Orange Street (NLR station)

Orange Street
Orange Street station south from the street towards Penn Station.
Coordinates	40°45′02″N 74°11′06″W / 40.7506°N 74.1850°WCoordinates: 40°45′02″N 74°11′06″W / 40.7506°N 74.1850°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Grove Street – Newark Penn
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	NJT Bus: 71, 73, 79 (see note)
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Electrified	750 V (DC) overhead lines
Services
Preceding station   Newark Light Rail   Following station Park Avenue toward Grove Street Grove Street – Newark Penn Norfolk Street toward Newark Penn Station

Orange Street Station is a surface station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail system, located on the south side of Orange Street between Duryea and First Streets, at street level. Orange Street station is on the south side of the road across from a bridge over the Lackawanna Main Line (now the NJT Morris & Essex Lines) and another under Interstate 280 near exit 13.

History

Orange Avenue 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 #21.^[1]

References

1. Station Reporter; Newark City Subway, including old map

External links

• NJT Newark Light Rail station information page for Orange Street
• Newark Light Rail schedule
• Orange Street entrance from Google Maps Street View