Military Park station

Military Park station (formerly Broad 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, Park Place and Broad Street in Downtown Newark at Military Park. The station was opened in 1935 as Broad Street station. It was renamed on September 4, 2004, so only one station in the system would carry the name Broad Street when Downtown Newark's stations (Penn Station and Broad Street) were connected by the Newark Light Rail line. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. This station is not wheelchair accessible, but the adjacent stations, Penn Station and Washington Street, are.

Military Park
Military Park station platforms in 2013
General information
LocationBroad Street at Raymond Boulevard and Park Place
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′14″N 74°10′16″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code30770[1]
History
OpenedMay 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935)[2]
Previous namesBroad Street (1935–2004)[2][3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Washington Street
toward Grove Street
 Grove Street – Newark Penn Newark Penn Station
Terminus

History

In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). An additional north–south line would have connected Bridge Street to the north with Clinton Avenue near The Coast/Lincoln Park neighborhood near Lincoln Park. The proposed second segment of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL) together with the first segment, the Newark Light Rail would service this area. The existing Newark City Subway Line was built in the old Morris Canal bed with construction beginning in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.[2]

Notable places nearby

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

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
  3. "Customer Notice – Newark City Subway Broad Street Station Renamed Military Park Station". NJ Transit. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2015. Customer Notice 1227.
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