Branch Brook Park station

Branch Brook Park
Branch Brook Park station in April 2015 from the ramp to Heller Parkway
General information
Location	North 5th Street & Anthony Street Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°46′47″N 74°10′29″W / 40.7797°N 74.1748°W / 40.7797; -74.1748
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	5
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 27, 74, 90, 92, 99
Construction
Structure type	Below grade
Parking	112 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	30762[2]
History
Opened	May 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935)
Rebuilt	1940, 1953, 2001
Previous names	Franklin Avenue, Heller Parkway
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Silver Lake toward Grove Street Grove Street – Newark Penn Davenport Avenue toward Newark Penn Station
Location

Branch Brook Park station is a light rail station in the Forest Hill neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. The station services trains of the Newark Light Rail, operated by NJ Transit and is the last in the city of Newark heading westbound. The next station to the west is Silver Lake in Belleville. The next station to the south is Davenport Avenue. Branch Brook Park operates as an intermodal transportation hub, with two platforms for the light rail, one side platform and one island platform. There is also a third platform for bus services.

The station is located on the site of the original Newark City Subway streetcar loop and station known as Franklin Avenue. In 2001, NJ Transit replaced the loop, Franklin Avenue station and the nearby Heller Parkway station into one straight facility known as Branch Brook Park, named after the nearby park.