Passaic Park station
Passaic Park | |||||||||||
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Passaic Park station in 1914, eight years prior to the Type IV building's demolition in 1922 on a postcard. BE Drawbridge over the Passaic River is visible in the distance. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Aycrigg Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°50′52″N 74°07′21″W / 40.847719°N 74.12245°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Erie Railroad (1883–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1963) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Erie Railroad Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 main line | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 2127 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1851 | ||||||||||
| Closed | April 2, 1963 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1870; 1923 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Passaic Bridge (c. 1851–1904) | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| December 6, 1923 | 1870 station razed | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 1922 station razed | ||||||||||
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Passaic Park station (formerly known as Passaic Bridge) was a former railroad station for the Erie Railroad's main line in Passaic, New Jersey in the epomonyous section of the city. The station was located between the Carlton Hill station and the Prospect Street station. The station was the easternmost of four Erie stations that served the city of Passaic, being demolished in 1963 as part of the abandonment of the railroad line through Passaic and Clifton. Passaic Park station, originally opened as part of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad, was reconstructed in 1888 as a 57-by-16-foot (17.4 m × 4.9 m) wooden structure. The wooden station was the common design for station depots used by the Erie Railroad, designated Type IV. The station was replaced in 1923 with a Spanish tile roof station made of concrete and stone, after six years of litigation between the railroad and the city of Passaic.