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Paterson (NJT station)
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Paterson Station is a New Jersey Transit
Main Line
rail station located in Paterson, New Jersey
. The station, which is on an elevated viaduct, has entrances on Market Street and Ward Street, and is located where Market Street, 16th Avenue, Park Avenue, Ward Street, Memorial Drive, and Railroad Avenue all come together. The station is handicap accessible via an elevator on the Ward Street side of the platform.
The station was rebuilt in a massive restoration program in 1999-2001. The elevated station was built between 1924-30 when the Erie Railroad
eliminated street level grade crossings in Paterson.
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
Main Line
Main Line (NJ Transit)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by New Jersey Transit running from Suffern, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey. It runs daily commuter service and was once the north-south main line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad...
rail station located in Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
. The station, which is on an elevated viaduct, has entrances on Market Street and Ward Street, and is located where Market Street, 16th Avenue, Park Avenue, Ward Street, Memorial Drive, and Railroad Avenue all come together. The station is handicap accessible via an elevator on the Ward Street side of the platform.
The station was rebuilt in a massive restoration program in 1999-2001. The elevated station was built between 1924-30 when the Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
eliminated street level grade crossings in Paterson.