Riverfront Stadium station

Riverfront Stadium station is a light rail station in the Washington Park section of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The station is a single low-level platform for trains used by the Newark Light Rail branch to Newark Broad Street station. Riverfront Stadium station is a northbound-only stop, and the site of the former stadium is located across Broad Street from the terminus.

Riverfront Stadium
Newark Light Rail car at Riverfront Stadium station in April 2009
General information
Location	Atlantic Street and Broad Street Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°44′44″N 74°10′09″W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 11, 13, 27, 28, go28, 29, 30, 41, 76, 378
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	30774
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	July 17, 2006 (July 17, 2006)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Atlantic Street One-way operation Broad Street – Newark Penn Newark Broad Street Terminus
Location

The station opened on July 17, 2006, when an extension from Newark Penn Station opened to Broad Street station. Riverfront Stadium station attained its name from the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, an independent baseball league ballpark. The station was located next to the entrance to Gate C; however, the stadium closed in 2013, and the city razed the stadium in 2019.