Pompton–Riverdale station

Pompton–Riverdale
Pompton–Riverdale station in September 2014.
General information
Location13 Pompton–Hamburg Turnpike (CR 511 Alternate), Riverdale, New Jersey
Line(s)New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code1781 (Riverdale)
1783 (Pompton)
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1873 (January 1, 1873)
ClosedSeptember 30, 1966 (September 30, 1966)
Previous namesPompton (1873–1951)
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Pompton Junction
toward Sterling Forest
New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Pompton Plains

Pompton–Riverdale is a former railroad station in the borough of Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Located at 13 Paterson–Hamburg Turnpike (County Route 511 Alternate), the station was a stop on the Greenwood Lake Division of the Erie Railroad. A single side platform station with two tracks, the current station was built in 1919. The next station to the north was Pompton Junction, where connections were available to the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, another Erie Railroad subsidiary. The next station south was Pompton Plains.