Newfoundland (NYS&W station)
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Newfoundland
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| Location | 58 Bigelow Road Newfoundland West Milford, New Jersey 07435 |
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| Coordinates | 41°02′55″N 74°26′40″W / 41.04861°N 74.44444°WCoordinates: 41°02′55″N 74°26′40″W / 41.04861°N 74.44444°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1944 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Not electrified | ||||||||||
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Newfoundland is a railroad station in the Newfoundland section of West Milford, New Jersey. It was built by the New Jersey Midland Railway in 1872 and later served passengers on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W).
The critically acclaimed and award winning 2003 independent film The Station Agent starring Peter Dinklage was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland (during August 2002) and features the iconic train station featured in the film is located in the West Milford section of Newfoundland. The station interior has been renovated and is marketed as a multiple-use studio.
Existing original station buildings from the New Jersey Midland can be found at Vreeland Avenue, Hawthorne, Wortendyke, Wyckoff and Butler, among other places.
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