Park Ridge is an active

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station in the borough of Park Ridge, Bergen County,

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. Located at the intersection of Park and Hawthorne Avenues, the station services trains on the

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, which runs from

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to Spring Valley station in New York. The next station to the north is Montvale while the next station to the south is Woodcliff Lake. The station contains a single low-level

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split by Park Avenue ( County Route 92) and a wooden station depot, built by the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad. As a result, Park Ridge station is not handicap accessible under the

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. Railroad service through Park Ridge began on May 27, 1871 with the final extension of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Hillsdale station in New Jersey to the junction with the

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Piermont Branch at

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. However, in order to establish a stop in Park Ridge, the railroad requested Washington Township residents fund the construction of a new depot.

History

The station house has been listed in the

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and

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registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level

. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Park Ridge. There are two permit parking lots available, with 100 and 34 parking spots, respectively.

References

External links

Station and Station House from Park Avenue from Google Maps Street View
{{National Register of Historic Places NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Park Ridge, New Jersey Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Former Erie Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1871 Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places 1871 establishments in New Jersey

History

Station layout

See also

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