Wesmont is a
commuter rail
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station on the
New Jersey Transit
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(NJT)
Bergen County Line
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, located in
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,137, reflecting an increase of 2,511 (32.9%) from the 7,626 counted in the 2010 Census
Wood-Ridge was in ...
, positioned between
Garfield
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and
Rutherford stations and two stops away from
Secaucus Junction
Secaucus Junction (known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages and signed simply as Secaucus) is a NJ Transit Rail Operations commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The $450 million, station opened on December 15, 2003, and was ded ...
. Wesmont opened on May 15, 2016, as part of the $400 million Wesmont Station development project, surrounding a former
Curtiss-Wright
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aircraft engine factory. The station is the newest in the NJ Transit Rail Operations network. The station and tracks are located along Wood-Ridge's boundary with neighboring
Wallington, although the platform can only be reached from the Wood-Ridge side. Wesmont is one of two rail stations in Wood-Ridge; the
Pascack Valley Line
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serves the older
Wood-Ridge station.
History
NJT announced plans for the station on June 11, 2008, with the overall re-development of the site expected to include over 700 housing units, of retail and office space, a middle school and a community center. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2009, with the station originally due to open in 2011. However,
PCB
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* ...
contamination of the land required extensive environmental cleanup, after previous work for
asbestos removal.
The first
residential apartments
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opened on February 14, 2012, and the train station had its official groundbreaking on March 11, 2014. The station quietly opened on May 15, 2016, without a formal ceremony.
The station cost $18 million to build, with $6 million from NJ Transit and $12 million from Somerset Development. The station was built by Anselmi & DeCicco, Inc. of Maplewood, NJ and has a 216-space parking lot, but only a 28-space temporary lot was available at the station's opening. Pedestrian and cycle routes are being developed to improve station access from nearby residential areas.
Station layout
The station has one high-level
island platform
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connected to the street by a walkway over the northbound track.
See also
*
List of NJ Transit stations
References
External links
NJT - Wesmont Station Opening Information
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NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2016