Bloomfield Avenue (NLR station)

Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield Avenue station in February 2015 from the Grove Street platform.
Location	310 Bloomfield Avenue Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°45′56″N 74°10′48″W / 40.7655°N 74.1799°WCoordinates: 40°45′56″N 74°10′48″W / 40.7655°N 74.1799°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Grove Street – Newark Penn
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 11, 28, 29, 72
Electrified	750 V (DC) overhead lines
Services
Preceding station   Newark Light Rail   Following station Davenport Avenue toward Grove Street Grove Street – Newark Penn Park Avenue toward Newark Penn Station

Bloomfield Avenue Station is an open-cut station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail system, located at Bloomfield Avenue on the west side of Branch Brook Park, near its main entrance. Connections are available here for Bloomfield Avenue bus service on four lines for service between Newark and Paterson, Wayne, Montclair, West Caldwell, and Parsippany-Troy Hills.

History

Bloomfield station was originally built by Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on May 26, 1935, and contained a connection to the Bloomfield Avenue line until March 30, 1952 when the route was converted into bus route #29.^[1]

Transfers

• New Jersey Transit buses: 11, 28, 29, 72

References

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

External links

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