The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Hackettstown, reaching Rowe Street in Bloomfield.

[2] The establishment of a new depot at Orchard Street along the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway began in 1891.

They also announced the Erie Railroad, the company which owned the line, would accept a new station when constructed.

The plot for the new station was to cost $4,000, located at the intersection of Orchard, Smith and Baylis Streets.

[7] On September 1, 1892, the Erie appointed William H. Flood as ticket agent for the Orchard Street station.