Bloomfield station

Bloomfield is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located in downtown Bloomfield, the second within the municipality, just west of Bloomfield Avenue. This is the second station within the township served on the line after Watsessing Avenue station.

Bloomfield
The Bloomfield station facing downtown Bloomfield from the inbound platform.
Coordinates	40.7928°N 74.2001°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 11, 28, go28, 29, 34, 72, 92, 93, 94, and 709 (on Bloomfield Avenue) DeCamp: 88 (on Glenwood Avenue)
Construction
Disabled access	No
Other information
Station code	603 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1855[2]
Rebuilt	1912[3]
Electrified	September 3, 1930[4]
Passengers
2017	1,537 (average weekday)[5][6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Glen Ridge toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Watsessing Avenue toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Glen Ridge toward Bay Street Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue toward Hoboken Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Glen Ridge toward Montclair Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue toward Hoboken
Bloomfield Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The original station building in circa 1908, prior to the 1912 track elevation
Location	Washington St. and Glenwood Ave., Bloomfield, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°47′33″N 74°12′3″W
Area	2 acres (0.8 ha)
Built	1912
Architect	Nies, Frank J.
Architectural style	Proto-Modern
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002631[7]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984

History

The current Glen Ridge, Bloomfield and Watsessing Avenue stations along the Montclair Branch were all built in 1912 during a grade separation program by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.[3] Bloomfield Station has been on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places since March 17, 1984[8] and the National Register of Historic Places since June 22, 1984[9] and as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

The station is the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize Bloomfield's central business district which has been designated a transit-oriented development (TOD) transit village.[10][11] The former headhouse is privately owned but has not been redeveloped. In 2011, the owner announced they would sell the building, enabling the town to influence future plans.[12][13]

Bloomfield station is the terminus of the go bus 28, one of the first lines to use bus rapid transit in New Jersey, making limited stops through Newark to Newark Liberty International Airport.[14]

Station layout

The station has two ticket machines on the eastbound platform (to Newark and New York). The low-level side platforms are not accessible.

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Montclair-Boonton Line toward Bay Street, Montclair University or Hackettstown (Glen Ridge)
	Inbound	←      Montclair-Boonton Line toward Hoboken or New York (Watsessing Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Bus connections

See also

• List of New Jersey Transit stations
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey

References

1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
2. "Bloomfield Avenue Once a Toll Road and an Important Stagecoach Route". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. February 9, 1940. p. 18. Retrieved June 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Lackawanna Railroad Facilities (In Color). Volume 1: Hoboken to Dover. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-58248-214-9.
4. "D.L.&W. Electric Train Hoboken to Montclair". The Madison Eagle. September 5, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
6. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
8. New Jersey State Historical Preservation Office (April 1, 2010). "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
9. Essex County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Building - #84002631)
10. "FAQ". Transit Village Initiative. NJDOT. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
11. "Transit-Oriented Development". NJDOT. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
12. Frankl, Jell (September 13, 2011). "Developer backs off from Bloomfield train station". The Record/Bloomfield Life. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
13. Lee, Eunice (November 10, 2013). "Bloomfield sheds reputation for stalled redevelopment projects as buildings rise". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
14. "go bus 28". New Jersey Transit. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

External links

Media related to Bloomfield (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Glenwood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View