Hudson Avenue (formerly known as Highwood) is a former railroad station between Hudson Avenue and Ivy Lane in Englewood, New Jersey. It was once served by the Erie Railroad's Northern Branch. By 1910 the station also served as the Highwood neighborhood of Englewood’s post office.[4] The station is no longer standing.
HUDSON AVENUE | |||||||||||
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 The former station depot at Hudson Avenue c. 1907–1912, when it was known as Highwood. | |||||||||||
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| Location | West Hudson Avenue (at Curry Street), Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey 07631 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°54′37″N 73°58′6″W / 40.91028°N 73.96833°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Northern Railroad of New Jersey (1859–1942) Erie Railroad (1942–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1966) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northern Branch | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1923[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 26, 1859[2] | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 30, 1966[3] | ||||||||||
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It was preceded by the Tenafly station (towards Nyack), and followed by the Englewood station (towards Jersey City).
References
edit- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Closter History Goes Back to 17th Century". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. May 18, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved June 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Donnell, Maureen (October 1, 1966). "Erie's 1205 Goes for Last Trip". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved June 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Beuscher, Kristin (July 30, 2019). "BACK IN TIME: Englewood's Highwood Railroad Station". Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
