Atlantic Street station
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NJPAC/Center Street One-way operation | Broad Street – Newark Penn | Riverfront Stadium toward Newark Broad Street |
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Atlantic Street station is a light rail station in Newark, New Jersey on the Newark Light Rail system. The station is located in Downtown Newark, next to Atlantic Street, between the headquarters of IDT Corporation and its parking garage. The station only serves trains in the northbound direction, the nearby Harriet Tubman Square station is served by southbound trains. The station is in a business district near Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The Washington Park post office is also located near this station.
The station is above ground, as is most of the second Newark Light Rail line, except for a two-track tunnel having a portal to the south of Center Street that connects the line to the original NCS line at Newark Penn Station. This station receives only northbound trains, which leave Newark Penn Station, make one stop at NJPAC/Center Street, enter the northbound line here at Atlantic Street, and continue on to Riverfront Stadium (service on game days only) and Newark Broad Street station. Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.[5]
References
- ^ "Broad Street Station Area" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. August 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Atlantic Street Station Newark". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Broad Street Extension of Newark Light Rail Celebrates 10 Years". New Jersey Transit (Press release). Newark, New Jersey. July 18, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Travel Alert announcing opening of Newark Light Rail Extended service". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
External links
- Station from Bridge Street from Google Maps Street View
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- Trenton
- Hamilton Avenue
- Cass Street
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- Florence
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- Beverly/Edgewater Park
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- Pennsauken–Route 73
- Pennsauken Transit Center
- 36th Street
- Walter Rand Transportation Center
- Cooper Street–Rutgers University
- Aquarium
- Entertainment Center
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