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| Location | 1 Station Plaza Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New York Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Shore Railroad New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad New York, Ontario and Western Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 1077 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | December 10, 1959[3] June 30, 1966 (NYS&W)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | August 20, 1927[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Not electrified | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ridgefield Park station, also known as West Shore Station, was a railroad station in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, at the foot of Mount Vernon Street served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYSW) and the West Shore Railroad, a division of New York Central (NYCRR).[6][7] The New York, Ontario and Western Railway (NYO&W) had running rights along the West Shore and sometimes stopped at Ridgefield Park.[8] First opened in 1872 it was one of three passenger stations in the village, the others being the Little Ferry station to the south and Westview station to the north. (Secondary sources note a later opening date.) Service on the West Shore Railroad began in 1883. The station house, built at a cost of $100,000 opened in 1927.[9] Southbound service crossed Overpeck Creek and continued to terminals on the Hudson River waterfront where there was a connecting ferry service across the Hudson River to Manhattan.[9] Northbound near Bogota the parallel NYSW and West Shore lines diverge and continue into northern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and upstate New York. Passenger service ended in 1966.
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
glancewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Weehawken-Haverstraw Line to Chug Last Mile Tonight". The Asbury Park Evening Press. December 10, 1959. p. 32. Retrieved January 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Susquehanna Commuter Service Ends". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. July 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ridgefield Park's New Railroad Depot Opened With Parade and Dinner". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 22, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kaminski, Edward S. (2010), NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD IN NEW JERSEY, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-7367-0
- ^ Rose-McEntee, Donna E. (2003), Ridgefield Park, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738512235
- ^ Bux, Joe (2009), The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738562629
- ^ a b Agnes, Kristen (March 27, 2015). "Mount Vernon Street train station in Ridgefield Park was a popular place for commuters". northjersey.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
