Westfield station (NJ Transit)
Westfield | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Westfield station in August 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | South Avenue (CR 610) and Summit Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′59″N 74°20′52″W / 40.6496°N 74.3477°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | Raritan Valley Line | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 18.5 miles (29.8 km) from Jersey City[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | NJ Transit Bus: 59, 113 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 8[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 1, 1839[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1892 (westbound station)[4] 1913 (eastbound station)[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1,318 (average weekday)[5] | |||||||||||||||||
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Westfield station is an active commuter railroad station in the town of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey. One of a few stations with two standing railroad depots, Westfield has the eastbound platform on South Avenue (County Route 610) at Summit Avenue and the westbound platform on North Avenue (State Route 28) at Elm Street. Trains at Westfield station run between High Bridge and Newark Penn Station on a regular basis, with limited trains going to New York Penn Station. Westfield station contains two high-level side platforms for train service along with two station depots built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, connected via a passenger tunnel.
Railroad service in Westfield began on January 1, 1839 with the opening of the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad between Elizabethport and Plainfield.
Station layout
The station has two high-level side platforms serving two tracks. The inbound platform is 623 feet (190 m) long while the outbound platform is 624 feet (190 m) long; both can accommodate seven cars.[6]
The station consists of two buildings: the main building on the north (westbound platform) side of the track houses a non-profit group, the south (eastbound platform) side of the tracks houses the ticket office and waiting area and the platform has two ticket vending machines. The present north building was built in 1892, while the present south building was built in 1912 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. An access tunnel connects the two platforms and, like Cranford, there are historic photographs of Westfield displayed in the tunnel.[7]
References
- ↑ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
- ↑ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ↑ "Original Route of New Jersey Central Railroad Followed Old Post Road Between Plainfield, Elizabethport, Historian Says". The Plainfield Courier-News. December 31, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Westfielders' Opinions Vary on Purchasing CNJ Stations". The Courier-News. March 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved December 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Raritan Valley Line One-Seat Ride Service to Manhattan: Study Report (PDF). Dewberry (Report). NJ Transit. July 10, 2020. pp. 76, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Westfield Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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