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| The '''Public Service Terminal''' was a two-level ] station in ], owned and operated by the ]. It served as the terminus for streetcar lines from as far as ] and ]. It was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard. | The '''Public Service Terminal''' was a two-level ] station in ], owned and operated by the ]. It served as the terminus for streetcar lines from as far as ]. It was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard, a block away from the busy downtown crossing at Broad Street and Market Street. | ||
| The terminal opened on ], ] |
The terminal opened on ], ]. It provided an off-street terminal for streetcars to lay over between runs, and a central location for riders. The street entrance was between the two track levels. Most cars used the upper level, reached by a ramp from Mulberry Street on the east side. Some used the lower level, reached on the west side from Washington Street by a one-block subway under ]. | ||
| The last streetcar line on the upper level was the #1-Newark line to ] in ], ended on ], ], and the last to the lower level was the #43-Jersey City line to Exchange Place Terminal, ended on ], ]. The terminal continued in use for bus routes. The lower level was used until 1966. | |||
| On ], ], the ] was pushed through to the new ] as part of the ]. At this time, the lower level stopped being used. | |||
| The last streetcar line to use the terminal was the #1-Newark line (to ] in ]); its last run was ], ]. | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| *Edward Hamm, Jr., ] | *Edward Hamm, Jr., ] | ||
| *John Harrington Riley, The Newark City Subway Lines, published by the author, 1987. | |||
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The Public Service Terminal was a two-level streetcar station in Newark, New Jersey, owned and operated by the Public Service Corporation. It served as the terminus for streetcar lines from as far as Trenton, New Jersey. It was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard, a block away from the busy downtown crossing at Broad Street and Market Street.
The terminal opened on May 1, 1916. It provided an off-street terminal for streetcars to lay over between runs, and a central location for riders. The street entrance was between the two track levels. Most cars used the upper level, reached by a ramp from Mulberry Street on the east side. Some used the lower level, reached on the west side from Washington Street by a one-block subway under Cedar Street.
The last streetcar line on the upper level was the #1-Newark line to Exchange Place Terminal in Jersey City, ended on August 1, 1937, and the last to the lower level was the #43-Jersey City line to Exchange Place Terminal, ended on May 1, 1938. The terminal continued in use for bus routes. The lower level was used until 1966.
External links
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References
- Edward Hamm, Jr., The Public Service Trolley Lines in New Jersey
- John Harrington Riley, The Newark City Subway Lines, published by the author, 1987.