Englewood Station (Erie Railroad)
Northern Branch and HBLR
The station was a stop along Erie Railroad's suburban Northern Branch (NRRNJ) which originated/terminated at Pavonia Terminal on the Hudson River in Jersey City. It stopped being used for passenger rail transport in 1966 (by which time trains had been redirected to Hoboken Terminal). Service continued north into Rockland County, New York.
The Northern Branch Corridor Project is a proposed New Jersey Transit (NJT) project to extend the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail along the line providing service newly built stations along the route. The project has stalled due to a lack of funding. The line would pass by the Erie station and terminate at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. A station stop at Depot Square is the city’s much-preferred alternative to NJT's proposed new Englewood Town Center Station to the south. A third stop, Englewood Route 4, would be located at the intersection of Route 4 and Route 93.
Bennett Studios
The station building was Bennett Studios, a recording studio, from 2001 until 2011. The 6,500-square-foot studio was established by Dae Bennett, the son of Tony Bennett.
The Performing Arts School at BergenPAC
Since 2013 the building houses Bergen Performing Arts Center Performing Arts School. Students have the opportunity to perform on both the theater’s main stage and throughout the county. Programs also outreach to school districts and special needs groups.
See also
- Tenafly station, a NRHP-listed station along the line
- Demarest station, a NRHP-listed station along the line
- Timeline of Jersey City, New Jersey-area railroads
- Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource
- List of NJ Transit railroad stations
Bibliography
- Van Valen, James M. (1900). History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York, New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company. Retrieved August 18, 2017.