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+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius33 ft (10.058 m)[5]
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map
Map
Legend
Watsessing Avenue
NJT Montclair-Boonton Line
proposed extension
Orange Branch
 Grove Street
   
 Silver Lake
Orange Branch
 Branch Brook Park
Heller Parkway
 Davenport Avenue
 29┃Bloomfield Avenue 
 Bloomfield Avenue
Park Avenue
I-280.svg I-280
 21┃Orange via Orange 
 Orange Street
 23┃Central Avenue 
 Norfolk Street
Warren Street/NJIT
 21┃Orange via Market 
 Washington Street
Military Park
NJT Morristown Line &
Montclair-Boonton Line
 Newark Broad Street
    NJ Transit
NJT Morristown Line &
Montclair-Boonton Line
Riverfront Stadium
Harriet Tubman Square┃Atlantic Street
Cedar Street Subway
 NJPAC/Center Street
Public Service Terminal
Northeast Corridor
to Boston
PATH to World Trade Center
 Newark Penn Station
 
 
NJ Transit Port Authority Trans-Hudson Amtrak
Northeast Corridor
to Washington
Key
light rail & rapid transit
main line & commuter rail
former surface lines
Newark City Subway
Broad Street Extension
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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.