Westwood station (NJ Transit) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Westwood
Looking east at station depot built by Erie Railroad
Coordinates	40°59′27″N 74°01′58″W / 40.9908°N 74.0329°W / 40.9908; -74.0329
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	NJT Bus: 165 Rockland Coaches: 11, 14, 46, 84
Construction
Parking	Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	787 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	March 4, 1870
Rebuilt	July–November 13, 1932
Key dates
November 3, 1932	Original station depot razed
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	368 (average weekday)
Westwood Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	100003609
Added to NRHP	January 28, 2020
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Hillsdale toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line Emerson toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Hillsdale toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad Emerson toward Jersey City

Westwood is an NJ Transit railroad station in Westwood, New Jersey. It is on the Pascack Valley Line and is located at Broadway and Westwood Avenue. The next station northbound, heading toward Spring Valley, New York, is Hillsdale. The next station southbound, headed for Hoboken Terminal, is Emerson. The station consists of one track, one low-level platform with a miniature high-level platform and a station depot maintained by the borough of Westwood. Westwood also maintains the parking lots, consisting of 226 parking spaces, six of which are accessible based on the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

Westwood station opened on March 4, 1870 as part of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, a 21-mile (34 km) long railroad from Pavonia Terminal to Hillsdale. The station lasted until 1932, when after 25 years of fighting between the Erie Railroad and of the borough of Westwood, a new station was built, opening on November 13. In 2020 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform. The platform is at Veteran's Memorial Park across from Broadway with its northern end at Washington Avenue and southern end at Jefferson Avenue. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Westwood. Three permit parking lots area available, with 35, 67, 104 spots, respectively.