Washington Street station (Newark Light Rail)

Washington Street
The Washington Street station in 2015.
General information
Location	University Avenue at Washington Street Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°44′17.82″N 74°10′27.25″W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 11, 28, 29, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, and 79
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 26, 1935
Electrified	750 V (DC) Overhead lines
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Warren Street/NJIT toward Grove Street Grove Street – Newark Penn Military Park toward Newark Penn Station

The 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

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

Attractions

• Essex County Courthouse
• Essex County College
• Rutgers–Newark
• Institute of Jazz Studies
• restaurants and galleries

External links

• Washington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View