Davenport Avenue
Davenport Avenue station in April 2015
General information
Location2 Davenport Avenue
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°46′21″N 74°10′42″W / 40.7724°N 74.1783°W / 40.7724; -74.1783
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesYes[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code30763[2]
History
OpenedMay 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Branch Brook Park Grove Street – Newark Penn Bloomfield Avenue

Davenport Avenue station is a light rail station in Newark, New Jersey. The station, located at the dead end of Davenport Avenue in the Upper Roseville section of the city, services NJ Transit's Newark Light Rail on trains between Grove Street in Bloomfield to Newark Penn Station. Davenport Avenue station contains two side platforms along with pedestrian access to Branch Brook Park.

Davenport Avenue station opened on May 26, 1935, with the opening of the Newark City Subway between Broad Street (now Military Park station) and Heller Parkway (now Branch Brook Park station).

References

  1. "Davenport Avenue Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. "Newark Light Rail" (PDF) (Map). NJ Transit. September 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press. May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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