The Hoboken, Ridgefield and Paterson Railroad was chartered in 1866 to connect Paterson with the ports along the Hudson River waterfront.
The New Jersey Midland Railway (NJM) was formed in 1870 as a consolidation of several smaller railroads.

By March 1872, the NJM line had been extended west from Hackensack, with stations at Maywood, Paterson (at Vreeland Avenue and two others) Wortendyke, and Butler, among others, to Newfoundland.
It was later extended to Sparta, Newton, Blairstown and across the Delaware River to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Soon thereafter trains were running east and south to the Hudson River waterfront at Pennsylvania Railroad's depot in Jersey City using the Bergen Hill Cut.

The NJ Midland was absorbed into the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad.
In 1898, the NYSW became a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad, and made use of Erie's Pavonia Terminal.
Passenger service on the line was eliminated June 30, 1966; it is now used for exclusively for freight.

The station was north of Hackensack Junction, where the NYSW heading southward ran parallel to the West Shore Railroad, now CSX River Subdivision.
The Hoboken, Ridgefield and Paterson Railroad was chartered in 1866 to connect Paterson with the ports along the Hudson River waterfront. The New Jersey Midland Railway (NJM) was formed in 1870 as a consolidation of several smaller railroads. 
By March 1872, the NJM line had been extended west from Hackensack, with stations at Maywood, Paterson (at Vreeland Avenue and two others) Wortendyke, and Butler, among others, to Newfoundland. It was later extended to Sparta, Newton, Blairstown and across the Delaware River to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Soon thereafter trains were running east and south to the Hudson River waterfront at Pennsylvania Railroad's depot in Jersey City using the Bergen Hill Cut. 
The NJ Midland was absorbed into the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. In 1898, the NYSW became a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad, and made use of Erie's Pavonia Terminal. Passenger service on the line was eliminated June 30, 1966; it is now used for exclusively for freight. 
The station was north of Hackensack Junction, where the NYSW heading southward ran parallel to the West Shore Railroad, now CSX River Subdivision.
Bogota station