Bloomfield station

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Bloomfield
Bloomfield Station.JPG
Bloomfield station facing downtown Bloomfield from the inbound platform.
General information
Location19 Lackawanna Plaza, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°47′34″N74°12′00″W / 40.7928°N 74.2001°W / 40.7928; -74.2001
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code603 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) [1]
Fare zone4
History
Opened1855 [2]
Rebuilt1912 [3]
ElectrifiedSeptember 3, 1930 [4]
Passengers
20171,537 (average weekday) [5] [6]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Hackettstown
Montclair-Boonton Line Watsessing Avenue
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Bay Street
Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue
toward Hoboken
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Montclair
Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue
toward Hoboken
Bloomfield Station
Bloomfield Station - 1908.jpg
The original station building in circa 1908, prior to the 1912 track elevation
LocationWashington St. and Glenwood Ave., Bloomfield, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°47′33″N74°12′3″W / 40.79250°N 74.20083°W / 40.79250; -74.20083
Area2 acres (0.8 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectNies, Frank J.
Architectural styleProto-Modern
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No. 84002631 [7]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Location
Bloomfield station

Bloomfield is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey, located along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located in downtown Bloomfield, the second within the municipality, just west of Bloomfield Avenue. This is the second station within the township served on the line after Watsessing Avenue station.

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History

The current Glen Ridge, Bloomfield and Watsessing Avenue stations along the Montclair Branch were all built in 1912 during a grade separation program by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. [3] Bloomfield Station has been on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places since March 17, 1984 [8] and the National Register of Historic Places since June 22, 1984 [9] and as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

The station is the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize Bloomfield's central business district which has been designated a transit-oriented development (TOD) transit village. [10] [11] The former headhouse is privately owned but has not been redeveloped. In 2011, the owner announced they would sell the building, enabling the town to influence future plans. [12] [13]

Bloomfield station is the terminus of the go bus 28, one of the first lines to use bus rapid transit in New Jersey, making limited stops through Newark to Newark Liberty International Airport. [14]

Station layout

The station has two ticket machines on the eastbound platform (to Newark and New York). The low-level side platforms are not accessible.

See also

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