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NJPAC/Center Street station

Coordinates: 40°44′22″N 74°09′56″W / 40.7395°N 74.1655°W / 40.7395; -74.1655
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NJPAC/Center Street
The station as seen from the north side of Center Street
General information
LocationMcCarter Highway Route 21 and Center Street
Newark, NJ
Coordinates40°44′22″N 74°09′56″W / 40.7395°N 74.1655°W / 40.7395; -74.1655
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
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Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedJuly 17, 2006
Electrified750 V (DC) overhead lines
Services
Preceding station   Newark Light Rail   Following station
Template:NCS lines
One-way operation

NJPAC/Center Street station is a light rail station on the Newark Light Rail's Broad Street Extension. Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.[1]

It is located in Downtown Newark, New Jersey, on the south west corner of the McCarter Highway and Center Street at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center at the northern end of Military Park. The station is above ground, as is the rest of the line to the north. To the south, after crossing Center Street, the train enters a tunnel to the underground station at Newark Penn Station. NJPAC/Center Street is the southernmost station on this line, which links two of Newark's three train stations. To the south of Center Street is Newark Penn Station and to the north is Broad Street Station with stops at Atlantic Street and Riverfront Stadium on game days. Riding southbound the train leaves Broad Street and stops at Washington Park, NJPAC/Center Street, and Penn Station.

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