Hillsdale is an active commuter railroad station in the

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of Hillsdale,

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. Servicing trains on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line, the station is located at the intersection of Broadway ( County Route 104) and Hillsdale Avenue ( County Route 112). The next station to the north toward Spring Valley station is Woodcliff Lake and the next station to the south toward Hoboken Terminal is Westwood. The station contains one track while a single low-level side platform next to the station depot, resulting in no accessibility for handicapped persons under the

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. The opening of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to Hillsdale on March 4, 1870 resulted in the beginning of service. The station was one of two later operated by the

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in Hillsdale, with the opening of the station at Hillsdale Manor in 1893.

History

The original station house, built 1870 as the terminus and headquarters of the

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, The

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has been on the state and

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registers of historic places since 1984 originally listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource. A large train yard once existed in the area of what is now

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Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level

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. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Hillsdale. Four permit parking lots area available, with 170, 14, 15 and 69 spots, respectively. Permits may be obtained through the Borough of Hillsdale. A dozen non-permit spaces are available for $5.00 per day, payable in a yellow collection box at the station.

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Borough of HillsdaleStation from Hillside Avenue from Google Maps Street View
{{National Register of Historic Places NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1870 Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey Second Empire architecture in New Jersey Queen Anne architecture in New Jersey Hillsdale, New Jersey Former Erie Railroad stations National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey 1870 establishments in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places

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Station layout

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