Broad Street Station (Newark)

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

Newark Broad Street
Station statistics
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
Other information
Opened	19 November 1836
Accessible
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Fare zone	2 (commuter rail only)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	546,000 ▲ 6% (NJT)
Services
Preceding station   New Jersey Transit   Following station East Orange toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Secaucus Junction toward Hoboken or New York Penn Watsessing Avenue toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Hoboken or New York Penn Terminus East Orange toward Hackettstown Morristown Line Secaucus Junction toward Hoboken or New York Penn Preceding station   Newark Light Rail   Following station Washington Park toward Newark Penn   Newark Light Rail (southbound)   Terminus Riverfront Stadium toward Newark Penn   Newark Light Rail (northbound)   Terminus

Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Built in 1906 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.

Contents 1 Renovations 2 New Jersey Transit Rail Service 3 New Jersey Transit Bus Service 4 Newark Light Rail Line 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Renovations

This station is currently (July 1, 2007) undergoing renovation. Construction contractors have completed the new center island, and have demolished the southernmost track and platform. Eastbound trains currently use the center track.

[edit] New Jersey Transit Rail Service

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 has been unavailable at this point since March 2008; a portion of the Westinghouse building collapsed near the tracks.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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