Westfield station (NJ Transit)

Westfield
Westfield station in August 2014.
Location North Avenue & Elm Street
South Avenue & Summit Avenue
Westfield, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°38′59″N 74°20′52″W / 40.6496°N 74.3477°W / 40.6496; -74.3477Coordinates: 40°38′59″N 74°20′52″W / 40.6496°N 74.3477°W / 40.6496; -74.3477
Line(s)
  Raritan Valley Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections NJT Bus: 59 and 113
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 8[1]
History
Opened 1839[2]
Rebuilt 1892 (westbound station),[3] 1913 (eastbound station)[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 2,376 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward High Bridge
Raritan Valley Line
  Former services  
Preceding station   Central Railroad of New Jersey   Following station
toward Scranton
Main Line
toward Communipaw

Westfield is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States. 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 and the present south building was built in 1912. An access tunnel connects the two platforms and, like Cranford, there are historic photographs of Westfield displayed in the tunnel.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms.

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ← Raritan Valley Line toward Raritan or High Bridge (Fanwood)
Track 2 Raritan Valley Line toward Newark – Penn or New York (Garwood or Cranford) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Station building, ticket machine, parking

References

  1. ↑ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. p. 60. ISBN 1891402072.
  3. 1 2 "Westfielders' Opinions Vary on Purchasing CNJ Stations". The Courier-News. March 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved December 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.


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