Prospect Street station (Passaic, New Jersey)
Prospect Street | |||||||||||
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Prospect Street station in December 1909. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Main Avenue at Prospect Street, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°51′46″N 74°07′40″W / 40.8627°N 74.1277°W | ||||||||||
| 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 | 2129 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 21, 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1953 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Passaic Centre (June 21, 1880–c. 1882) | ||||||||||
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Prospect Street was a former commuter railroad station in the city of Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey. One of four stations for the Erie Railroad in Passaic, Prospect Street had a single station depot with two platforms. The next station going north towards Dearborn Station in Chicago, Illinois was the downtown Passaic station while the next station south toward Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City was Passaic Park. The station opened on June 21, 1880 as Passaic Centre station, located at a former site of the downtown Passaic station, back when the latter was known as Huyler's. The name was changed to Prospect Street around 1882. After multiple attempts to eliminate the station along with another at Harrison Street, the railroad succeeded in 1953.