Newfoundland | |||||||||||
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| Location | 58 Bigelow Road,Newfoundland,Jefferson Township,New Jersey 07435 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°02′54.6″N74°26′39.4″W / 41.048500°N 74.444278°W /41.048500; -74.444278 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
| Lines | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1161 (Erie Railroad)[1] NW (NYS&W)[2] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1872; 153 years ago (1872) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1944; 81 years ago (1944) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Not electrified | ||||||||||
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Newfoundland is a railroad station in theNewfoundland section ofJefferson Township, New Jersey. It was built by theNew Jersey Midland Railway in 1872[3] and later served passengers on theNew York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W).[4]
The critically acclaimed and award-winning 2003 independent filmThe Station Agent starringPeter Dinklage was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland (during August 2002) and features the iconic train station featured in the film is located in theJefferson Township section of Newfoundland.[5] The station interior was later renovated and marketed as a multiple-use studio.
Existing original station buildings from theNew Jersey Midland can be found atBogota,Vreeland Avenue,Hawthorne,Wortendyke,Wyckoff andButler, among other places.[6]