Newark Broad Street station

Newark Broad Street
Newark Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey in November 2009
General information
LocationLackawanna Avenue and Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates40°44′51″N 74°10′19″W / 40.74750°N 74.17194°W / 40.74750; -74.17194
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)NJ Transit Rail Operations
Platforms
Tracks
  • Commuter rail: 3
  • Light rail: 2
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 1, 11, 13, 27, 28, go28, 29, 30, 41, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 108, 378[1]
Construction
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilitiesYes[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeLight rail: 30775[3]
Fare zone2 (commuter rail)[4]
Websitewww.njtransit.com/dv-to/Newark%20Broad%20Street%20Station
History
OpenedNovember 19, 1836 (November 19, 1836)[5]
Rebuilt1903, 2008
ElectrifiedSeptember 3, 1930[6]
Passengers
20172,996 (average weekday)[7][8]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
East Orange
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch
(weekdays)
Hoboken
Terminus
Secaucus Junction
(limited service)
toward New York
Watsessing Avenue Montclair-Boonton Line Hoboken
Terminus
Montclair-Boonton Line
(weekdays)
Secaucus Junction
toward New York
East Orange Morristown Line
Morristown Line
(weekdays)
Hoboken
Terminus
Harriet Tubman Square Broad Street – Newark Penn Terminus
Riverfront Stadium
One-way operation
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Watsessing
toward Bay Street
Montclair Branch Hoboken
Terminus
Ampere
toward Bay Street
Roseville Avenue
toward Bay Street
Montclair Branch
until 1984
Harrison
toward Hoboken
Grove Street
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch
until April 7, 1991
Hoboken
Terminus
Grove Street Morristown Line
until April 7, 1991
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Roseville Avenue
toward Buffalo
Main Line Hoboken
Terminus
Roseville Avenue
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch
Roseville Avenue
toward Montclair
Montclair Branch Harrison
toward Hoboken
Newark Broad Street Station
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectFrank J. Nies
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Renaissance
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002662[9]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Location
Map

Newark Broad Street station is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail and light rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Built in 1903, the station's historic architecture includes an elegant clock tower and a brick and stone façade on the station's main building. In June 1984, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its historical significance.

  1. ^ "Broad Street Station Area" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. August 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Newark Broad Street Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  5. ^ Douglass 1912, p. 339.
  6. ^ "D.L.&W. Electric Train Hoboken to Montclair". The Madison Eagle. September 5, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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