Bloomfield is a

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station in Bloomfield,

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along the

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. 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 Watsessing Avenue (also known as Watsessing) is a New Jersey Transit rail station in Bloomfield, New Jersey, along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It is located beneath the Bloomfield Police Benevolent Association meeting hall (which formerly served ...

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

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. Bloomfield Station has been on the

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since March 17, 1984 and the

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since June 22, 1984 and as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource. The station is the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize Bloomfield's

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which has been designated a

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(TOD)

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. The former

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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. Bloomfield station is the terminus of the ''go bus 28'', one of the first lines to use

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, making limited stops through

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Station layout

The station has two

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s on the eastbound platform (to Newark and New York). The low-level

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s are not accessible.

References

External links

Glenwood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Bloomfield, New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1855 NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in Essex County, New Jersey Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad stations 1855 establishments in New Jersey

History

Station layout

See also

References

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