Essex Street station (NJ Transit)

Essex Street
Essex Street station in April 2015. The former 1861 station depot platform is visible on the right side.
General information
Location	160 Essex Street, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey 07601
Coordinates	40°52′46″N 74°03′06″W / 40.87934°N 74.051579°W / 40.87934; -74.051579
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 3[1])
Connections	NJT Bus: 76, 712, and 780
Construction
Parking	236 spaces (in 2 lots)
Bicycle facilities	Lockers available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	769 (Erie Railroad)[2]
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	January 21, 1861[3][4]
Rebuilt	1893
Key dates
September 1, 1969	Station depot burns[5]
July 1970	Station depot razed[6]
Passengers
2018	349 (average weekday)[7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Anderson Street toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line Teterboro toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Central Avenue toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad Williams Avenue toward Jersey City
Location

Essex Street, known as Hackensack during the Erie Railroad era,^[1] is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line, located in Hackensack, New Jersey, at 160 John Street. The Pascack Valley Line services this station seven days a week.

The first station house was built in 1861 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, serving as a partial headquarters before being moved to Hillsdale and New Jersey Transit in 1983. The station was once the southernmost of four stations in Hackensack, which included stations at Anderson Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Central Avenue.