Atlantic Street station is a light rail station in

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on the

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. The station is located in

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, next to Atlantic Street, between the headquarters of

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and its

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. It serves the

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near

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. The Washington Park

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is also located near this station. The station is above ground, as is most of the second Newark Light Rail line, except for a two-track tunnel having a portal to the south of Center Street that connects the line to the original NCS line at

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. This station receives only northbound trains, which leave Newark Penn Station, make one stop at NJPAC/Center Street, enter the northbound line here at Atlantic Street, and continue on to

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(service on game days only) and Newark Broad Street station. Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

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Station from Bridge Street from Google Maps Street View
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