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| name=Branch Brook Park
| name = Branch Brook Park
| style = NJ Transit
| style=Newark Light Rail
| style2 = Newark Light Rail green
| image= Branch Brook Park Station - April 2015.jpg
| image = Branch Brook Park Station - April 2015.jpg
| image_size=300px
| image_caption=Branch Brook Park station in April 2015 from the ramp to Heller Parkway.
| image_caption = Branch Brook Park station in April 2015 from the ramp to Heller Parkway
| address=Anthony Place<br>(formerly North 5th Street)<br>[[Newark, New Jersey]]
| address = North 5th Street & Anthony Street
| borough = [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| coordinates={{coord|40.7797|-74.1748|type:railwaystation_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40.7797|-74.1748|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:US-NJ}}
| line={{rail color box|system=NCS|line=Grove Street}}
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| owned = [[New Jersey Transit]]
| other={{bus icon|12px|NJT Bus}} '''[[New Jersey Transit Bus Operations|NJT Bus]]''': [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (1-99)|27]]<br><small>(on Heller Parkway)</small><br>74, 90, 92, 93<br><small>(directly at the station)
| platform=1 [[side platform]], 1 [[island platform]]
| platform = 1 [[island platform]], 1 [[side platform]]
| tracks=2
| tracks = 2
| bus_stands = 5
| parking=
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[NJ Transit Bus]]: {{NJ bus link|27|74|90|92|99}}
| bicycle=
| structure = Below grade
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| passengers=
| parking = 112 spaces<ref name="Station info">{{Cite web |title=Branch Brook Park Light Rail Station |url=https://www.njtransit.com/station/branch-brook-park-light-rail-station |access-date=July 5, 2023 |website=[[NJ Transit]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| pass_year=
| bicycle = Yes
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| pass_percent=
| accessible = Yes
| opened=2001
| code = 30762<ref name="Newark Light Rail map">{{Cite map |date=September 2022 |title=Newark Light Rail |url=https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/maps/NLR_100622_FINAL_Web.pdf |access-date=July 6, 2023 |website=[[NJ Transit]]}}</ref>
| rebuilt=
| zone =
| electrified=750 [[Volts|V]] ([[Direct Current|DC]]) [[overhead lines]]
| opened = {{Start date|May 26, 1935}}
| ADA=Yes
| rebuilt = 1940, 1953, 2001
| code=
| former = Franklin&nbsp;Avenue, Heller&nbsp;Parkway
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'''Branch Brook Park Station''' is a station located at Anthony Place (formerly North Fifth Street) north of Heller Parkway on the Newark City Subway branch of the [[Newark Light Rail]]. This station was opened in 2001 to replace a previous streetcar loop at this stop, then called '''Franklin Avenue Station''' to allow for longer vehicles to be used that replaced the [[PCC streetcar]]s that previously ran the line,<ref>[http://nycsubway.org/perl/show?54049 Newark City Subway's PCC Retirement Announcement poster, at Branch Brook Park (NYCSubway.org)]</ref> and also replaced the now-shuttered '''Heller Parkway Station''' The station was named for [[Branch Brook Park]] and is the northernmost Newark Light Rail station along the west side of the park.


'''Branch Brook Park station''' is a [[light rail]] [[train station|station]] in the [[Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey|Forest Hill neighborhood]] of [[Newark, New Jersey]]. The station services trains of the [[Newark Light Rail]], operated by [[NJ Transit]] and is the last in the city of Newark heading westbound. The next station to the west is [[Silver Lake station|Silver Lake]] in [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]]. The next station to the south is [[Davenport Avenue station|Davenport Avenue]]. Branch Brook Park operates as an intermodal transportation hub, with two platforms for the light rail, one [[side platform]] and one [[island platform]]. There is also a third platform for bus services.
Prior to the opening of the line to Grove Street in Bloomfield, this stop was the final stop on the Newark City Subway. Some rush hour service still terminates here on a tail track north of the station. An 80 space park and ride lot is located one block from the station.


The station is located on the site of the original Newark City Subway streetcar loop and station known as '''Franklin Avenue'''. In 2001, NJ Transit replaced the loop, Franklin Avenue station and the nearby '''Heller Parkway''' station into one straight facility known as Branch Brook Park, named after the nearby [[Branch Brook Park|park]].
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==Heller Parkway station==

== History ==
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=== Heller Parkway ===
[[File:Heller Parkway Station - Feb 2015.jpg|left|thumb|Heller Parkway station in February 2015 with all facilities intact]]
[[File:Heller Parkway Station - Feb 2015.jpg|left|thumb|Heller Parkway station in February 2015 with all facilities intact]]
Heller Parkway station was originally opened in 1935, and was the northern terminus of the [[Newark City Subway]] system until 1940 when North Sixth Street Station was built. Heller Parkway station continued to operate until June 21, 2002. Access to the Heller Parkway bridge is available through a long ramp between the bridge and the south end of one of the platforms.
Heller Parkway station was originally opened on May&nbsp;26, 1935,<ref>{{cite news |title=Commuters Hail Newark Subway |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42284440/newark_subway_may_27_1935/ |accessdate=January 14, 2020 |work=[[The Asbury Park Press|The Asbury Park Evening Press]] |date=May 27, 1935 |page=17|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> and was the northern terminus of the [[Newark City Subway]] system until 1940 when North Sixth Street station was built. Heller Parkway station continued to operate until June 21, 2002. Access to the Heller Parkway bridge is available through a long ramp between the bridge and the south end of one of the platforms.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
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==Franklin Avenue station==
=== Franklin Avenue ===
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[[File:NJT 28 At Franklin TCR 417 Aprik 1985 - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg|left|thumb|A former Route #7 PCC Streetcar at Franklin Avenue station in 1985.]]
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Originally known as North Sixth Street Newark City Subway station, it was built in 1940. Later as the turning loop was built, the station was moved closer to Anthony Street and named Franklin Avenue NCS station in 1953. When New Jersey Transit replaced the PCC cars with longer and more modern [[Kinki Sharyo]] light rail vehicles, Franklin Avenue station was closed on August 25, 2001, and replaced with an elongated ramp leading to the current station.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
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[[File:NJT 28 At Franklin TCR 417 Aprik 1985 - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A former Route #7 PCC Streetcar at Franklin Avenue station in 1985.]]
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Originally known as North Sixth Street Newark City Subway station, it was built in 1940. Later as the turning loop was built, the station was moved closer to Anthony Street and named Franklin Avenue NCS station in 1953. When New Jersey Transit replaced the PCC cars with longer and more modern [[Kinki Sharyo]] light rail vehicles, Franklin Avenue station was closed on August 25, 2001 and replaced with an elongated ramp leading to the current station.


==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.778421,-74.17516&spn=0.003843,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.778451,-74.17526&panoid=sCivaZD9hNF62lGTSA5XeQ&cbp=12,36.14,,0,1.54 Heller Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.778421,-74.17516&spn=0.003843,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.778451,-74.17526&panoid=sCivaZD9hNF62lGTSA5XeQ&cbp=12,36.14,,0,1.54 Heller Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [http://nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=29120 Branch Brook Park] and former [http://nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=29122 Franlink Avenue] and [http://nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=29118 Heller Parkway stations] (WorldNYCSubway.org)
* [http://nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=29120 Branch Brook Park] and former [http://nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=29122 Franklin Avenue] and [http://nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=29118 Heller Parkway stations] (WorldNYCSubway.org)
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 17 September 2024

Branch Brook Park
Branch Brook Park station in April 2015 from the ramp to Heller Parkway
General information
LocationNorth 5th Street & Anthony Street
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°46′47″N 74°10′29″W / 40.7797°N 74.1748°W / 40.7797; -74.1748
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks2
Bus stands5
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 27, 74, 90, 92, 99
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
Parking112 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code30762[2]
History
OpenedMay 26, 1935 (May 26, 1935)
Rebuilt1940, 1953, 2001
Previous namesFranklin Avenue, Heller Parkway
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Silver Lake
toward Grove Street
 Grove Street – Newark Penn Davenport Avenue
toward Newark Penn Station
Location
Map

Branch Brook Park station is a light rail station in the Forest Hill neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. The station services trains of the Newark Light Rail, operated by NJ Transit and is the last in the city of Newark heading westbound. The next station to the west is Silver Lake in Belleville. The next station to the south is Davenport Avenue. Branch Brook Park operates as an intermodal transportation hub, with two platforms for the light rail, one side platform and one island platform. There is also a third platform for bus services.

The station is located on the site of the original Newark City Subway streetcar loop and station known as Franklin Avenue. In 2001, NJ Transit replaced the loop, Franklin Avenue station and the nearby Heller Parkway station into one straight facility known as Branch Brook Park, named after the nearby park.

History

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Heller Parkway

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Heller Parkway station in February 2015 with all facilities intact

Heller Parkway station was originally opened on May 26, 1935,[3] and was the northern terminus of the Newark City Subway system until 1940 when North Sixth Street station was built. Heller Parkway station continued to operate until June 21, 2002. Access to the Heller Parkway bridge is available through a long ramp between the bridge and the south end of one of the platforms.[citation needed]

Franklin Avenue

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A former Route #7 PCC Streetcar at Franklin Avenue station in 1985.

Originally known as North Sixth Street Newark City Subway station, it was built in 1940. Later as the turning loop was built, the station was moved closer to Anthony Street and named Franklin Avenue NCS station in 1953. When New Jersey Transit replaced the PCC cars with longer and more modern Kinki Sharyo light rail vehicles, Franklin Avenue station was closed on August 25, 2001, and replaced with an elongated ramp leading to the current station.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Branch Brook Park Light Rail 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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