Netherwood station

Netherwood
Netherwood station in August 2014.
General information
LocationSouth Avenue (NJ 28) & Belvedere Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus: 113, 822
Olympia Trails: Westfield Commuter Service
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone10[1]
History
Opened1874[2]
RebuiltJuly 23, 1892–1893[3]
Key dates
March 20, 1892Station depot burns[4]
Passengers
2012546 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Plainfield Raritan Valley Line Fanwood
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Plainfield
toward Scranton
Main Line Westfield
Plainfield
toward Somerville
Somerville – Jersey City
Local
Fanwood
Netherwood Station
Netherwood station
Map
LocationBetween North and South Aves., Plainfield, New Jersey
Coordinates40°37′45″N 74°24′13″W / 40.62917°N 74.40361°W / 40.62917; -74.40361
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1894 (1894)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002830[6]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984

Netherwood is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is located along North Avenue at the intersection of Netherwood Avenue and along South Avenue at the intersection of Belvedere Avenue. The station has a ticket vending machine, and the station house itself is located off of South Avenue.

  1. ^ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. 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. 61. ISBN 1891402072.
  3. ^ "A New Depot for Netherwood At Last". The Plainfield Courier. July 23, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "A Sunday Afternoon". The Plainfield Courier. March 21, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System – (#84002830)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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