Westfield is a

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railroad station on the

Raritan Valley Line The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) which serves passengers in municipalities in Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region in central New Jersey, United States. Th ...

, in Westfield, Union County,

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, United States.

Station layout

The station has two high-level

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s. The station consists of two buildings: the main building on the north (westbound platform) side of the track houses a non-profit group, the south (eastbound platform) side of the tracks houses the ticket office and waiting area and the platform has two ticket vending machines. The present north building was built in 1892, while the present south building was built in 1912 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ). An access tunnel connects the two platforms and, like Cranford, there are historic photographs of Westfield displayed in the tunnel.

References

External links

world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line

North Station House from Google Maps Street View
NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in Union County, New Jersey Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1839 Westfield, New Jersey 1839 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub