Washington Street station (Newark Light Rail)

The 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.

Washington Street
The Washington Street station in 2015.
LocationUniversity Avenue
at Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′17.82″N 74°10′27.25″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus: 11, 28, 29, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, and 79
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 26, 1935[1]
Electrified750 V (DC) Overhead lines
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Warren Street/NJIT
toward Grove Street
 Grove Street – Newark Penn Military Park
toward Newark Penn Station

History

In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). The east-west subway line (#7), which was eventually built in the old Morris Canal bed with Raymond Boulevard built over it. Construction on the line began in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.[2]

Attractions

References
  1. "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press. May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 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.


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