Norfolk Street (NCS station)
Encyclopedia
Norfolk Street Station is an open-cut station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail
system. and the first following the line leaving the Raymond Boulevard tunnel. It is located on Norfolk Street just south of Central Avenue
in University Heights
.
, the New Jersey Medical School
, the New Jersey Dental School
, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Health Related Professions, and the School of Nursing. The historic, and now abandoned, Essex County Jail
is adjacent to the station.
Newark Light Rail
The Newark Light Rail is a light rail system under New Jersey Transit Bus Operations serving Newark, New Jersey. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway, and the extension to Broad Street station...
system. and the first following the line leaving the Raymond Boulevard tunnel. It is located on Norfolk Street just south of Central Avenue
County Route 508 (New Jersey)
County Route 508 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 16.14 miles from Mount Pleasant Avenue in Livingston to Belleville Turnpike in Kearny.-Essex County:...
in University Heights
University Heights, Newark, New Jersey
thumb|left|200pxUniversity Heights is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, so named because of the location of four academic institutions within its boundaries — Rutgers University , the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey , and Essex County...
.
Vicinity
Institutions near the station include Science Park High School, the New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
, the New Jersey Medical School
New Jersey Medical School
New Jersey Medical School is one of eight schools that comprise the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey . NJMS is the oldest school of medicine in New Jersey, predating its broader parent institution, UMDNJ, by 16 years...
, the New Jersey Dental School
New Jersey Dental School
The New Jersey Dental School is one of eight schools that form the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. This dental school is located in the city of Newark, New Jersey, and it was established in the year 1956.-Education:...
, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Health Related Professions, and the School of Nursing. The historic, and now abandoned, Essex County Jail
Essex County Jail
Essex County Jail is located in the University Heights section of Newark, New Jersey and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1991. The jail was abandoned in 1970 when a new county jail was built. The jail is Essex County's oldest public building...
is adjacent to the station.