Warren Street (NCS station)

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Warren Street
Station statistics
Address	Lock Street at Warren Street Newark, New Jersey
Lines	Newark City Subway
Connections	NJT Bus: 71, 73, and 79 (to Orange and points west only)
Other information
Opened	1935
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Services
Preceding station   Newark City Subway   Following station Norfolk Street toward Grove Street   Newark City Subway   Washington Street toward Newark Penn

Warren Street Station is one of four underground stations on the Newark City Subway Line (blue) of the Newark Light Rail system. It is the furthest station from Downtown Newark that is underground. The station is owned and service is operated by New Jersey Transit. The station has entrances on both sides of Lock Street, just north of Warren Street in University Heights. The station was opened in 1935. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. This station is not wheelchair accessible. The nearest accessible stations are Washington Street and Orange Street.

[edit] History

In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). The east-west subway line (#7), which was eventually built in the old Morris Canal bed with Raymond Boulevard built over it. Construction on the line began in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.

[edit] Attractions

• New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
• Essex County College (ECC)
• restaurants

[edit] Transfers

Transfers are available to the following lines westbound to Orange and beyond only: 71, 73, and 79