Bergen County Line

The Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line. It is colored on NJT system maps in grey, and its symbol is a cattail, which are commonly found in the Meadowlands where the line runs.

Bergen County Line
Train #1253 departs Glen Rock–Boro Hall.
Overview
OwnerNew Jersey Transit
(Hoboken Terminal to Suffern)
Norfolk Southern Railway
(Suffern to Port Jervis, leased to and maintained by Metro-North Railroad)
LocaleNorthern New Jersey
Termini
Stations12 (to Waldwick)
17 (service to Suffern)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemNew Jersey Transit Rail Operations
Metro-North Railroad
Operator(s)New Jersey Transit
Rolling stockF40PH-3C/GP40PH-2/ALP-45DP/PL42AC locomotives
Comet V/Multilevel coaches
Daily ridership4,305
Technical
Line length30.5 mi (49.1 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Port Jervis Line
to Port Jervis
30.6 mi
49.2 km
Suffern Yard
Piermont Branch
30.5 mi
49.1 km
Suffern
NY
NJ
border
29.1 mi
46.8 km
Mahwah
Route 17
27.9 mi
44.9 km
Ramsey Route 17
26.5 mi
42.6 km
Ramsey
24.6 mi
39.6 km
Allendale
23.5 mi
37.8 km
Waldwick Yard
23.2 mi
37.3 km
Waldwick
22.1 mi
35.6 km
Ho-Ho-Kus
20.9 mi
33.6 km
Ridgewood
20.2 mi
32.5 km
MAIN via Paterson
↑ ↑
mileage above via Main Line
18.2 mi
29.3 km
Glen Rock–Boro Hall
16.5 mi
26.6 km
Radburn
Route 208
15.3 mi
24.6 km
Broadway
Route 4
14.2 mi
22.9 km
Passaic Junction (NYSW Railway)
US 46
12.7 mi
20.4 km
Plauderville
NYGL Dundee Spur
11.3 mi
18.2 km
Garfield
Saddle River
10.4 mi
16.7 km
Wesmont
Carlton Hill
closed
Bergen Junction
8.4 mi
13.5 km
Rutherford
Route 17
7.6 mi
12.2 km
PVL to Spring Valley
Route 3
I-95 /
N.J. Turnpike
Western Spur
5.6 mi
9 km
former alignment
Harmon Cove
closed
MAIN via Paterson
I-95 /
N.J. Turnpike
Eastern Spur
Northeast Corridor
3.5 mi
5.6 km
Secaucus Junction
former alignment
New York & Greenwood Lake
Boonton Line
Morris & Essex Lines/M&E via Hackettstown
0.0 mi
0 km
Hoboken Terminal

Some trains of Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line also operate over the line. The Norfolk Southern Railway provides freight service along the line via trackage rights.

As on the Main Line, trains are powered by diesel locomotives operated push-pull, consisting of Comet or MultiLevel coaches.

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