Oradell station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Oradell
Oradell station, south and east sides
Coordinates	40°57′14″N 74°01′49″W / 40.9538°N 74.0302°W / 40.9538; -74.0302
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Connections	NJT Bus: 165 and 762 Rockland Coaches: 11 (all connections on Kinderkamack Road)
Construction
Parking	Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Station code	783 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	March 4, 1870
Rebuilt	1890
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	324 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Emerson toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line River Edge toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Emerson toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad New Milford toward Jersey City
Oradell Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Oradell station c. 1907–1912.
Location in Bergen County, New Jersey Show map of Bergen County, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	400 Maple Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002575
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984

Oradell is a grade-level commuter rail station for New Jersey Transit in the borough of Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Oradell Avenue (County Route 80) and Maple Avenue, the station serves trains on the Pascack Valley Line.

History

Service in Oradell began on March 4, 1870, when the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad opened service from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to the station in Hillsdale. The station depot was rebuilt in 1890 when the station was part of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which was part of the Erie Railroad. The borough of Oradell bought the station on November 23, 1966.

The station house has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform. Three permit parking lots area available, with 117, 86 and 20 spots, respectively. Parking is operated by the Borough of Oradell.