Newark Broad Street Station

Coordinates: 40°44′51″N 74°10′19″W / 40.7475°N 74.17194°W / 40.7475; -74.17194

Newark Broad Street
Station statistics
Address	Lackawanna Avenue and Broad Street
Lines	Gladstone Branch      Montclair-Boonton Line      Morristown Line      Newark Light Rail
Connections	NJT Bus: 11, 13, 27, 28, 29, 39, 41, 43, 72, 76, 78, and 108
Levels	2
Platforms	Commuter rail: 1 island, 1 side Light rail: 1 island
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	19 November 1836
Rebuilt	1903, 2008
Accessible
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Fare zone	2 (commuter rail only)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	546,000 ▲ 6% (NJT)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station East Orange toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch New York Penn Station Terminus Hoboken Terminus Watsessing Avenue toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Secaucus Junction toward New York Penn Station Hoboken Terminus East Orange toward Hackettstown Morristown Line Secaucus Junction toward New York Penn Station Hoboken Terminus Preceding station   Newark Light Rail   Following station Washington Park toward Newark Penn Station Broad Street – Newark Penn Terminus Riverfront Stadium One-way operation

Newark Broad Street is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Built in 1901-03 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to serve its line from Hoboken to Denville, the station's historic architecture includes an elegant clock tower and a brick and stone façade on the station's main building.

History

Newark Broad Street opened on 19 November 1836 as the eastern terminal of the opening segment of the Morris and Essex Railroad to Orange. A number of western expansions were built but only in 1907 was Hoboken Terminal, the current eastern end of the line, opened. Eastern service before this was provided by the New Jersey Rail Road. The Morris and Essex Railroad was eventually bought out by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1945 and merged with the Erie Railroad to form with the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Sixteen years later, the railroad was absorbed by Conrail and only three years after that, New Jersey Transit was formed and began its operating all services at the station, a service that still continues to this day.

Recent renovations

As of 2008^[update] this station is undergoing renovation. This entails changing the station from 2 outside low platforms, with 3 tracks running through the station, to one featuring high platforms, including an island platform, allowing cross-platform transfers Construction has been completed on the new island platform, while renovations of the main station building and pedestrian underpass continue.

New Jersey Transit Rail Service

Broad Street Station is currently served by the Montclair-Boonton Line and both branches of the Morris and Essex Lines (Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch).

New Jersey Transit Bus Service

Buses 11, 13, 27, 28, 29, 39, 41, 43, 72, 76, 78, and 108 stop regularly at this station in both directions.

Newark Light Rail Line

This station is the northern terminus of the Newark Light Rail line from Newark Penn Station. Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Light Rail trains operate from about 6AM to midnight, daily.^[1] Light rail service was unavailable at from March 2008 until July 2008 due to a partial collapse of the former Westinghouse factory adjacent to the station during demolition. Demolition was completed, and service resumed, in July 2008.

Gallery

Station clock tower

Commuter rail platforms and tracks

The light rail station

References

1. ^ New Jersey Transit Travel Alert announcing opening of Newark Light Rail Extended service.

External links

• New Jersey Transit: Newark Broad Street Station ADA Improvements
• Newark Broad Street Station Area Vision Plan

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