Broad Street Station (Newark)

Infobox Station
name=Newark Broad Street
style=NJT Rail

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Light rail: 1 island
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passengers=546,000
pass_year=2006
pass_percent=6
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opened=19 November 1836
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Newark Broad Street Station is a historic 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.

Renovations

As of 2008 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 Morristown Line and the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, and the Montclair-Boonton Line.

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. [ [http://www.njtransit.com/sa_travel_alerts.jsp#32301 New Jersey Transit Travel Alert announcing opening of Newark Light Rail Extended service.] ] 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.njtransit.com/an_cp_project071.shtml New Jersey Transit: Newark Broad Street Station ADA Improvements]
* [http://www.ccharchitects.com/njtbroadstreetu.asp Newark Broad Street Station Area Vision Plan]