The Military Park station (formerly Broad Street station) is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line of the

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. The station is owned and service is operated by

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. The station is located at the intersection of

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, Park Place and Broad Street in

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at Military Park. The station was opened in 1935 as Broad Street station. It was renamed on September 4, 2004, so only one station in the system would carry the name Broad Street when Downtown Newark's stations (Penn Station and Broad Street) were connected by the Newark Light Rail line. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. This station is not wheelchair accessible, but the adjacent stations,

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and Washington Street, are.

History

In 1910, the

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planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). An additional north–south line would have connected Bridge Street to the north with Clinton Avenue near The Coast/Lincoln Park neighborhood near Lincoln Park. The proposed second segment of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL) together with the first segment, the Newark Light Rail would service this area. The existing Newark City Subway Line was built in the old

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bed with construction beginning in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.

Attractions

* Military Park *

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*Park Place Farmers Market *Trinity and St. Phillips Cathedral *

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(undeveloped) *

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(unmarked) *shops and restaurants and hotels *

One Theater Square One Theater Square is a mixed-use (residential and commercial) building in Newark, New Jersey. It is located across from Military Park and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, which inspired its name. Completed in 2018, it includes the first n ...

Other attractions

These attractions are less than a half mile from Military Park station and not served by a closer station: *

Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the men's basketball program of Seton Hal ...

* Government Center: **

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Transfers

Connections are available to the following lines: *

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: 13, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 59, 62, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79 and 108 * ONE Bus: 24, 44

References

External links

{{NJT links
Broad Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Newark Light Rail stations located underground Railway stations in the United States opened in 1935 1935 establishments in New Jersey