Ho-Ho-Kus is a

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station served by the

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and

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. The station is located in

Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Ho-Ho-Kus () is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,258, an increase of 180 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,078, which in turn reflected an increas ...

, at Brookside Avenue and 1st Street, across the bridge on Warren Avenue from Franklin Turnpike.

History

The station's current westbound structure was constructed in 1908 with river stones and a tile roof. This replaced facilities built in 1886 that burned. The first station, built in 1860, had also burned down several years after construction. The eastbound side was an irregularly shaped waiting shed built in 1909.

Station layout

This station has three tracks, the outer two of which are served by low-level

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* Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Former Erie Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1848 1848 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub