Category: Schedules & Service
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More than two years ago, NJ Transit changed its policy on the use of trains by bicyclists, publishing (in timetables) rules that restricted boarding or leaving trains with bicycles to stations with high-level platforms: it’s more difficult and perhaps less safe to do this at stations with low-level platforms, which requires the cyclist to carry…
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Continuing track maintenance on the Gladstone Branch this summer has required bus service replacing trains on weekdays between roughly 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; riders should note that inbound buses leave 15–30 minutes earlier than the trains they replace, leading to longer journey times, which are longest for the most outlying stations. Outbound delays are…
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Three severe service disruptions in as many days made commuting difficult for New Jersey rail riders on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June 21st, 22nd, and 23d. Although the difficulties originated on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Line, some commuters and other riders on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone Lines were affected. These lines use NEC…
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New Jersey Transit has ordered 158 high-floor buses, in contrast to other transit providers, which have switched to low-floor buses. The low-floor models do not require riders to climb four steps when bording. Low-floor buses have won praise within the transit industry, because it is easy for riders in wheelchairs, or with other disabilities, to…
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Weekday trains scheduled for midday hours are not running on the Gladstone Line this summer, due to a tie-replacement project. Buses are running between Summit and Gladstone on a similar schedule, but the buses leave Gladstone earlier than the trains they replace. Weekend trains are not affected this year. The outage began on June 20th…
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Morris County bus riders may soon have to climb only one step to board a local bus, rather than four. NJT has ordered low-floor-boarding buses, which will soon appear in Morris County and the Atlantic City area. People with disabilities can board these buses more easily than conventional buses. The buses are popular in many…
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January 2011 was NJ Transit’s worst month for train delays in 6 years, since January 2005, according to Mike Frassinelli, writing in the Star-Ledger (February 11). The railroad classifies trains as “late” if they arrive 6 minutes or more after their schedule. This January, trains were “late” 8.8% of the time; in January 2010, trains…
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New Jersey Transit again reduced service on the Newark Light Rail LIne between Penn Station and Broad Street Station on Labor Day week-end. Weekday service outside of peak hours now runs only every 30 minutes, increasing waiting times for transfer between Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton Line trains and the light rail to Penn Station. …
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Rail service cuts were not as severe as feared. Although we reported apprehension about expected severe cuts in the January-February issue of the Railgram, the actual service reductions were modest, averaging a train or two on most lines. The most hard-hit will be the Atlantic City Rail Line, which will lose one of its busiest…
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New Jersey Transit has announced that the Great Notch Station on the Montclair-Boonton Line will be closed after Friday, January 15th. The station is served by only a few peak-hour trains, whereas the nearby Montclair State University Station is served by all trains on the line. Transit management cited low ridership at Great Notch as…
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