Anderson Street (NJT station)

Anderson Street
Anderson Street station in April 2014, after completion of the new shelter that replaced the old 1869 station depot.
Location	Anderson Street and Linden Avenue Hackensack, New Jersey
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Pascack Valley Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Connections	NJT Bus: 175 and 770
Construction
Parking	50 spaces (at Anderson Street and Linden Avenue)
Bicycle facilities	Lockers available
Other information
Station code	769 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	September 9, 1869 (148 years ago) (1869-09-09)
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	359 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station New Bridge Landing toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line Essex Street toward Hoboken Fairmount Avenue (Closed 1983) toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line   Former services   Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Central Avenue toward Pavonia Terminal New Jersey and New York Railroad Fairmount Avenue toward Haverstraw
Anderson Street Station
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Anderson Street station in 1910 looking to the northwest.
Location	Anderson Street, Hackensack, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°53′39″N 74°02′40″W / 40.89417°N 74.04444°W / 40.89417; -74.04444Coordinates: 40°53′39″N 74°02′40″W / 40.89417°N 74.04444°W / 40.89417; -74.04444
Area	0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built	1869
Architectural style	Carpenter Gothic
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference #	84002520
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984
Removed from NRHP	May 18, 2011

Anderson Street is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in Hackensack (the other being Essex Street) and located at Anderson Street near Linden Street. All normal scheduled trains service this station seven days a week except for the Metro-North Railroad Express trains to Spring Valley, New York.

The station house was built in 1869 (and opened on September 9, 1869) by the Hackensack and New York Railroad on a track extension from Passaic Street in Hackensack. The station was turned over to the Erie Railroad in 1896 and New Jersey Transit in 1983. The next year, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The station building, which was 139 years old, was destroyed in a three-alarm fire and explosion at 5:55 a.m. on January 10, 2009. At the time the station house was the second-oldest (active service) in New Jersey (second to Ramsey's Main Street station). The station building was also the site for the Green Caboose Thrift Shop, a charity gift shop maintained by a branch of the Hackensack University Medical Center from 1962 until the station depot burned in 2009.

The Anderson Street station is located at the intersection with Anderson Street and Linden Avenue in Hackensack. The station has one track running through it, with one lone asphalt side platform appearing on the northbound side. The station has a nearby parking lot at the same intersection, with fifty parking spaces maintained by Park America (under lease from New Jersey Transit). Two of these fifty parking spaces are handicap accessible, although the station itself is not. These parking spots are permit-only, but are free to use on evenings and weekends. The station is located in New Jersey Transit's fifth fare zone, tickets may be purchased at the station. Except for the Metro-North Railroad Express routes to Spring Valley, all trains serve the Anderson Street station, and there is nearby access to the 175 and 770 New Jersey Transit bus lines. The station is 18 minutes from Secaucus Junction, 21 minutes from Hoboken Terminal, and 39 minutes from Spring Valley.