Military Park station

Military Park station (formerly Broad Street station) is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail. The station is owned and service is operated by New Jersey Transit. The station is located at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard, Park Place and Broad Street in Downtown Newark 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, Penn Station and Washington Street, are.

Military Park
Military Park station platforms in 2013
General information
Location	Broad Street at Raymond Boulevard and Park Place Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°44′14″N 74°10′16″W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 11, 13, 27, 28, go28, 29, 30, 39, 40, 41, 59, 62, 65, 66, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 108, 378 ONE Bus: 24, 44
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	30770[1]
History
Opened	May 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935)[2]
Previous names	Broad Street (1935–2004)[2][3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Washington Street toward Grove Street Grove Street – Newark Penn Newark Penn Terminus
Location

History

In 1910, the Public Service Corporation 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 Morris Canal bed with construction beginning in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.^[2]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• Military Park
• New Jersey Historical Society
• Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
• Lenape Trail
• One Theater Square
• Prudential Center
• Government Center
• Newark City Hall

References

1. "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
2. "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press. May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Customer Notice – Newark City Subway Broad Street Station Renamed Military Park Station". NJ Transit. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2015. Customer Notice 1227.

External links

• Broad Street entrance from Google Maps Street View