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Garfield
Garfield station as seen in June 2011 facing northward from the inbound platform.
General information
Location	Midland Avenue and Passaic Street, Garfield, New Jersey 07026
Coordinates	40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758
Other information
Station code	2113 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	October 1, 1881
Key dates
June 18, 1973	Station depot burns
Passengers
2018	175 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Plaudervilletoward Suffern Bergen County Line Wesmonttoward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Plaudervilletoward Ridgewood Bergen County Railroad Rutherfordtoward Jersey City
Location

Garfield is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line in the city of Garfield. Located north of a trestle over Midland Avenue (County Route 67), the station consists of two low-level platforms with a shelter and a pair of ticket vending machines.

Garfield station has hourly weekday inbound service to Hoboken Terminal/Secaucus Junction until the afternoon, with the last train leaving Garfield before 4:00 pm. Return service continues all day, with the last train stopping at approximately 1:00 am. Weekend service operates on a more frequent basis inbound.

History

Until somewhat recently, both stations in Garfield were relatively bare bones in structure. However, in 2011, Plauderville, the other station in Garfield, received a major upgrade by means of new high level handicap-accessible platforms. Coupled with its much greater amount of parking in comparison to Garfield Station, it receives higher ridership.

The station depot at Garfield burned down in 1973.

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform.

Parking is also very limited, as there are only bicycle racks on the Hoboken-bound platform and no street automobile parking. Pedestrian access is available via two staircases on Passaic Street, and at grade level on Somerset Street which runs near the end of the platforms.

Bibliography

• Poor, Henry Varnum (1884). Poor's Manual of Railroads. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: H.V. & H.W. Poor. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. "A Short History of Garfield". The Garfield Guardian. January 11, 1963. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Poor 1884, p. 167.
4. "Fire Demolishes Garfield RR Station". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
6. ^ "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
7. "Fire Hits Garfield Erie Depot". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rail Shelter Proposal Made". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 22, 1973. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Passaic Street station entrance (inbound platform stairs) from Bing Maps Streetside
• Midland Avenue station entrance (outbound platform stairs) via Google Street View

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