Clifton (NJT station)

Clifton
Clifton station sign on railroad bridge at Clifton Blvd.
Station statistics
Coordinates	40°52′04″N 74°09′13″W / 40.8679°N 74.1535°W / 40.8679; -74.1535Coordinates: 40°52′04″N 74°09′13″W / 40.8679°N 74.1535°W / 40.8679; -74.1535
Lines	Main Line
Connections	NJT Bus: 705 and 707
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	236 spaces
Other information
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Fare zone	5
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	754 (average weekday)  0.93%
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Paterson toward Suffern Main Line Passaic toward Hoboken Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Paterson toward Denville Boonton Branch Passaic toward Hoboken

Clifton Station is a New Jersey Transit train station that serves Clifton, New Jersey, with service is to Hoboken Terminal via the Main Line; travel time is about 30 minutes. Service is available to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan via connections at Secaucus Junction. The station is located on the border between the Athenia and Dutch Hill sections of Clifton, with the Hoboken-bound platform in the Athenia section and the Suffern-bound platform located in the Dutch Hill section.

The station's two parking lots accommodate 236 cars. Parking is free of charge. The station has bike racks and two ticket machines. Its station building was recently damaged by fire, which necessitated a closure of its interior waiting room and a constructing of a rain-protected shelter in front of the building. The waiting room and restroom at the station have recently reopened but the shelter in front has remained.

External links

• NJT rail station information page for Clifton
• DepartureVision real time train information for Clifton
• Main Line/Bergen County Line/Port Jervis Line schedule
• Clifton Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View