Norfolk Street station
Norfolk Street | |||||||||||
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![]() Norfolk Street station in October 2014 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Norfolk Street & Bond Street Newark, New Jersey | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′43″N 74°10′59″W / 40.7453°N 74.1830°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Below grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 26, 1935[1] | ||||||||||
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Norfolk Street station is an open-cut station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail, and the first following the line leaving the Raymond Boulevard tunnel. It is located on Norfolk Street just south of Central Avenue in University Heights.
Norfolk Street station was originally built by Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on May 26, 1935, and contained a connection to the Central Avenue line until December 14, 1947 when the route was converted into bus route #23.[2]
References
- ^ "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press. May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Station Reporter; Newark City Subway, including old map Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Norfolk Street station at Wikimedia Commons