Harmon Cove station

Harmon Cove is an abandoned train station in the Harmon Cove section of Secaucus, New Jersey. The station was a former stop on the Bergen County Line which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Suffern. Train service was discontinued in 2003 when Secaucus Junction was opened.

Harmon Cove
The site of Harmon Cove station.
LocationMeadowlands Parkway, Secaucus, New Jersey
Owned byNorfolk Southern
Line(s)
  Bergen County Line
  Pascack Valley Line
Platformsground-level
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
History
OpenedJune 26, 1978 (1978-06-26)
ClosedAugust 4, 2003 (2003-08-04)
Previous namesConrail, New Jersey Transit
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Rutherford
toward Suffern
 Bergen County Line Hoboken
Terminus

History

The station was built to serve the gated community known as Harmon Cove, which was developed in the 1970s with townhouses and highrise residential buildings.[1][2][3] The station was built adjacent to the development at Meadowlands Parkway[4] for $150,000, and opened on June 26, 1978.[5] This station was, and still remains, the only privately financed and constructed rail station in New Jersey.[6] This site of the then-new station was located on a section of the old Erie Main Line. It had a 100-car parking lot and could shelter 50 passengers.[7] The station closed on August 4, 2003, in anticipation of the opening of Secaucus Junction station. To allow Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line trains to stop there, a curving track was built between the HX Draw bridge at the Hackensack River and the Main Line north of Secaucus Junction. Today, the platform still remains, albeit in derelict condition.[8][9][10]

To replace train service, a bus shuttle was implemented, which ran between Harmon Cove and Secaucus Junction, thus connecting with Bergen County Line trains.[11] This shuttle was operated by Academy Express and was labeled bus route 972.[12] This route was replaced by NJ Transit bus route 129 on April 3, 2004.[13]

References
  1. Oser, Alan. S. "Harmon Cove Takes Its Renters in Stride", New York Times, June 17, 1984. Accessed June 25, 2017.
  2. Hanley, Robert. "Harmon Cove Progress Slowed by the Economy", The New York Times, July 12, 1981. Accessed June 25, 2017.
  3. Harmon Cove - Secaucus, NJ, Hartz Mountain Industries. Accessed June 25, 2017.
  4. "Main Line/Bergen County Line Timetable Effective January 13, 2002" (PDF). njtransit.com. January 13, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. New York Division Bulletin. Electric Railroaders' Association. August 2003. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Effects of the Administrations's Budget on New Jersey's Transportation-related Plans and Programs: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, Field Hearing. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1989. p. 40.
  7. "Station is dedicated". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. June 20, 1978. p. B5. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  8. Sullivan, Al. "Harmon Cove Station will close Bus shuttle service to new station will start in July", The Hudson Reporter, February 1, 2003. Accessed December 28, 2016. "In anticipation of the Harmon Cove train station closing this coming July, the Town Council voted Feb. 11 to hire George Jensen as its transportation coordinator. He will handle scheduling and other issues involving shuttling passengers from Harmon Cove and other areas to the new $450 million Secaucus Transfer train station."
  9. "Harmon Cove Information". njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. June 27, 2003. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  10. "Main Line/Bergen County Line Timetable Effective August 4, 2003" (PDF). njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. August 4, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  11. "NJ TRANSIT Bus Shuttle From Harmon Cove Towers and Townhouses to Hoboken Via Secaucus Transfer Station". njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. June 27, 2003. Archived from the original on August 7, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  12. "922 Harmon Cove Shuttle Timetable Effective August 4, 2003" (PDF). njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. August 4, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  13. "NJ Transit Adjusts Bus Schedules". www.njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. March 30, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

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