The current station is the second on the site. The original station opened on November 19, 1836, at the east end of the opening segment of the Morris and Essex Railroad to Orange; for the first couple of decades trains east of Newark ran over the New Jersey Rail Road to Jersey City. The present station opened in 1903 after two years of construction, located on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad main line from Hoboken to Denville, Scranton and Buffalo The Newark Drawbridge connecting to the station and crossing the Passaic River to the east also opened in 1903. A number of western expansions were built, and Hoboken Terminal, the current eastern end of the line, opened in 1907. In 1945, the Morris and Essex Railroad officially merged into the Lackawanna Railroad, which had leased it since 1868 (though the Morris and Essex' separate identity had been largely lost years before). DL&W merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960 to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, which was absorbed by Conrail in 1976; NJ Transit has operated all passenger service since 1983.
The station had served several Lackawanna and then Erie Lackwanna passenger trains. These included the Lake Cities,Owl/New York Mail,Twilight/Pocono Express and the DLW flagship train, the Phoebe Snow.[7][8] However, all intercity service ended by 1970.
From 2004 to 2008 the station was renovated. The station changed from having two outside low platforms, with walkways across one track to the middle track, to having two high platforms, one of them an island platform, to facilitate cross-platform transfers. The historic westbound shelter was removed in the project and new westbound waiting areas were built.
This station is also the northern terminus of the Newark Light Rail Broad Street Extension line from Newark Penn Station. Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006, although light rail service was unavailable from March through July 2008 due to a partial collapse of the former Westinghouse factory adjacent to the station during demolition. This allows passengers on the two commuter lines serving Broad Street to easily transfer to Newark Penn, and vice versa. Previously, passengers wishing to transfer in Newark had to make their own way (usually by bus or taxi) between the two stations.
^Newark Broad Street Station New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
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Newark Broad Street is a NJ Transit commuter rail and light rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark in Essex County New Jersey United States Built in 1903 the station s historic architecture includes an elegant clock tower and a brick and stone facade on the station s main building Newark Broad StreetGeneral informationLocationLackawanna Avenue and Broad StreetNewark New JerseyCoordinates40 44 51 N 74 10 19 W 40 74750 N 74 17194 W 40 74750 74 17194Owned byNew Jersey TransitLine s Hoboken DivisionPlatformsCommuter rail 1 island 1 sideLight rail 1 islandTracks3 Commuter rail 2 Light rail ConnectionsNJT Bus 11 13 27 28 29 30 41 72 76 78 108ConstructionPlatform levels2Disabled accessYesOther informationFare zone2 commuter rail only 1 HistoryOpenedNovember 19 1836 2 Rebuilt1903 2008ElectrifiedSeptember 3 1930 3 Passengers20172 996 average weekday 4 5 ServicesPreceding station NJ Transit Following stationEast Orangetoward Gladstone Gladstone Branchweekdays HobokenTerminusSecaucus Junctionlimited servicetoward New York Penn StationWatsessing Avenuetoward Hackettstown Montclair Boonton Line HobokenTerminusMontclair Boonton Lineweekdays Secaucus Junctiontoward New York Penn StationEast Orangetoward Hackettstown Morristown LineMorristown Lineweekdays HobokenTerminusWashington Parktoward Newark Penn Station Broad Street Newark Penn TerminusRiverfront StadiumOne way operationFormer servicesPreceding station NJ Transit Following stationWatsessingtoward Bay Street Montclair Branch HobokenTerminusAmperetoward Bay StreetRoseville Avenuetoward Bay Street Montclair Branchuntil 1984 Harrisontoward HobokenGrove Streettoward Gladstone Gladstone Branchuntil April 7 1991 HobokenTerminusGrove Streettoward Hackettstown Morristown Lineuntil April 7 1991Preceding station Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following stationRoseville Avenuetoward Buffalo Main Line HobokenTerminusRoseville Avenuetoward Gladstone Gladstone BranchRoseville Avenuetoward Montclair Montclair Branch Harrisontoward HobokenNewark Broad Street StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesLocationBroad St and University Ave Newark NJ 07102Coordinates40 44 50 N 74 10 20 W 40 74722 N 74 17222 W 40 74722 74 17222 Coordinates 40 44 50 N 74 10 20 W 40 74722 N 74 17222 W 40 74722 74 17222Area1 5 acres 0 61 ha Built1901ArchitectFrank J NiesArchitectural styleColonial Revival RenaissanceMPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TRNRHP reference No 84002662 6 Added to NRHPJune 22 1984 Contents 1 History 1 1 Renovation 2 Station layout and services 3 Gallery 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe current station is the second on the site The original station opened on November 19 1836 at the east end of the opening segment of the Morris and Essex Railroad to Orange for the first couple of decades trains east of Newark ran over the New Jersey Rail Road to Jersey City The present station opened in 1903 after two years of construction located on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad main line from Hoboken to Denville Scranton and Buffalo The Newark Drawbridge connecting to the station and crossing the Passaic River to the east also opened in 1903 A number of western expansions were built and Hoboken Terminal the current eastern end of the line opened in 1907 In 1945 the Morris and Essex Railroad officially merged into the Lackawanna Railroad which had leased it since 1868 though the Morris and Essex separate identity had been largely lost years before DL amp W merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960 to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad which was absorbed by Conrail in 1976 NJ Transit has operated all passenger service since 1983 The station had served several Lackawanna and then Erie Lackwanna passenger trains These included the Lake Cities Owl New York Mail Twilight Pocono Express and the DLW flagship train the Phoebe Snow 7 8 However all intercity service ended by 1970 The station building has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 9 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource 10 Renovation Edit From 2004 to 2008 the station was renovated The station changed from having two outside low platforms with walkways across one track to the middle track to having two high platforms one of them an island platform to facilitate cross platform transfers The historic westbound shelter was removed in the project and new westbound waiting areas were built Station layout and services EditBroad Street Station is currently served by the Montclair Boonton Line and both branches of the Morris and Essex Lines the Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch All three lines either proceed to Secaucus Junction en route to New York Penn Station or terminate in Hoboken This station is also the northern terminus of the Newark Light Rail Broad Street Extension line from Newark Penn Station Service on this line opened on July 17 2006 although light rail service was unavailable from March through July 2008 due to a partial collapse of the former Westinghouse factory adjacent to the station during demolition This allows passengers on the two commuter lines serving Broad Street to easily transfer to Newark Penn and vice versa Previously passengers wishing to transfer in Newark had to make their own way usually by bus or taxi between the two stations PPlatform level Track 3 Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown East Orange Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone East Orange Montclair Boonton Line toward Bay Street Montclair State University or Hackettstown Watsessing Avenue Island platformTrack 1 Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown East Orange Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone East Orange Morristown Gladstone Montclair Boonton lines toward Hoboken Terminus Morristown Gladstone Montclair Boonton lines toward New York Penn Station Secaucus Junction Track 2 Morristown Gladstone Montclair Boonton lines toward Hoboken Terminus Morristown Gladstone Montclair Boonton lines toward New York Penn Station Secaucus Junction Side platformG Street level Station house busesLight Rail Broad Street Newark Penn toward Newark Penn Station Washington Park Island platformLight Rail Broad Street Newark Penn toward Newark Penn Station Washington Park Gallery Edit Station entrance on University Avenue Commuter rail platforms Light rail station Waiting room during COVID 19 Pandemic Platforms during the COVID 19 Pandemic An Erie Lackawana electric at Broad Street station in November 1978Bibliography EditDouglass A M 1912 The Railroad Trainman Volume 29 Cleveland Ohio Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Retrieved April 4 2020 References Edit Morris and Essex Timetables PDF Newark New Jersey New Jersey Transit Rail Operations November 7 2010 Retrieved November 27 2010 Douglass 1912 p 339 D L amp W Electric Train Hoboken to Montclair The Madison Eagle September 5 1930 p 6 Retrieved January 31 2021 via Newspapers com QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS PDF New Jersey Transit Archived from the original PDF on April 19 2013 Retrieved January 4 2013 How Many Riders Use NJ Transit s Hoboken Train Station Hoboken Patch Retrieved 2018 07 18 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 1954 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad timetable http viewoftheblue com photography timetables DLW042554 pdf 1961 Erie Lackawanna timetable https upload wikimedia org wikipedia commons 6 6d ERIE TABLE1 19610625 png Essex County Listings National Register of Historic Places Accessed July 16 2018 Newark Broad Street Station New Jersey Transit Railroad Station SurveyExternal links Edit Media related to Newark Broad Street Station at Wikimedia Commons Newark N J DL amp W by John C Dahl Great Railroad Stations Index RSHS Train Web Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newark Broad Street station amp oldid 1138278993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
