Plauderville station

Plauderville
Plauderville
	Plauderville station in August 2023.
General information
Location	Midland Avenue and Outwater Lane,; Garfield, New Jersey 07026
Coordinates	40°53′13″N74°06′09″W / 40.8870°N 74.1025°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus : 160 and 758
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	2119 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	5
History
Rebuilt	1913 (old box car body); August 20, 2009–October 10, 2011
Electrified	Not electrified
Passengers
2018	597 (average weekday)
Services
Former services
Location
Location

Last updated May 30, 2024

Plauderville is a NJ Transit train station located in Garfield, New Jersey, United States, served by the Bergen County Line. The station is in the north side of the city on Midland Avenue between Plauderville Avenue and Outwater Lane. The station is a full-service station as of April 2012, and has high-level platforms making the station accessible for people with disabilities.

Starting in 2009, with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, New Jersey Transit received funds to construct high-level platforms at Plauderville on the south side of Midland Avenue. Trains used the low-level platform until October 10, 2011, when trains were moved to the completed high-level platforms. The new high-level platform station was constructed by Anselmi & DeCicco, Inc. of Maplewood, New Jersey.

History

An old box car body was installed at Plauderville in 1913 at a cost of $150 (1913 USD).^[3]In 1995, NJ Transit presented announced plans for a new railroad station on Midland Avenue and Outwater Lane which is now the Plauderville station.^[7] In 2002, a woman died by suicide, laying down on the tracks less than half a mile from the station.^[8]

High-level platforms

As part of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, New Jersey Transit received funding for new high-level platforms at Plauderville station. These new high-level platforms would build a new station for persons with disabilities, under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The cost of the project was $16 million (2009 USD).^[9] On August 12, 2009, a $7.9 million contract for the construction was given to Anselmi and DeCicco Inc. with improvements including new 450-foot (140 m) long side platforms that also have glass paneling for history of Garfield. The city manager of Garfield, Tom Duch, said the station may include a statue of the late president James Garfield, who the city is named after.^[4]

Prior to the opening of the new structure on October 11, 2011, Plauderville's platforms were located slightly uptrack from where they are now, straddling the border between Garfield and its neighbor Saddle Brook. There was a shelter on the platform for trains headed to Hoboken Terminal along with the station's ticket vending machines, and the platforms were low-level and offered zero accessibility for people with disabilities.

The first revenue train to receive commuters using the new high-level platforms (on October 10, 2011) was the 5:43 am Hoboken-bound train (originating in Port Jervis). Use of the low-level platform on the northern side of Midland Avenue was immediately discontinued.^[5]

Prior to the completion of the reconstruction at Plauderville, Garfield was not fully served by NJ Transit. Although Plauderville was utilized by a fair number of commuters in the area, judging by the station featuring parking for over 250 cars, it and its Passaic Street counterpart saw service only during peak travel times; trains departing for Hoboken Terminal would begin bypassing both stations in the early afternoon, despite outbound service being available all day. After the new station at Plauderville was completed, NJ Transit added more Hoboken-bound service in the evening and at night.

On September 21, 2012, the station's crossing with Outwater Lane received a new safety system for people trying to cross tracks. Part of a pilot program, new electronic signs were installed that state "Danger, Another Train Coming" on all four portions of the crossing. Audio recordings repeat the same message. The system cost $83,000.^[10]

Station layout

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

The current Plauderville station is located on a plot of land that spans from Outwater Lane at Henrietta Street to Midland Avenue at Plauderville Avenue in Garfield. The station has 259 parking spaces divided among three different free parking lots owned by New Jersey Transit. The first and largest lot is next to the station's Suffern-bound platform and contains 224 parking spaces, seven of which are accessible for disabled (limited mobility) persons. The second is located on Midland Avenue and Hartman Street with 21 extra spaces, but these are not accessible for people with disabilities. The final parking lot is located on Outwater Lane at the Henrietta Road junction, containing 14 non-disabled accessible parking spaces and situated behind the Hoboken-bound platform.

Pedestrian street access is available on both Outwater Lane and Midland Avenue, with the platform ending near the grade crossing where the original platform was. Plauderville's one ticket machine is on the Hoboken-bound side of the tracks, placed in a weather-protected seating area with a glass painting from a local artist serving as its window, and also has an overhang that spans more of the platform than the small overhang on the outbound side.^[11]

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References

↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
↑ "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
1 2 Various officials (1918–20). "9NJ". Valuation Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission (Report). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad.
1 2 Welch, Christian (August 20, 2009). "NJ Transit approves contract for new train station". Community News - Garfield Edition. Garfield, New Jersey . Retrieved March 31, 2011.
1 2 "Plauderville Station: New Station Opens - Effective Monday, October 10, 2011". New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. New Jersey Transit. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
↑ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
↑ Moritz, Scott (May 23, 1995). "$2M RAIL STATION PLANNED FOR GARFIELD 200-SPACE PARKING LOT SEEN AS MAJOR FEATURE". The Record. p. n01. ProQuest 424682492.
↑ Smothers, Ronald (May 18, 2002). "6 Are Killed by Trains in N.J. Over 11 Days". The New York Times. ProQuest 432079280.
↑ "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - NJ Transit Project List" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Newark, New Jersey. 2009. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
↑ "Christie Administration Officials Unveil New Rail Safety System at Plauderville Station" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
↑ "Station and Park & Ride Guide - Plauderville Station". New Jersey Transit Rail Operations . Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

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[codes-1] "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.

[timetables-2] "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2010.

[iccreport-3] 1 2 Various officials (1918–20). "9NJ". Valuation Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission (Report). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad.

[contracts-4] 1 2 Welch, Christian (August 20, 2009). "NJ Transit approves contract for new train station". Community News - Garfield Edition. Garfield, New Jersey . Retrieved March 31, 2011.

[hlps-5] 1 2 "Plauderville Station: New Station Opens - Effective Monday, October 10, 2011". New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. New Jersey Transit. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

[6] Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[7] Moritz, Scott (May 23, 1995). "$2M RAIL STATION PLANNED FOR GARFIELD 200-SPACE PARKING LOT SEEN AS MAJOR FEATURE". The Record. p. n01. ProQuest 424682492.

[8] Smothers, Ronald (May 18, 2002). "6 Are Killed by Trains in N.J. Over 11 Days". The New York Times. ProQuest 432079280.

[arra-9] "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - NJ Transit Project List" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Newark, New Jersey. 2009. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2011.

[trains-10] "Christie Administration Officials Unveil New Rail Safety System at Plauderville Station" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

[parking-11] "Station and Park & Ride Guide - Plauderville Station". New Jersey Transit Rail Operations . Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

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