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Washington Street (NCS station)
Encyclopedia
Washington Street Station is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line (blue) of the Newark Light Rail
system. The station is owned and service is operated by New Jersey Transit
. The station is located at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard
and Washington Street with a second entrance at University Avenue, both in Downtown Newark
. The station serves the western edge of downtown and the University Heights
neighborhood. The station was opened in 1935. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. This station is wheelchair accessible.
bed with Raymond Boulevard built over it. Construction on the line began in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.
Newark Light Rail
The Newark Light Rail is a light rail system under New Jersey Transit Bus Operations serving Newark, New Jersey. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway, and the extension to Broad Street station...
system. The station is owned and service is operated by New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
. The station is located at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard
Raymond Boulevard
Raymond Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Newark, New Jersey. The eastern portion of the road acts as the westbound member of a one-way pair; eastbound traffic uses Market Street and Ferry Street...
and Washington Street with a second entrance at University Avenue, both in Downtown Newark
Downtown Newark
Downtown Newark is Newark, New Jersey's major central business, retail, and cultural district. It is located at a bend in the Passaic River.Downtown is the site of the original Puritan settlement of Newark. The first settlers, led by Robert Treat, landed not far from the present site of the New...
. The station serves the western edge of downtown and the University Heights
University Heights, Newark, New Jersey
thumb|left|200pxUniversity Heights is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, so named because of the location of four academic institutions within its boundaries — Rutgers University , the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey , and Essex County...
neighborhood. The station was opened in 1935. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. This station is wheelchair accessible.
History
In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). The east-west subway line (#7), which was eventually built in the old Morris CanalMorris Canal
The Morris Canal was an anthracite-carrying canal that incorporated a series of water-driven inclined planes in its course across northern New Jersey in the United States. It was in use for about a century — from the late 1820s to the 1920s....
bed with Raymond Boulevard built over it. Construction on the line began in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.
Attractions
- Essex County Courthouse
- Essex County CollegeEssex County CollegeEssex County College is an open-door, public two-year college located in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is committed to providing quality educational programs and life-long learning activities at the most affordable cost. The college is open to students with a wide variety of...
- Rutgers-NewarkRutgers-NewarkRutgers University in Newark is one of three campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the eighth oldest college in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities...
- Institute of Jazz StudiesInstitute of Jazz StudiesThe Institute of Jazz Studies is the largest and most comprehensive library and archive of jazz and jazz-related materials in the world, located at the Newark campus of Rutgers University.-History:...
- restaurants and galleries