Norfolk Street station
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Norfolk Street | |||||||||||
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![]() Norfolk Street station as seen from overpass | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Below grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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Station code | 30767[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 26, 1935[2] | ||||||||||
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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.
History
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.[3]
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- New Jersey Dental School
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- New Jersey Medical School
- Old Essex County Jail
- Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Rutgers School of Health Related Professions
- Rutgers School of Nursing
- Science Park High School
References
- ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "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
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