Riverfront Stadium station

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Riverfront Stadium
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Newark Light Rail car at Riverfront Stadium station
General information
LocationAtlantic Street and Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′44″N74°10′09″W / 40.7456°N 74.1692°W / 40.7456; -74.1692
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 11, 13, 27, 28, go28, 29, 30, 41, 76, 378 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code30774 [2]
Fare zone1
History
OpenedJuly 17, 2006 (July 17, 2006) [3]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Atlantic Street
One-way operation
Broad Street – Newark Penn Newark Broad Street
Terminus

Riverfront Stadium station is a light rail station in the Washington Park section of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The station is a single low-level platform for trains used by the Newark Light Rail branch to Newark Broad Street station. Riverfront Stadium station is a northbound-only stop, and the stadium is located across Broad Street from the terminus.

The station opened on July 17, 2006 when an extension from Newark Penn Station opened to Broad Street station. [4] Riverfront Stadium station attained its name from the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, an independent baseball league ballpark. The station was located next to the entrance to Gate C, however, the stadium closed in 2013 and the city razed the stadium in 2019.

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References

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