Riverfront Stadium station

Riverfront Stadium is a light rail station in the Washington Park section of Newark, Essex County, 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, located across Broad Street from the terminus.

Riverfront Stadium
General information
Location	Atlantic Street and Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Coordinates	40.7456°N 74.1692°W / 40.7456; -74.1692
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platforms
Tracks	1
Connections	NJT Bus: 11, 13, 27, 28, 29, 39, 43, 72, 76, 78 (northbound only)
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	July 17, 2006[1]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Atlantic Street One-way operation Broad Street – Newark Penn Newark Broad Street Terminus

The station opened on July 17, 2006 when an extension from Newark Penn Station opened to Broad Street station.[2] 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.