Norfolk Street station
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| Orange Street toward Grove Street | Grove Street – Newark Penn | Warren Street/NJIT toward Newark Penn Station | ||
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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:
- New Jersey Dental School
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- New Jersey Medical School
- Old Essex County Jail
- Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Rutgers School of Health Related Professions
- Rutgers School of Nursing
- Science Park High School
References
- ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press. May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Station Reporter; Newark City Subway, including old map Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Norfolk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Newark Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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NJ Transit Light Rail stations
- 8th Street
- 22nd Street
- 34th Street
- 45th Street
- Danforth Avenue
- Richard Street
- Liberty State Park
- Jersey Avenue
- Marin Boulevard
- Essex Street
- Exchange Place
- Harborside
- Harsimus Cove
- Newport
- Hoboken
| West Side Avenue Branch | |
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| Tonnelle Avenue Branch |
- Newark Penn Station
- Military Park
- Washington Street
- Warren Street/NJIT
- Norfolk Street
- Orange Street
- Park Avenue
- Bloomfield Avenue
- Davenport Avenue
- Heller Parkway (closed)
- Branch Brook Park
- Silver Lake
- Grove Street
| Broad Street Line |
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- Trenton
- Hamilton Avenue
- Cass Street
- Bordentown
- Roebling
- Florence
- Burlington Towne Centre
- Burlington South
- Beverly/Edgewater Park
- Delanco
- Riverside
- Cinnaminson
- Riverton
- Palmyra
- Pennsauken–Route 73
- Pennsauken
- 36th Street
- Walter Rand Transportation Center
- Cooper Street–Rutgers University
- Aquarium
- Entertainment Center
- Category
- Commons
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