New Bridge Landing station

New Bridge Landing, signed as New Bridge Landing at River Edge (known as North Hackensack until April 2009), is an NJ Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is located at Kinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue in River Edge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Along with the River Edge station, it is one of two stations in the borough. With the addition of "at River Edge" to the station's name, NJ Transit now recognizes the station as being in River Edge; when the station was originally called North Hackensack, NJT regarded the station as being in neighboring Hackensack.

New Bridge Landing
at River Edge
The station at New Bridge Landing in May 2014. The former northbound platform is visible on the right side of the tracks.
LocationKinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue, River Edge, NJ 07661
Coordinates40.9112°N 74.035969°W / 40.9112; -74.035969
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections NJT Bus: 165 and 762
Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
ParkingYes (permit & daily)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station code777 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone6[2]
History
OpenedMarch 4, 1870 (March 4, 1870)[3]
Rebuilt1896[3]
Previous namesNorth Hackensack (1896–2009)
Cherry Hill (1870–1895)[3]
Key dates
1978Station building demolished[3]
Passengers
2012465 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
River Edge
toward Spring Valley
 Pascack Valley Line Anderson Street
toward Hoboken
Fairmount Avenue
(closed 1983)
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
River Edge
toward Haverstraw
 New Jersey and New York Railroad Fairmount Avenue
toward Jersey City

History
A train pulling into New Bridge Landing station

The station was built in 1870, as part of the northern extension of the New Jersey and New York Railroad from Hackensack's station at Essex Street. The station depot was demolished in 1978[3] and replaced by a shelter.[5]

The station is named for the nearby tide mill hamlet New Bridge Landing, where George Washington and Thomas Paine crossed the narrows of the Hackensack River in his retreat after the loss of Fort Washington during the New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776.[6][7]

Due to increased ridership from bi-directional operation, an additional 143 parking spaces were added to a permit only parking lot on August 13, 2008, bringing the total number of spaces at the station to 291.[8][9]

Station layout

This station has one track one low-level side platform. Bicycle parking is available at the station. The station has a 291-space parking lot, which is operated by ParkAmerica.

Ground/
Platform level		 Track 1 ←      Pascack Valley Line toward Spring Valley (River Edge)
←      Pascack Valley Line toward Hoboken (Anderson Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level 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. "Pascack Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. Jones, Wilson E. (1996). The Pascack Valley Line - A History of the New Jersey and New York Railroad. East Hanover, New Jersey: Railroadians of America. p. 44. ISBN 0-941652-14-9.
  4. "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). NJ Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). 1. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.
  6. Reitmeyer, John. "NJ Transit to rename North Hackensack stop", The Record (Bergen County), February 3, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2009.
  7. http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/pdfs/HNBL_TrainStationFlyer.pdf
  8. Progressive Railroading July 13, 2007 Accessed September 13, 2007
  9. "Parking Capacity to Nearly Double August 13 at North Hackensack Station" (Press release). NJ Transit. August 12, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
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