Demarest station is located in Demarest,

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, United States. The station's depot was added to the

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on July 7, 2004.

History

The station was designed by architect

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and built in 1872 on the

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line. The station was named after State Senator Ralph S. Demarest, who was a director of the railroad and owned the land that the station was built upon. The borough of Demarest took the name when incorporated in 1903. The depot was purchased by the borough of Demarest in 1977 and is used as a senior center. The Demarest Historical Society also uses the depot. The depot is currently undergoing the final stage of a renovation that started in 2002.Northjersey.com
Retrieved March 27, 2010. Passenger service for the station ended in 1966. The rail line is still used for freight transport as part of the

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Northern Branch The Northern Branch is a railroad line that runs from Jersey City to Northvale in northeastern New Jersey. The line was constructed in 1859 by the Northern Railroad of New Jersey to connect the New York and Erie Railroad's Piermont Branch ter ...

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Demarest, New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1859 Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Former railway stations in New Jersey Former Erie Railroad stations National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places 1859 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub

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