Emerson station (NJ Transit)
Emerson is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey. The station, serviced by trains of the Pascack Valley Line from Spring Valley in Rockland County, New York to Hoboken Terminal in Hudson County, New Jersey, is located at the intersection of Kinderkamack Road (County Route 503) and Linwood Avenue in Emerson. The next station to the north is Westwood while the next to the south is Oradell. The station has a single track and single low-level side platform along Kinderkamack Road, without handicap accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Emerson | |||||||||||||
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The station at Emerson as seen on September 11, 2011 facing northbound towards Westwood. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 170 Kinderkamack Road (CR 503), Emerson, New Jersey 07630 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.9751°N 74.0273°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | NJT Bus: 165 Rockland Coaches: 11 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (permit required) | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | 785 (Erie Railroad) | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 8 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | March 4, 1870 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 219 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
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Rail service through Emerson began on March 4, 1870, with the opening of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to Hillsdale station in the eponymous borough. At the time of opening, the station was known as Kinderkamack. The area of Kinderkamack changed its name to Etna in 1877 when the post office changed. This changed in 1909 to Emerson.