River Edge station

40°56′06″N 74°01′48″W / 40.93495°N 74.029869°W / 40.93495; -74.029869Owned byNew Jersey TransitPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Connections NJT Bus: 165 and 762
Rockland Coaches: 11
(all connections on Kinderkamack Road)ConstructionPlatform levels1ParkingYes (permit required)Bicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStation code779 (Erie Railroad)^[1]Fare zone6^[2]HistoryOpenedMarch 4, 1870; 154 years ago (1870-03-04)^[3]RebuiltSeptember 22, 1902; 121 years ago (1902-09-22)ElectrifiedNoPassengers2018544 (average weekday)^[4] Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Oradell toward Spring Valley		Pascack Valley Line		New Bridge Landing toward Hoboken

Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station New Milford toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad North Hackensack toward Jersey City

Location

River Edge is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in River Edge, New Jersey and is located at River Edge Road and Park Avenue, one block east of Kinderkamack Road (County Route 503) and three blocks west of River Road.

History

The original station caught fire on February 8, 1901, from a spark from a passing train. The station was rebuilt and reopened on September 22, 1902. The station was named by a committee of donors that helped to fund the building of the new station and voted to name it River Edge station.^[5]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform, and has a heated waiting area for passengers. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of River Edge. For New Milford residents, there is a commuter lot provided by the Borough located nearly two blocks away in New Milford.

In popular culture

The station can be seen in a scene of the 2008 movie Be Kind Rewind.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

Media related to River Edge (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Borough of River Edge
• Station and Station House from River Edge Road from Google Maps Street View