Wesmont (NJT station)
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Wesmont Station is a proposed New Jersey Transit
train station
that is part of a $400 million dollar redevelopment effort of an old Curtiss-Wright
aircraft assembly plant in Wood-Ridge
, New Jersey
.
Plans for the station were announced on June 14, 2008, with the station being part of a large-scale redevelopment of the Curtiss-Wright plant land that will include 800 housing units, 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) of retail space, an elementary school and a community center. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2009, with the station slated to open sometime in 2011. However, there were concerns about the contamination of the land the station and houses would be built on, and has required an extensive environmental remediation of the land. Construction for the residential development is expected to begin in September 2010 and the train station construction is expected to start in 2011. The train station is included in NJ Transit's capital program.
Wesmont Station will be one of two rail stations in Wood-Ridge once it is completed; unlike the other station in the borough it will be served by NJT's Bergen County Line
trains and will be the second-to-last stop on the line before it reaches Secaucus Junction
, between Garfield
and Rutherford
. (Wood-Ridge station
is served by the Pascack Valley Line
.)
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...
train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
that is part of a $400 million dollar redevelopment effort of an old Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States at the end of World War II, but has evolved to largely become a component manufacturer, specializing in actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and metalworking....
aircraft assembly plant in Wood-Ridge
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,626.Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 6, 1894, from portions of Bergen Township, based on the results of...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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Plans for the station were announced on June 14, 2008, with the station being part of a large-scale redevelopment of the Curtiss-Wright plant land that will include 800 housing units, 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) of retail space, an elementary school and a community center. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2009, with the station slated to open sometime in 2011. However, there were concerns about the contamination of the land the station and houses would be built on, and has required an extensive environmental remediation of the land. Construction for the residential development is expected to begin in September 2010 and the train station construction is expected to start in 2011. The train station is included in NJ Transit's capital program.
Wesmont Station will be one of two rail stations in Wood-Ridge once it is completed; unlike the other station in the borough it will be served by NJT's Bergen County Line
Bergen County Line
The Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line...
trains and will be the second-to-last stop on the line before it reaches Secaucus Junction
Secaucus Junction
The Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station is a major commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey...
, between Garfield
Garfield (NJT station)
Garfield Station is a New Jersey Transit train station served by Bergen County Line trains. It is located in Garfield, New Jersey, on an elevated viaduct on Passaic Street at Midland Avenue. Like its counterpart on Plauderville Avenue in Garfield, Garfield Station is a limited-service station...
and Rutherford
Rutherford (NJT station)
Rutherford is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line. It is located in Rutherford, New Jersey at the junction of Park Avenue, Union Avenue, Erie Avenue and Orient Way. The junction is known as Station Square. The rail tracks serve as a border between Rutherford and...
. (Wood-Ridge station
Wood-Ridge (NJT station)
Wood-Ridge Station is a New Jersey 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. The station originates back to the 1860s as part of the Hackensack and New York Railroad...
is served by the Pascack Valley Line
Pascack Valley Line
The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit. The line runs north from Hoboken, New Jersey through Bergen County and into Rockland County, New York, terminating at Spring Valley. Service within New York is operated under contract with...
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