Plauderville (Erie Railroad station)

Plauderville
The new high-level westbound platforms at Plauderville are visible from the eastbound platform as seen in October 2011.
Location	Midland Avenue, Garfield, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°53′13″N 74°06′09″W / 40.8870°N 74.1025°W / 40.8870; -74.1025Coordinates: 40°53′13″N 74°06′09″W / 40.8870°N 74.1025°W / 40.8870; -74.1025
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Bergen County Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 160 and 758
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	2119 (Erie Railroad)
Fare zone	5
History
Rebuilt	1913 (old box car body) August 20, 2009 – October 10, 2011
Electrified	Not electrified
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	450 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Broadway toward Suffern Bergen County Line Garfield toward Hoboken Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Garfield toward Pavonia Terminal Bergen County Railroad Fair Lawn toward Ridgewood

Plauderville is a New Jersey Transit train station located in Garfield, New Jersey, United States, served by the Bergen County Line. The station is in the north side of the city in the vicinity of Midland Avenue between Plauderville Avenue and Outwater Lane. The station is a full-service station as of April 2012, and has high-level platforms making the station handicapped accessible.

Prior to the opening of the new structure on October 11, 2011, Plauderville's platforms were located slightly uptrack from where they are now, straddling the border between Garfield and its neighbor Saddle Brook. There was a shelter on the platform for trains headed to Hoboken Terminal along with the station's ticket vending machines, and the platforms were low-level and offered zero handicap accessibility. The closest stations to Plauderville that offered such access were Rutherford station to the south and Boro Hall station in Glen Rock to the north, with wheelchair ramps available at either stop.

Prior to the completion of the reconstruction at Plauderville, Garfield was not fully served by NJ Transit. Although Plauderville was utilized by a fair number of commuters in the area, judging by the station featuring parking for over 250 cars, it and its Passaic Street counterpart saw service only during peak travel times; trains departing for Hoboken Terminal would begin bypassing both stations in the early afternoon, despite outbound service being available all day. After the new station at Plauderville was completed, NJ Transit added more Hoboken-bound service in the evening and at night.

An old box car body was installed at Plauderville in 1913 at a cost of $150 (1913 USD). Starting in 2009, with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, New Jersey Transit received funds to construct high-level platforms at Plauderville on the south side of Midland Avenue. Trains used the low-level platform until October 10, 2011, when trains were moved to the completed high-level platforms. This construction adds Plauderville to the list of stations on the Bergen County Line in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, along with Rutherford station and Glen Rock's Boro Hall station.