Owned by New Jersey Transit Disabled access Yes Opened 1916 Station code 2315 (Erie Railroad) | Tracks 3 Fare zone 9 Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 22 June 1984 | |
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Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform (formerly 2 side platforms) 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) Address Ridgewood, NJ 07450, United States Architectural style Mission Revival architecture Similar Ramsey station, Ho‑Ho‑Kus station, Suffern station, Glen Rock–Main Line station, Plauderville station | ||
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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.
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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 2 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. Track 1 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 2, the middle of the three platforms, 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 tracks.