Fanwood station
Fanwood is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Fanwood, Union County, New Jersey, United States. The building on the north side of the tracks (westbound platform) is a Victorian building and, like the north building at Westfield, is used by a non-profit organization. The address is Fanwood Station, 238 North Avenue, Fanwood, Union County, New Jersey. The ticket office is in the station building on the south side of the tracks (eastbound platform). The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1980.
Fanwood | |||||||||||||
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The Fanwood station as viewed from the pedestrian overpass on a winter afternoon. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | South Avenue (NJ 28) & South Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | NJ Transit Bus: 113 Olympia Trails: Westfield Commuter Service | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes, paid and permit parking | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 9 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1839 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1868 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Scotch Plains Fanwood Park | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | 974 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
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Central Railroad of New Jersey | |||||||||||||
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||||||||||||
Fanwood's former CNJ depot in January 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Location | 238 North Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′28″N 74°23′6″W | ||||||||||||
| Built | 1874 | ||||||||||||
| Architect | Central Railroad of New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Late-Victorian | ||||||||||||
| Part of | Fanwood Park Historic District (ID04000516) | ||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 80002521 | ||||||||||||
| Significant dates | |||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Designated CP | May 27, 2004 | ||||||||||||
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