Rutherford station

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Rutherford
Rutherford Station - January 2015.jpg
Rutherford station from the Hoboken Terminal-bound mini high-level platform in January 2015.
General information
LocationPark Avenue, Orient Way, Union Avenue, and Erie Avenue
Rutherford, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus : 76 and 190
Construction
Parking136 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes; bicycle racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code2105 (Erie Railroad) [1]
Fare zone3 [2]
History
OpenedDecember 4, 1833 [3]
Rebuiltc.1862, 1897 [4]
Passengers
20181,369 (average weekday) [5]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Wesmont
toward Suffern
Bergen County Line Secaucus Junction
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Passaic
toward Chicago
Main Line Jersey City
Terminus
Carlton Hill
toward Ridgewood
Main Line local stops
Garfield
toward Ridgewood
Bergen County Railroad
Rutherford Station
Rutherford NJT train station 2.jpg
Rutherford Station building taken from Station Square in Rutherford.
LocationStation Square
Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40°49′42″N74°6′6″W / 40.82833°N 74.10167°W / 40.82833; -74.10167
Area0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Built1898
ArchitectCharles W. Buchholz
Architectural styleRenaissance, Queen Anne
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No. 84002584 [6]
NJRHP No.667 [7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984
Location
Rutherford station

Rutherford is a New Jersey Transit railroad station served by the Bergen County Line located in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The station is located near a traffic circle at the junction of Park Avenue, Union Avenue, Erie Avenue and Orient Way known as Station Square, with a grade crossing on Park Avenue.

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History

Erie Railroad passengers at Rutherford station, circa 1940 FWPNW026Rutherford1516A.jpg
Erie Railroad passengers at Rutherford station, circa 1940

The Paterson and Hudson River Railroad was constructed through Union Township in 1833 (still mostly farmland at this point), and a station was constructed adjacent to the "Boiling Springs" (actually cold, but so named due to its turbulent flow). The service on the railroad line was initially passenger coaches pulled by horses, with the driver having a seat in the coach. The railroad soon switched to locomotive-hauled, purchasing two locomotives built in Baltimore, Maryland. The introduction of the locomotive service helped spur building construction and development in the area around Boiling Springs. The increased demand led the railroad to build a new station and ticket office as they bought land in the area to speculate on future development. The Erie Railroad which acquired the P&HR constructed a depot that was triangular in design made out of brick. The station depot was replaced in 1862. This structure in turn was replaced by the current construction of 1897. [4] Around this time, the boroughs of Rutherford and East Rutherford were carved out from Union Township, choosing the railroad tracks as the mutual border.

The station building 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. [8] [7] [6]

Restoration

A two phase restoration project was started by New Jersey Transit in May 2008. The first phase to restore the outside of the building cost $1.4 million and was completed in June 2009. [9] The second phase of the project was to restore the interior and cost $1.9 million. The second phase was completed on October 25, 2010. [10]

Station layout

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

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References

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  2. "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. Lucas 1944, p. 122.
  4. 1 2 Van Valen 1900, p. 429.
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  6. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  8. Rutherford New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  9. Davis, Tom (May 15, 2008). "Rutherford train station to be restored". The Record . Archived from the original on July 6, 2008.
  10. "Train station work all done". Leader Newspapers. Retrieved November 11, 2010.