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| Newark Light Rail | |||
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 A Newark Light Rail train crosses Broad Street by Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, New Jersey | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | New Jersey Transit | ||
| Locale | Essex County | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 17 | ||
| Website | njtransit | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Light rail | ||
| System | New Jersey Transit | ||
| Services | 2 | ||
| Operator(s) | New Jersey Transit Bus Operations | ||
| Rolling stock | 21 Kinki Sharyo LRVs | ||
| Ridership | 5,431,305 [1] | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | May 16, 1935 (City Subway)[2] July 17, 2006 (Broad Street Extension)[3] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 6.2 mi (10.0 km)[4] | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
| Minimum radius | 33 ft (10.058 m)[5] | ||
| Electrification | Overhead line, 750 V DC | ||
| Operating speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) | ||
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The Newark Light Rail (NLR) is a light rail system serving Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding areas, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by its bus operations division. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway (NCS), and the extension to Broad Street station.[6][7] The City Subway opened on May 16, 1935, while the combined Newark Light Rail service was officially inaugurated on July 17, 2006.[3]
- ^ "NJ Transit Facts At a Glance Fiscal Year 2019" (PDF). NJ Transit. July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Pirmann, David & Darlington, Peggy (2012). "world.nycsubway.org: Newark, New Jersey Light Rail/City Subway". nycsubway.org. David Pirmann.
- ^ a b "Newark light rail set to open july 17". NJ Transit. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "NJ Transit Facts At a Glance Fiscal Year 2014" (PDF). NJ Transit. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ On line pubs TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1995]
- ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF map) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF map) on July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
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