Norfolk Street station explained

Norfolk Street
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:Newark Light Rail black
Address:Norfolk Street & Bond Street
Borough:Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.7453°N -74.183°W
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Below grade
Accessible:No
Code:30767[1]
Opened:[2]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:14

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. September 2022 . Newark Light Rail . July 6, 2023 . NJ Transit.
  2. News: Commuters Hail Newark Subway . January 14, 2020 . . May 27, 1935 . 17. Newspapers.com.
  3. http://www.stationreporter.net/nlr.htm Station Reporter; Newark City Subway, including old map