South Street station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

South Street
General information
Coordinates40°43′24″N 74°10′32.5″W / 40.72333°N 74.175694°W / 40.72333; -74.175694
History
Opened1903–1904
Closed1974–1976[citation needed]
Key dates
November 1951Station agent eliminated[1]
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Elizabeth
toward Chicago
Main Line Newark Market Street
Waverly New Brunswick Line
Location
Map

South Street is a closed station located along the Northeast Corridor in Newark, New Jersey. It served two lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad before closing. Construction on the station began in 1901, the original station had restrooms, a large waiting room, baggage facilities, a newsstand, and a telegraph office. The station replaced at-grade stations at Chestnut Street and Emmett Street.[2]

  1. ^ "P.U.C. Authorizes Bus Fare Boosts". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. November 24, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Track Elevation of the Pennsylvania in Newark, N.J." Railroad Gazette. 36 (19): 338–342. May 6, 1904.

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