ^ "New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey: Hillsdale". National Park Service. 1984. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
10. ^ "NRHP Nomination Form Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Register of Historic Places. September 29, 1984. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Borough of Hillsdale
* Station from Hillside Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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