Wesmont station (NJ Transit)

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Wesmont
Wesmont, NJ, train station.jpg
Wesmont station shortly after its May 2016 opening
General information
LocationHighland Avenue & Johnson Drive, Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°51′19″N74°05′49″W / 40.8553°N 74.0969°W / 40.8553; -74.0969
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking28 spaces (temporary)
215 spaces (planned)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedMay 15, 2016
Passengers
2018188 [1]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Garfield
toward Suffern
Bergen County Line Rutherford
toward Hoboken

Wesmont is a commuter rail station on the New Jersey Transit (NJT) Bergen County Line, located in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, positioned between Garfield and Rutherford stations and two stops away from Secaucus Junction. Wesmont opened on May 15, 2016, as part of the $400 million Wesmont Station development project, surrounding a former Curtiss-Wright aircraft engine factory. The station is the newest in the NJ Transit Rail Operations network. The station and tracks are located along Wood-Ridge's boundary with neighboring Wallington, although the platform can only be reached from the Wood-Ridge side. Wesmont is one of two rail stations in Wood-Ridge; the Pascack Valley Line serves the older Wood-Ridge station.

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History

NJT announced plans for the station on June 11, 2008, with the overall re-development of the 70-acre (28 ha) site expected to include over 700 housing units, 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) of retail and office space, a middle school and a community center. [2] [3] Construction was scheduled to begin in 2009, with the station originally due to open in 2011. However, PCB contamination of the land required extensive environmental cleanup, after previous work for asbestos removal. [4] [5]

The first residential apartments opened on February 14, 2012, and the train station had its official groundbreaking on March 11, 2014. [6] [7] [8] The station quietly opened on May 15, 2016, without a formal ceremony. [9]

The station cost $18 million to build, with $6 million from NJ Transit and $12 million from Somerset Development. [10] The station was built by Anselmi & DeCicco, Inc. of Maplewood, NJ and has a 216-space parking lot, but only a 28-space temporary lot was available at the station's opening. Pedestrian and cycle routes are being developed to improve station access from nearby residential areas. [11]

Station layout

The station has one high-level island platform connected to the street by a walkway over the northbound track.

MMezzaninePathway to parking lot
P
Platform level
Track 1      Port Jervis Line does not stop here
      Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Garfield)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Track 2      Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Rutherford)
      Port Jervis Line does not stop here →

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  7. Avalon at Wesmont [@AvalonatWesmont] (February 13, 2012). "We're happy to announce that tomorrow, February 14th, all of our residents will start moving in!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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