Rutherford station
Rutherford | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutherford station from the Hoboken Terminal-bound mini high-level platform in January 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Park Avenue, Orient Way, Union Avenue, and Erie Avenue Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | NJT Bus: 76 and 190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 136 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes; bicycle racks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 2105 (Erie Railroad) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 4, 1833 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c. 1862, 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 640 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutherford Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rutherford Station building taken from Station Square in Rutherford. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Square Rutherford, New Jersey, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′42″N 74°6′6″W / 40.82833°N 74.10167°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Charles W. Buchholz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 84002584 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No parameter No. | 667 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated No parameter | March 17, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutherford station is an active commuter railroad station in the boroughs of Rutherford and East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey. Due to its location, the inbound platform is within Rutherford limits (along East Erie Avenue and Station Square), while the outbound platform is in East Rutherford (at Park and Union Avenues). Rutherford station services trains of NJ Transit's Bergen County Line from Suffern, New York or Waldwick, New Jersey to Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey. Some trains continue north to Port Jervis, New York via Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line. Rutherford station consists of two low-level side platforms with two small high-level platforms at the south end.
Railroad service began with the extension of the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad through Union Township in 1833 from Passaic in Acquackanonk Township to Boiling Springs. The station and service opened on December 4, 1833 between Paterson and Boiling Springs. The station depot was replaced on three different occasions, once in 1852, once in 1862 and once in 1897 with the current station depot, built by the Erie Railroad. The station would be renamed Rutherford–East Rutherford. NJ Transit had Rutherford station added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.