Washington Street station (Newark Light Rail)

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Washington Street station platforms in 2015
General information
LocationUniversity Avenue at Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′18″N74°10′27″W / 40.73833°N 74.17417°W / 40.73833; -74.17417
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 11, 28, 29, 30, 41, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code30769 [1]
History
OpenedMay 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935) [2]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Warren Street/NJIT
toward Grove Street
Grove Street – Newark Penn Military Park
Location
Washington Street station (Newark Light Rail)

Washington Street station is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail. The station is owned and service is operated by New Jersey Transit. The station is located at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard and Washington Street with a second entrance at University Avenue, both in Downtown Newark. The station serves the western edge of downtown and the University Heights neighborhood. The station was opened in 1935. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. Some mosaic street indicators still show the exit for "Plane Street" which is the previous name for University Avenue. This station is wheelchair accessible.

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History

In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). In 1929 construction began on the east-west subway line (#7), now the Newark Light Rail, which was built in the old Morris Canal bed with Raymond Boulevard built over it, and service started on the line on May 26, 1935. [3]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

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References

  1. "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit . September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  2. "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press . May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Baretski, Charles Allan (March 6, 1987). "How the Newark Subway Came to Lie in the Morris Canal's Bed". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 31, 2019.