The station opened on July 17, 2006 when an extension from Newark Penn Station opened to Broad Street station.[4] Riverfront Stadium station attained its name from the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, an independent baseball league ballpark. The station was located next to the entrance to Gate C, however, the stadium closed in 2013 and the city razed the stadium in 2019.
Referencesedit
^"Broad Street Station Area" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. August 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^"Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^"Broad Street Extension of Newark Light Rail Celebrates 10 Years". New Jersey Transit (Press release). Newark, New Jersey. July 18, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^New Jersey Transit Travel Alert announcing opening of Newark Light Rail Extended service.
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riverfront, stadium, station, light, rail, station, washington, park, section, newark, jersey, united, states, station, single, level, platform, trains, used, newark, light, rail, branch, newark, broad, street, station, northbound, only, stop, stadium, located. Riverfront Stadium station is a light rail station in the Washington Park section of Newark New Jersey United States The station is a single low level platform for trains used by the Newark Light Rail branch to Newark Broad Street station Riverfront Stadium station is a northbound only stop and the stadium is located across Broad Street from the terminus Riverfront StadiumNewark Light Rail car at Riverfront Stadium stationGeneral informationLocationAtlantic Street and Broad StreetNewark New JerseyCoordinates40 44 44 N 74 10 09 W 40 7456 N 74 1692 W 40 7456 74 1692Owned byNew Jersey TransitPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus 11 13 27 28 go28 29 30 41 76 378 1 ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation code30774 2 Fare zone1HistoryOpenedJuly 17 2006 July 17 2006 3 ServicesPreceding station NJ Transit Following stationAtlantic StreetOne way operation Broad Street Newark Penn Newark Broad StreetTerminusThe station opened on July 17 2006 when an extension from Newark Penn Station opened to Broad Street station 4 Riverfront Stadium station attained its name from the Bears amp Eagles Riverfront Stadium an independent baseball league ballpark The station was located next to the entrance to Gate C however the stadium closed in 2013 and the city razed the stadium in 2019 References edit Broad Street Station Area PDF Map NJ Transit August 2021 Retrieved July 6 2023 Newark Light Rail PDF Map NJ Transit September 2022 Retrieved July 6 2023 Broad Street Extension of Newark Light Rail Celebrates 10 Years New Jersey Transit Press release Newark New Jersey July 18 2016 Retrieved January 15 2020 New Jersey Transit Travel Alert announcing opening of Newark Light Rail Extended service External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riverfront Stadium station amp oldid 1186687606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,