Washington Street station (Newark Light Rail)

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Washington Street

A westbound train at the station in 2024

General information
Location| University Avenue at Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates| 40°44′18″N 74°10′27″W﻿ / ﻿40.73833°N 74.17417°W﻿ / 40.73833; -74.17417
Owned by| New Jersey Transit
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  NJ Transit Bus: 11, 28, 29, 30, 41, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79
Construction
Structure type| Underground
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| 30769[1]
History
Opened| May 26, 1935 (1935-05-26)[2]
Services
| Preceding station  |  NJ Transit | Following station

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Warren Street/NJIT

toward Grove Street

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toward Newark Penn

Location

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.

## History

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In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). In 1929 construction began on the east-west subway line (#7), now the Newark Light Rail, which was built in the old Morris Canal bed with Raymond Boulevard built over it, and service started on the line on May 26, 1935.[3]

## References

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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.
3. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Washington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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