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  • Remembering Kingsland Station (1870-2025)

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    David Peter Alan

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    Saturday, June 7 was a cloudy day with rain showers; appropriate weather for the last day of service at a station that had served its community for 154½ years. Trains on NJ Transit’s “Main Line” stopped at Kingsland for the last time, as service ended early Sunday morning; the end of Saturday’s service day.            …

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  • 2024: Bad Times for NJT Riders

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    Webweaver

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    Using the system in 2024 was more difficult than normal and there were several bad policy decisions made. Here are some highlights: New Fare Policy NJT proposed and approved: This was a price shock to riders. New fare policies and an increase were proposed in February with hearings in March. Little lead time was given…

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  • Trip Report: Connecting at Kingsland Station

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    My trip to the NJT board meeting last month was a bit different from usual; normally, I take a Pascack Valley train from either Woodcliff Lake or Essex Street, but this time I got to Essex Street a bit late, missing the Train 1632 at 4:48.  Fortunately, there was a 76 bus leaving at 5:12—but…

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  • Kingsland Station: A Downtown Asset

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Last month, we postponed our 2nd-Tuesday executive committee conference call to pay a visit to the Lyndhurst town commissioners at their monthly meeting. Some months ago, when the board discussed plans for the new Lyndhurst Station, we had noted in their “wish list” capital plan the proposed closing of Kingsland Station. We were disturbed—the location…

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  • Coalition Calls for Saving Kingsland Station

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    David Peter Alan

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    The Lackawanna Coalition passed a resolution at its July meeting that calls on New Jersey Transit to save the Kingsland station, located on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst. The agency has proposed enlarging parking facilities and making other improvements at the Lyndhurst Station; the next station going toward Suffern, but the 2021 proposal under consideration called…

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