Clifton station (NJ Transit)

This article is about the NJ Transit station. For the former Erie Railroad Main Line station, see Clifton station (Erie Railroad).
Clifton
Clifton station in April 2015.
General information
LocationElm Street at Clifton Boulevard, Clifton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°52′04″N 74°09′13″W / 40.8679°N 74.1535°W / 40.8679; -74.1535
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus: 705 and 707
Construction
Parking236 spaces
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 1870 (freight service)[1]
December 14, 1870 (passenger service)[2]
Passengers
2018873 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Paterson
toward Suffern
 Main Line Passaic
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Paterson
toward Dover
 Boonton Branch Passaic
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Clifton is a New Jersey Transit train station located in Clifton, New Jersey that provides service via the Main Line. The station is located near the intersection of Elm Street, Clifton Terrace, and Clifton Boulevard in Clifton and the tracks form the border between the Athenia and Dutch Hill sections of the city, with the Hoboken-bound platform in the Athenia section and the Suffern-bound platform located in the Dutch Hill section.

History

The Boonton Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was first constructed as a freight bypass of the Morris & Essex Railroad in 1868. This was constructed due to the unsuitability of its passenger lines for freight (due to curves and inclines), and stretched from the Denville station to Hoboken Terminal via Boonton and Paterson.[4] Freight service began on September 12, 1870,[1] while passenger service began on December 14, 1870.[2]

Station layout

The station house at Clifton station

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform. Parking for up to 236 cars is available, with two lots and some limited street parking along Fornelius Avenue. The station house is open during the day, for riders to wait for their trains, and there are also benches and shelters on both platforms. One ticket vending machine is located adjacent to the Hoboken-bound platform.[citation needed]

Bibliography

  • Lyon, Isaac S. (1873). Historical Discourse on Boonton, Delivered Before the Citizens of Boonton at Washington Hall, on the Evenings of September 21 and 28, and October 5, 1867. Newark, New Jersey: The Daily Journal Office. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b Arch, Brad (January 1982). "The Morris and Essex Railroad" (PDF). Journal of New Jersey Postal History Society. X (1): 4–8. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lyon 1873, p. 55.
  3. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Van Valen, James M. (1900). History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York, New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 421. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

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