Wyckoff station
Appearance
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Wyckoff | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 399 Main Street, Wyckoff, New Jersey 07481 | ||||||||||
Owned by | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
Line(s) | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 1133 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 8, 1871[2][3] | ||||||||||
Closed | June 30, 1966[4] | ||||||||||
Electrified | Not electrified | ||||||||||
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Wyckoff is a former commuter railroad train station in the township of Wyckoff, Bergen County, New Jersey. The station served trains of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway between Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City (until 1958)[5] or Susquehanna Transfer in North Bergen (until 1966) to the station in Butler. The next station east was Wortendyke in Midland Park while the next one west was Campgaw station in Franklin Lakes. Wyckoff station consisted of one track and one low-level side platform for passenger service.
Railroad service in Wyckoff began on April 8, 1871 when the New Jersey Midland Railway commenced train operations to Pompton Township.[2][3] Railroad service continued until June 30, 1966.[4]
Station layout
[edit]Outbound | ← New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad weekdays toward Butler (Campgaw) |
Inbound | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad weekdays toward Susquehanna Transfer (Wortendyke) → |
Side platform, station depot[nb 1] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The termini of Butler and Susquehanna Transfer recognize the destinations at the end of passenger service on June 30, 1966.
Bibliography
[edit]- Catlin, George L. (1872). Homes on the Midland for New York Business Men. New York, New York: J. W. Pratt.
- Mohowski, Robert E. (2003). The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-7222-7.
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Catlin 1872, p. 8.
- ^ a b Mohowski 2003, p. 15.
- ^ a b "Susquehanna Commuter Service Ends". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. July 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Trip Slated for Erie Ferryboat". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. December 12, 1958. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Wyckoff, New Jersey
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1871
- Former New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway stations
- Former railway stations in New Jersey
- Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey
- 1871 establishments in New Jersey
- 1966 disestablishments in New Jersey
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1966