Cooper Street–Rutgers University station is a station on the River Line light rail system, located on Cooper Street in

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, near the Rutgers–Camden campus. The southbound (westbound) platform is located west of 2nd Street while the northbound (eastbound) platform is east of 2nd Street in the Cooper Grant neighborhood. The station opened on March 15, 2004. Southbound service from the station is available to the

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. Northbound service is available to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to New Jersey Transit trains to

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trains to

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, and

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trains. Access to the

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is available at the Walter Rand Transportation Center. The Trenton-bound platform is across the street from the Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center.

References

External links

Cooper Street/Rutgers Station – NJ Transit

Station from Google Maps Street View
River Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 2004 2004 establishments in New Jersey Transportation in Camden, New Jersey Railway stations in New Jersey at university and college campuses Railway stations in Camden County, New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub