Wood-Ridge station

Wood-Ridge (formerly known as Woodridge–Moonachie[4]) is a NJ Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and is located at Park Place East, near the intersection of Route 17.

Wood-Ridge
The Wood-Ridge station in September 2011, from the bridge above the station.
Location	Park Place East (under Route 17 / Moonachie Avenue interchange) Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
Coordinates	40.8437°N 74.0789°W / 40.8437; -74.0789
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	763 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone	3[2]
History
Rebuilt	1967[3]
Previous names	Woodridge–Moonachie[4]
Key dates
July 1, 1981	Station agent eliminated[5]
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	302 (average weekday)[6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Teterboro toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line Secaucus Junction toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Hasbrouck Heights toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad Carlstadt toward Jersey City

History

The station originates back to the 1860s as part of the Hackensack and New York Railroad. The station at Wood-Ridge was soon replaced by a larger building on the opposite side of the tracks until 1967, when a widening of Route 17 caused the need to demolish the station depot. Along with Wood-Ridge, Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights and Williams Avenue stations were all demolished.[3]

Until 2016, the Wood-Ridge station was the only one to serve the town. This changed when the Wesmont station serving the Bergen County Line opened near Wood-Ridge's border with Wallington.

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Ground/ Platform level	Street level	Station building, ticket machines, parking
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 1	←      Pascack Valley Line toward Spring Valley (Teterboro) ←      Pascack Valley Line toward Hoboken (Secaucus Junction) →

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: New Jersey 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. ISBN 0-941652-14-9.
4. Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). 1. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. pp. 100–101. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.
5. "Ticket Sales at Wood-Ridge Station to End". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. April 21, 1981. p. B4. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

External links

• Station from Moonachie Avenue from Google Maps Street View