Garfield station (NJ Transit)

"Garfield station" redirects here. For other uses, see Garfield station (disambiguation).

Garfield is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line in the city of Garfield. Located north of a trestle over Midland Avenue (County Route 67), the station consists of two low-level platforms with a shelter and a pair of ticket vending machines.

Garfield
Garfield station as seen in June 2011 facing northward from the inbound platform.
General information
Location	Midland Avenue and Passaic Street, Garfield, New Jersey 07026
Coordinates	40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758
Other information
Station code	2113 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	October 1, 1881[2][3]
Key dates
June 18, 1973	Station depot burns[4]
Passengers
2018	175 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Plauderville toward Suffern Bergen County Line Wesmont toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Plauderville toward Ridgewood Bergen County Railroad Rutherford toward Jersey City
Location

Garfield station has hourly weekday inbound service to Hoboken Terminal/Secaucus Junction until the afternoon, with the last train leaving Garfield before 4:00 pm. Return service continues all day, with the last train stopping at approximately 1:00 am. Weekend service operates on a more frequent basis inbound.

History

Until somewhat recently, both stations in Garfield were relatively bare bones in structure. However, in 2011, Plauderville, the other station in Garfield, received a major upgrade by means of new high level handicap-accessible platforms.^[6] Coupled with its much greater amount of parking in comparison to Garfield Station, it receives higher ridership.^[6]

The station depot at Garfield burned down in 1973.^[7][8]

Station layout

The former station depot at Garfield, c. 1907–1912

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform.

Parking is also very limited, as there are only bicycle racks on the Hoboken-bound platform and no street automobile parking. Pedestrian access is available via two staircases on Passaic Street, and at grade level on Somerset Street which runs near the end of the platforms.

Bibliography

• Poor, Henry Varnum (1884). Poor's Manual of Railroads. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: H.V. & H.W. Poor. Retrieved July 28, 2020.