Ho-Ho-Kus station

Ho-Ho-Kus is a NJ Transit station served by the Bergen County Line and Main Line. The station is located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, at Brookside Avenue and 1st Street, across the bridge on Warren Avenue from Franklin Turnpike.

Ho-Ho-Kus
A train arriving in Ho-Ho-Kus on its way towards Hoboken Terminal in 2011. The station depot is visible on the right side.
Coordinates40.9974°N 74.1133°W / 40.9974; -74.1133
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Station code2317 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone10
History
OpenedOctober 19, 1848[2][3]
Rebuilt1860, 1886, 1908[4][5]
Passengers
2012440 (average weekday)[6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Waldwick
toward Suffern
Main Line Ridgewood
toward Hoboken
Bergen County Line
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Waldwick
toward Chicago
Main Line Ridgewood

History

Hohokus station construction made use of river stones, seen here shortly after its opening in 1908.

The station's current westbound structure was constructed in 1908 with river stones and a tile roof. This replaced facilities built in 1886 that burned. The first station, built in 1860, had also burned down several years after construction.[5] The eastbound side was an irregularly shaped waiting shed built in 1909.[7]

Station layout

This station has three tracks, the outer two of which are served by low-level side platforms.

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 3      Main Line and      Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Waldwick)
     Port Jervis Line limited service toward Port Jervis (Waldwick)
Track 2      Main Line and      Bergen County Line toward Waldwick or Suffern (Waldwick)
     Port Jervis Line limited service toward Port Jervis (Waldwick)
Track 1      Port Jervis Line express track towards Port Jervis (Ridgewood)
     Main Line and      Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Ridgewood)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Station building, ticket machines, parking

References

  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. "Common Council". The New York Herald. October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 7, 1848. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, Past and Present. Ridgewood, New Jersey: Citizens Semi-Centennial Association. December 1916. p. 112. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  5. "11.0 - Historic Preservation Element". Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Master Plan. Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  6. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). 1. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. p. 49. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.


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