Bloomfield Avenue station

Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield Avenue station in February 2015 from the Grove Street platform.
Location 310 Bloomfield Avenue
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°45′56″N 74°10′48″W / 40.7655°N 74.1799°W / 40.7655; -74.1799Coordinates: 40°45′56″N 74°10′48″W / 40.7655°N 74.1799°W / 40.7655; -74.1799
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
  Grove Street – Newark Penn
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections NJT Bus: 11, 28, 29, 72
Electrified 750 V (DC) overhead lines
Services
Preceding station   Newark Light Rail   Following station
toward Grove Street
Grove Street – Newark Penn

Bloomfield Avenue station is an open-cut station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail, located at Bloomfield Avenue on the west side of Branch Brook Park, near its main entrance. Connections are available here for Bloomfield Avenue bus service on four lines for service between Newark and Paterson, Wayne, Montclair, West Caldwell, and Parsippany-Troy Hills. The station has elevators for handicapped passengers.

History

Bloomfield Avenue station was originally built by Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on May 26, 1935, and contained a connection to the Bloomfield Avenue line until March 30, 1952 when the route was converted into bus route #29.[1]


Transfers

  • New Jersey Transit buses: 11, 28, 29, 72

References

  1. ↑ Station Reporter; Newark City Subway, including old map


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