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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Arlington_station_site,_2010.jpg) The site of the former Arlington station as viewed near Garafola Place. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Garafola Place between Elm and Forest Streets, Kearny, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′11″N 74°08′24″W / 40.7698°N 74.1401°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Norfolk Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 1701 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1873[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | September 20, 2002[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Conrail, New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | 137[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arlington is a former commuter railroad train station in the Arlington section of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey. Located on Garafola Place between the Forest and Elm Street intersections, the station served trains on NJ Transit's Boonton Line as well as the only remaining active station in Kearny until its closure. The station, which contained two low-level side platforms, operated trains between Hoboken Terminal and locations west to Dover and Hackettstown. The next station to the east was Hoboken while the station to the west was Rowe Street in Bloomfield.
Railroad service through the Arlington neighborhood began on January 1, 1873 with the introduction of the Montclair Railway between Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City to Monks in West Milford. The station was one of two in Kearny for the line, with the other one at West Arlington. This line became and the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad, operated by the Erie Railroad until October 17, 1960.[5] The line became part of the merged Greenwood Lake-Boonton Line in 1963. The service continued into NJ Transit, becoming the Boonton Line. Arlington station closed, along with Rowe Street and Benson Street station in Glen Ridge on September 20, 2002 in advance of the opening of the Montclair Connection.[3]
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Catlin 1873, p. 33.
- ^ a b "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. August 27, 2002. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Jung, C. Rae (October 30, 2002). "Commuters Want Old Train Line Reinstated". The South Bergenite. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Board Opens Throttle Today on Erie-Lackawanna". The Elmira Star-Gazette. October 17, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
