Norfolk Street station is an open-cut station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail, 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.

History

Norfolk Street station was originally built by Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on May 26, 1935, and contained a connection to the Central Avenue line until December 14, 1947 when the route was converted into bus route #23.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• New Jersey Dental School
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• New Jersey Medical School
• Old Essex County Jail
• Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Rutgers School of Health Related Professions
• Rutgers School of Nursing
• Science Park High School