Washington Park station is a
light rail station on the
Newark Light Rail's ''Broad Street Extension''. It is located in
Downtown
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Newark
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
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,
New Jersey, on the southbound side of Broad Street between Bridge and Lombardy Streets adjacent to the
park that lends its name to the station. It is directly across from the headquarters of
IDT Corporation and
1 Washington Park and during the afternoon rush hour carries many outgoing commuters from these buildings to
Newark Penn Station.
Two key attractions near this station are the
Newark Museum and
Newark Public Library. The station is also located near the James Street Commons Historic neighborhood,
Rutgers Business School and the Polhemus house. The station is above ground, as is most of the second NLR 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
Newark Penn Station. This station receives only southbound trains, which leave
Newark Broad Street station and continue on to
NJPAC/Center Street and Newark Penn Station. Service on this line opened on July 17, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
The station also features two installations of
public art by
Willie Cole
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, a native Newarker and
African American conceptual
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and
visual artist.
WASHINGTON PARK STATION; NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
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References
External links
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Station from Google Maps Street View
Newark Light Rail stations located above ground
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2006
2006 establishments in New Jersey