Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link

Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
Technical
Line length	8.8 mi (14.2 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	(?)
Route map Concept map of Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, based on preliminary NJ Transit reports. The green line is the completed MOS-1, the blue line is MOS-2, and the red line is Union County Light Rail.

The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link was a proposed 8.8-mile (14.2 km)-long light rail line in New Jersey, USA, which would have connected the downtown areas of Newark and Elizabeth with the Newark Liberty International Airport and been operated by New Jersey Transit. The construction of the project was being planned in stages, or "minimum operable segments" (MOS).

The first minimum operable segment (MOS-1) opened to the public on July 17, 2006, as the Newark Light Rail Broad Street Line, connecting Broad Street Station and Penn Station in Newark.^[1]

The second segment (MOS-2) would have connected Penn Station with the airport, while the third segment became known as the Union County Light Rail.

New Jersey Transit has since removed further segments from their list of candidate projects for their Capital Improvement Program, effectively ending any further construction.

Station listing

See also Newark Light Rail#Broad Street Line and Union County Light Rail

MOS-2

• Newark Penn Station
• Market Street (at Mulberry Street)
• Government Center (Mulberry Street)
• Lincoln Park/Symphony Hall (Camp Street)
• Newark Liberty International Airport (connecting with the airport via AirTrain Newark

References

1. ^ New Jersey Transit: Newark City Subway (NCS) Extension to Newark Broad Street Station^{[dead link]}, accessed June 4, 2006