Newark Light Rail

Newark Light Rail
A Newark Light Rail train crosses Broad Street by Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, New Jersey
Overview
OwnerNew Jersey Transit
LocaleEssex County
Termini
Stations17
Websitenjtransit.com
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemNew Jersey Transit
Services2
Operator(s)New Jersey Transit Bus Operations
Rolling stock21 Kinki Sharyo LRVs
Ridership5,431,305 [1]
History
OpenedMay 26,1935 (City Subway)[2]
July 17, 2006 (Broad Street Extension)[3]
Technical
Line length6.2 mi (10.0 km)[4]
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius33 ft (10.058 m)[5]
ElectrificationOverhead line750 V DC
Operating speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map
Map
proposed extension
Grove Street
   
Silver Lake
Orange Branch
Branch Brook Park
Heller Parkway
Davenport Avenue
 29┃Bloomfield Avenue 
Bloomfield Avenue
Park Avenue
 21┃Orange via Orange 
Orange Street
 23┃Central Avenue 
Norfolk Street
Warren Street/NJIT
 21┃Orange via Market 
Washington Street
Military Park
Newark Broad Street
    NJ Transit
Riverfront Stadium
Harriet Tubman SquareAtlantic Street
NJPAC/Center Street
Newark Penn Station
 
 
NJ Transit Port Authority Trans-Hudson Amtrak
Key
former surface lines
Newark City Subway
Broad Street Extension

The Newark Light Rail (NLR) is a light rail system serving Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding areas, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by its bus operations division. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway (NCS), and the extension to Broad Street station.[6][7] The City Subway opened on May 26,1935, while the combined Newark Light Rail service was officially inaugurated on July 17, 2006.[3]

  1. ^ "NJ Transit Facts At a Glance Fiscal Year 2019" (PDF). NJ Transit. July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Pirmann, David & Darlington, Peggy (2012). "world.nycsubway.org: Newark, New Jersey Light Rail/City Subway". nycsubway.org. David Pirmann.
  3. ^ a b "Newark light rail set to open july 17". NJ Transit. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "NJ Transit Facts At a Glance Fiscal Year 2014" (PDF). NJ Transit. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  5. ^ On line pubs TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1995]
  6. ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF map) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Newark Light Rail" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF map) on July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.

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