Orange Street station (Newark Light Rail)

Orange Street station is a surface-level light rail stop in the Roseville section of Newark, New Jersey. A stop on the Newark City Subway line of the Newark Light Rail, Orange Street is a single island platform stop on the south side of the eponymous street between First Street and Duryea Street. The stop is next to interchange 13 on Interstate 280 and serves the southern end of Branch Brook Park in Newark. The next station north is Park Avenue and the next station south is Norfolk Street. The station is accessible for handicapped persons as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, with access at Orange Street from the sidewalk.

Orange Street
Orange Street station south from the street toward Penn Station
General information
Location	Orange Street between First and Duryea Streets Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°45′02″N 74°11′06″W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 29, 71, 73
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	30766[1]
History
Opened	May 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935)[2]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Park Avenue toward Grove Street Grove Street – Newark Penn Norfolk Street toward Newark Penn Station
Location

Orange Street station opened on May 26, 1935 as part of the original Newark City Subway, a service between Heller Parkway station and Broad Street station (modern-day Military Park).^[2] The station was built just eight blocks east of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Roseville Avenue station, which closed on September 16, 1984.^[3]

History

The station was originally built by Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on May 26, 1935, and contained a connection to the Main Street line until March 30, 1952, when the route was converted into bus route no. 21.^[4]

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. Morris & Essex Lines Timetable (September 16, 1984 ed.). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. 1984.
4. Station Reporter; Newark City Subway, including old map Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Orange Street entrance from Google Maps Street View