Station Review #29: Paterson (NJT)


Paterson is a NJT commuter rail station in Paterson, the county seat of Passaic County, NJ. Paterson station is on the NJT Main Line, between Clifton and Hawthorne stations. 

MNRR's Port Jervis line trains pass through the station as well, but do not stop there

Tour/Gallery
The station building

Paterson is a standard elevated station, much like a station like Wilmington. Much unlike Wilmington, however, this station does not have a large waiting room, nor does it have shops, nor is it very ornate. This station has stairs to the platform, and elevators.

Maps on the bottom floor

Random plaque

Old bus stop

Upstairs on the platform, there are a lot more basic amenities, like signs, shelters, more maps, etc. There is also an elevator, as well. 

Stairs

More stairs

Platforms

Bench and sign

Schedule and Shelter

Steel girders underneath

Train

Bus Connections 
Bus Stop

There are a lot of buses that directly link to Paterson Station, most of which link it directly to Broadway Bus Terminal, which is nearby in downtown Paterson 

• 151 - EXPRESS- Broadway Bus Terminal (Paterson) to Port Authority Bus Terminal (NYC)
• 161 - Broadway Bus Terminal (Paterson) to Port Authority Bus Terminal (NYC) via East Paterson 
• 703 - Haledon to American Dream/Meadowlands (East Rutherford)
• 707 - Paterson City Hall to Garden State Plaza (Paramus)
• 712 - South Wayne and Willowbrook Mall to Hackensack Bus Terminal 
• 722 - Clifton to Paramus Park Mall via Paterson, Hawthorne, and Ridgewood
• 744 - Preakness Shopping Center (Point View/Wayne) to Passaic Bus Terminal 
• 746 - Van Neste Square (Ridgewood) to Broadway Bus Terminal (Paterson) 
• 748 - Willowbrook Mall to Paterson City Hall via Wayne

Things to do in Paterson 
View of Downtown Paterson 

There is so much to do in Paterson, that it would take me a very long time to detail everything. A couple obvious ones include Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, the many great restaurants and stores, among so many other things! There are top 20 lists for this! Paterson always gets written off as a place with nothing in it but that's just not true. 

Additionally, there's even a small pocket park just outside the station! 

Amenity Checklist

Accessible: ✓
Bathrooms: ✓
Clean Station: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy passage for each side: Island Platform
Fare Payment Kiosks (if applicable): ✓
Indoor Shelters: ×
Maps: ✓
Multiple entrances/exits: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Station In Good Condition: ✓
Ticket Kiosks (if applicable): ✓ (Same as fare payment kiosks)
Ticket Offices: ×
TOD: ✓
Train Departure/Arrival Info (signs that update/screens): ✓
Updated Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 9/10: I just wish that it was spruced up a bit cosmetically. Otherwise, this is a shining example of a good train station! 

Station Directory

--------Hudson County--------
Hoboken
Secaucus Junction
--------Bergen County--------
Kingsland
Lyndhurst
--------Passaic County--------
Delawanna
Passaic
Clifton
Paterson 
Hawthorne
--------Bergen County--------
Glen Rock (Main Line)
Ridgewood
Ho-Ho-Kus
Waldwick
Allendale
Ramsey
Ramsey Route 17
Mahwah
--------New York--------
--------Rockland County--------
Suffern 

MNRR trains go past to Port Jervis

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