New Bridge Landing station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
New Bridge Landing
at River Edge |
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The station at New Bridge Landing in May 2014. The former northbound platform is visible on the right side of the tracks.
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| Location | Kinderkamack Road (CR 503) and Grand Avenue (CR S-49), River Edge, New Jersey 07661 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°54′40″N 74°02′09″W / 40.9112°N 74.035969°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 165 and 762 Rockland Coaches: 11 |
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| Parking | Yes (permit & daily) | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | 777 (Erie Railroad) | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 4, 1870 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1896 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Cherry Hill (1870–1895) North Hackensack (1896–2009) |
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| 1978 | Station building demolished | ||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2018) | 536 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
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The New Bridge Landing train station, also known as New Bridge Landing at River Edge, is a busy train stop in River Edge, Bergen County, New Jersey. It's located where Kinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue meet, close to Route 4.
This station is part of the Pascack Valley Line. Trains here travel between Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken and Spring Valley in Rockland County, New York. The next station north is River Edge, and the next station south is Anderson Street in Hackensack.
The station has one platform on the side of the tracks. This platform is low, which means it's not yet easy for people using wheelchairs or who have other mobility challenges to use. However, plans are in motion to make it fully accessible.
Train service first started here on March 4, 1870. Back then, it was called Cherry Hill. In 1895, its name changed to North Hackensack. It kept this name until April 2009, when it became New Bridge Landing. This new name honors the historic hamlet nearby. The original station building was taken down in 1978.
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A Look Back: Station History
The New Bridge Landing station was built in 1870. It was part of an extension of the New Jersey and New York Railroad line. This line stretched north from Hackensack's Essex Street station.
The original station building was removed in 1978. A simple shelter was put in its place for passengers.
Why the Name "New Bridge Landing"?
The station is named after the historic New Bridge Landing area. This spot is famous because George Washington and Thomas Paine crossed the Hackensack River here. This happened in 1776, during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. They were retreating after a battle at Fort Washington.
Making Travel Easier: Parking and Accessibility
As more people started using the train, the station needed more parking. On August 13, 2008, 143 new parking spaces were added. This brought the total number of spaces to 291. Some of these spaces require a special permit.
Good news for accessibility! In December 2022, New Bridge Landing station received $18 million. This money will help make the station modern and fully accessible for everyone. This includes adding ramps that meet ADA standards.
Station Features
The New Bridge Landing station has one track and one low-level platform. This means the platform is close to the ground.
If you like to bike, there's a place to park your bicycle at the station. There's also a large parking lot with 291 spaces for cars. This lot is managed by ParkAmerica.
