Pompton–Riverdale station
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Pompton–Riverdale is a former railroad station in the borough of Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Located at 13 Pompton–Hamburg Turnpike (County Route 511 Alternate), the station was a stop on the Greenwood Lake Division of the Erie Railroad. A single side platform station with two tracks, the current station was built in 1919. The next station to the north was Pompton Junction, where connections were available to the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, another Erie Railroad subsidiary. The next station south was Pompton Plains.
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Location | 13 Pompton–Hamburg Turnpike (CR 511 Alternate), Riverdale, New Jersey | ||||||||||
Line(s) | New York and Greenwood Lake Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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Station code | 1781 (Riverdale) 1783 (Pompton)[1] | ||||||||||
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Opened | January 1, 1873; 151 years ago (January 1, 1873)[2][3] | ||||||||||
Closed | September 30, 1966; 57 years ago (September 30, 1966)[4] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Pompton (1873–1951) | ||||||||||
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