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Park Ridge
Park Ridge station.jpg
Park Ridge station in April 2018.
Location Intersection of Hawthorne & Park Avenues
Coordinates 41°01′58″N 74°02′09″W / 41.0329°N 74.0357°W / 41.0329; -74.0357
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Commuter Bus Rockland Coaches: 11
(on Kinderkamack Road)
Construction
Parking Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access No
Other information
Station code 795 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone 10
History
Opened 1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 181 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Montvale
toward Spring Valley
Pascack Valley Line Woodcliff Lake
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Montvale
toward Haverstraw
New Jersey and New York Railroad Woodcliff Lake
toward Jersey City
Park Ridge Station
PARK RIDGE STATION, PARK RIDGE, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ.jpg
The former Erie Railroad station depot at Park Ridge.
Park Ridge station (NJ Transit) is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Park Ridge station (NJ Transit)
Location in Bergen County, New Jersey
Park Ridge station (NJ Transit) is located in New Jersey
Park Ridge station (NJ Transit)
Location in New Jersey
Park Ridge station (NJ Transit) is located in the United States
Park Ridge station (NJ Transit)
Location in the United States
Location Hawthorne and Park Avenue, Park Ridge, New Jersey
Area 0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built 1872
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No. 84002577
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984

Park Ridge is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and is located at Hawthorne and Park Avenues.

History

The station house has been listed in the state and federal 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 side platform.

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

Ground/
Platform level
Track 1      Pascack Valley Line toward Spring Valley (Montvale)
     Pascack Valley Line toward Hoboken (Woodcliff Lake)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Station building, ticket machines, parking
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