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Silver Lake (NCS station)
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Silver Lake Station is a surface station in Belleville, New Jersey
on the City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail
system, and the southernmost one on the line outside of the city of Newark
. It is located at 208 Heckel Street(a dead end street), intersects with Franklin Street, and lies alongside trackage owned by Norfolk Southern
. The station was built in 2002 on the site of a former station owned by the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
, a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad
.
Belleville, New Jersey
Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 35,926.-History:...
on the City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail
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 southernmost one on the line outside of the city of Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. It is located at 208 Heckel Street(a dead end street), intersects with Franklin Street, and lies alongside trackage owned by Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
. The station was built in 2002 on the site of a former station owned by the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (1878–1943)
The New York and Greenwood Lake Railway owned a line between Croxton, Jersey City, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York.The railroad was formed by combining the Montclair Railway, from Montclair, New Jersey to Jersey City, and the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad, from Montclair to...
, a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
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