Wood-Ridge (formerly known as Woodridge–Moonachie[6]) is an NJ Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and is located at Park Place East, near the intersection of Route 17.
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![]() The Wood-Ridge station in September 2011, from the bridge above the station. | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Park Place East (under Route 17 / Moonachie Avenue interchange) Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.8437°N 74.0789°W / 40.8437; -74.0789 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Station code | 763 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3[2] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | Late 1860[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1967[5] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Woodridge–Moonachie[6] | ||||||||||||
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July 1, 1981 | Station agent eliminated[7] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2018 | 305 (average weekday)[8] | ||||||||||||
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The station originates back to the 1860s as part of the Hackensack and New York Railroad. The station at Wood-Ridge was soon replaced by a larger building on the opposite side of the tracks until 1967, when a widening of Route 17 caused the need to demolish the station depot. Along with Wood-Ridge, Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights and Williams Avenue stations were all demolished.[5]
Until 2016, the Wood-Ridge station was the only one to serve the town. This changed when the Wesmont station serving the Bergen County Line opened near Wood-Ridge's border with Wallington.
The station has one track and one low-level side platform.
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