Davenport Avenue station

The Davenport Avenue station is a station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail, located at the dead end of Davenport Avenue east of North Fifth Street.

Davenport Avenue
Davenport Avenue station in April 2015.
Location2 Davenport Avenue
Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40.7724°N 74.1783°W / 40.7724; -74.1783
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 26, 1935[1]
Electrified750 V (DC) overhead lines
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Branch Brook Park Grove Street – Newark Penn Bloomfield Avenue

It includes a gate which provides pedestrian access to Branch Brook Park, as well as a pedestrian at-grade crossing across the tracks located on the southeast corner of the dead end.

References

  1. "Commuters Hail Newark Subway". The Asbury Park Evening Press. May 27, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2020 via Newspapers.com.


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