Emerson is an active

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station in the

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of Emerson, Bergen County,

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. The station, serviced by trains of the

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from Spring Valley in

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in Hudson County, New Jersey, is located at the intersection of Kinderkamack Road ( County Route 503) and Linwood Avenue in Emerson. The next station to the north is Westwood while the next to the south is Oradell. The station has a single track and single low-level

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along Kinderkamack Road, without handicap accessibility under the

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. Rail service through Emerson began on March 4, 1870, with the opening of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from

Anderson Street station Anderson Street is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in Hackensack (the other being Essex Street) and located at Anderson Street near Linden Street. The station house was bui ...

in Hackensack to Hillsdale station in the eponymous borough. At the time of opening, the station was known as Kinderkamack. The area of Kinderkamack changed its name to Etna in 1877 when the post office changed. This changed in 1909 to Emerson.

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level

. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Emerson. Three permit parking lots area available, with 38, 20 and 44 spots, respectively.

References

External links

Borough of EmersonRed and Tan Lines / Rockland Coaches siteStation and Station House from Google Maps Street View
Emerson, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey Former Erie Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1870 1870 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub