Hawthorne station (NJ Transit)

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Hawthorne
Hawthorne Station May 2014.jpg
Hawthorne station in May 2014 as seen from the Hoboken-bound platform.
General information
Location5 Washington Avenue (on Washington Place), Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey 07506
Coordinates 40°56′34″N74°09′09″W / 40.9427°N 74.1525°W / 40.9427; -74.1525
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus : 722
Construction
Parking139 spaces
Other information
Station code2307 (Erie Railroad) [1]
Fare zone7
History
OpenedOctober 19, 1848 [2] [3]
RebuiltSeptember 14, 1949 [4] January 19, 1950 [5]
ElectrifiedNot electrified
Previous namesVan Blarcoms [2]
Norwood [6]
Passengers
2024349 (average weekday) [7]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Glen Rock–Main Line
toward Suffern
Main Line Paterson
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Ferndale
toward Ridgewood
Main Line local stops River Street
toward Jersey City
Proposed services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
6th Avenue Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit
(TBD)
Terminus
Location
Hawthorne station (NJ Transit)

Hawthorne is an active commuter railroad station operated by New Jersey Transit in the borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It is the northernmost station in Passaic County along New Jersey Transit's Main Line. Trains coming through Hawthorne service Waldwick, Suffern and Port Jervis to the north and Hoboken Terminal to the south, where connections are available to New York City via Port Authority Trans-Hudson and ferries. The station, accessible only by Washington Place in Hawthorne, contains only two low-level platforms connected by a grade crossing. As a result, the station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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History

The former Hawthorne depot at the Wagaraw Road grade crossing Hawthorne station - Bailey.jpg
The former Hawthorne depot at the Wagaraw Road grade crossing

Railroad service to what was then Manchester Township began on October 19, 1848, with the opening of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad, a railroad connecting the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad from Paterson. The railroad went through Bergen County and connected to the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad at Suffern. At that time the stop in Manchester Township was known as Van Blarcoms and located closer to the crossing of Wagaraw Road (County Route 504). The station was renamed Norwood, but the United States Postal Service requested a change because the name was the same as the already existing Norwood in Bergen County. [6]

In July 1948, proposals came to replace the station at Hawthorne, built in 1863, because of the elimination of the Wagaraw Road grade crossing. The new 37-by-20-foot (11.3 m × 6.1 m) brick station would cost $30,000 (1948  USD). [8] Groundbreaking for the new station and Wagaraw Road crossing occurred on September 14, 1949, and the Erie shifted to the new depot on January 19, 1950. The Erie Railroad received permission on June 9, 1966 to eliminate the agent at Hawthorne station. [9]

Station layout and services

The station platforms are not adjacent to any through road in Hawthorne.

Hawthorne station is to be one of two terminus points on the proposed (but dormant) Passaic-Bergen Rail Line plan, a light-rail system that will run from Hawthorne through Paterson, Elmwood Park, and Hackensack. [10]

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform.

See also

References

  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 7, 1848. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Common Council". The New York Herald . October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Local County, State Officials Guests at Rotary Luncheon". The Paterson Evening News. September 15, 1949. p. 62. Retrieved March 4, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Business Office Shifts From Old to New Station Today". The Paterson Evening News. January 18, 1950. p. 31. Retrieved March 4, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. 1 2 Schaad, Jacob Jr. (March 23, 1948). "Borough of Hawthorne to Celebrate Its Golden Anniversary Tomorrow". The Paterson News. p. 38. Retrieved June 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 20192025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 via Internet Archive.
  8. "Proposed Erie Railroad Station". The Paterson News. July 15, 1948. p. 31. Retrieved June 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. Kesten, Harold (June 16, 1966). "Apartment Bills Set". The Paterson Morning Call. p. 21. Retrieved June 26, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. Superville, Denisa R. (September 20, 2008). "Residents get scoop on light rail line". NorthJersey.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2009.