Ho-Ho-Kus station

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Ho-Ho-Kus
Ho-Ho-Kus NJT station, from south end.jpg
A train arriving in Ho-Ho-Kus on its way towards Hoboken Terminal in 2011. The station depot is visible on the right side.
General information
Location1st Street at Brookside Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°59′51″N74°06′48″W / 40.9974°N 74.1133°W / 40.9974; -74.1133
Owned by NJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code2317 (Erie Railroad) [1]
Fare zone10
History
OpenedOctober 19, 1848 [2] [3]
Rebuilt1860, 1886, 1908 [4] [5]
Passengers
2018502 (average weekday) [6]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Waldwick
toward Suffern
Main Line Ridgewood
toward Hoboken
Bergen County Line
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Waldwick
toward Chicago
Main Line Ridgewood
toward Jersey City

Ho-Ho-Kus is a NJ Transit station served by the Bergen County Line and Main Line. The station is located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, at Brookside Avenue and 1st Street, across the bridge on Warren Avenue from Franklin Turnpike.

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History

Hohokus station construction made use of river stones, seen here shortly after its opening in 1908. HohokusNJ1300.jpg
Hohokus station construction made use of river stones, seen here shortly after its opening in 1908.

The station's current westbound structure was constructed in 1908 with river stones and a tile roof. This replaced facilities built in 1886 that burned. The first station, built in 1860, had also burned down several years after construction. [5] The eastbound side was an irregularly shaped waiting shed built in 1909. [7]

Station layout

This station has three tracks, the outer two of which are served by low-level side platforms.

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 3         Main Line, Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Waldwick)
      Port Jervis Line does not stop here
Track 1         Main Line, Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Waldwick)
      Port Jervis Line does not stop here
Track 2      Port Jervis Line does not stop here →
         Main Line, Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Ridgewood)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
GStreet levelStation building, ticket machines, parking

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References

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