Category: Service Cuts & Restorations
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As a result of a first-of-its-kind exercise for NJ Transit, the agency is proposing cuts in 11 bus lines, which NJT says are little-used compared to the majority of its bus services; Mike Frassinelli reported the proposed cuts in the Star-Ledger (May 15). NJT’s review of its bus operations involved an ”inward look” using metrics…
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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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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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New Jersey Transit now runs trains to Montclair on weekends. The service, which began on November 8th, runs as far as Bay Street Station every 2 hours during the day and every 3 hours in the evening. This marks the first Sunday service since 1959 and the first Saturday service since 1966. The Lackawanna Coalition…
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NJT Executive Director Richard Sarles said at the corporation’s board meeting in July that the 2009–2010 budget called for no “major” service reductions, despite a cut in aid from the State. The Lackawanna Coalition remains skeptical of this claim, since the 2008 elimination of more than 40% of off-peak service on the Morris & Essex…
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Weekend rail service between Summit and Gladstone will resume in October, according to New Jersey Transit rail chief William Duggan. Duggan told the Coalition that the date is not definite, but weekend service will be restored on the line before the end of October. Duggan said details must be worked out with Amtrak before the…
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