Weehawken Terminal

Weehawken Terminal was the waterfront intermodal terminal on the North River (Hudson River) in Weehawken, New Jersey for the New York Central Railroad's West Shore Railroad division, whose route traveled along the west shore of the Hudson River. It opened in 1884 and closed in 1959. The complex contained five ferry slips, sixteen passenger train tracks, car float facilities, and extensive yards. The facility was also used by the New York, Ontario and Western Railway. The terminal was one of five passenger railroad terminals that lined the Hudson Waterfront during the 19th and 20th centuries; the others were located at Hoboken, Pavonia, Exchange Place and Communipaw, with Hoboken being the only one still in use.

Weehawken
Weehawken Terminal and yard, circa 1955
General information
Coordinates40.771639°N 74.012750°W / 40.771639; -74.012750
Operated byNew York Central Railroad (NYC)
Line(s)West Shore Railroad
Tracks16
Train operatorsNYC, NYO&W
Connections
History
Opened1884 (1884)
Closed1959 (1959)
Services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Terminus Weehawken Ferry Cortlandt Street
Terminus
Ridgefield Park West Shore Railroad
Main Line
Terminus
New Durham
Map of the five train-to-ferry transfer points along the west shore of the Hudson River circa 1900

Today, the site is the location of Weehawken Port Imperial, an inter-modal transit hub used by New Jersey Transit buses, the Hudson Bergen Light Rail and New York Waterway.

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