PATH Service to World Trade Center Resumes Monday

Hoboken service remains suspended, but the Port Authority and NJ Transit are offering alternate routes for commuters.

PATH service to the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan will resume Monday morning, according to the PATH website. Trains to the World Trade Center have been canceled since sustaining damage during Hurricane Sandy.  PATH trains will run weekdays between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m in New Jersey through Newark, Harrison, Journal Square, Grove Street and Exchange Place. The final stops in New York City will be at the World Trade Center and 33rd St. Christopher and 9th St. stations in New York City have been restored to full service.  Access for the disabled will be available at Newark and the World Trade Center.  On the weekends, PATH service will operate on a limited schedule and the World Trade Center line will not be available. Trains will run …

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Free NJT Trans-Hudson Bus, Ferry Service for Gladstone Branch Commuters

Seven shuttle bus, ferry services discontinued under adjusted plan.

NJ TRANSIT continues to adjust and refine its emergency trans-Hudson transportation plan to most efficiently match the available bus, rail and ferry resources with the needs of state citizens. NJ TRANSIT will expand the free emergency shuttle bus/ferry service and shuttle bus to rail service to improve the Trans-Hudson commute for the agency’s Gladstone Branch customers along the Morris & Essex Lines.  Starting Monday, November 19, new bus shuttle-to-ferry service and bus shuttle-to-train service will operate from selected stations along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines to provide an alternate travel option for customers impacted by the ongoing suspension of Gladstone Branch train service. Also effective November 19, bus …

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'No Estimate' for M&E Train Service Restoration, NJT Says

A spokesman said damage along the Morris and Essex line was one of the worst of any transit rail line.

New Jersey Transit spokesman John Durso, Jr. has no estimate for when rail service along the Morris and Essex line will resume. "The damage wrought on the M&E was amongst the worst suffered by any NJ Transit rail line in the state," Durso said in an email to Patch. "There are no estimates ... [for when] the M&E can safely resume service." To help residents commute to Manhattan, New Jersey Transit has established three methods of transportation free of charge starting Friday. Inbound service runs from 6 to 10 a.m., and outbound service runs from 4 to 8 p.m. Service includes: There are also buses available from the Madison and Chatham train stations for $20 roundtrip. Durso said crews are working to restore service along the Morris and Essex…

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Taking NJ Transit to Bamboozle or Electric Daisy?

NJ TRANSIT advises concert-goers to expect crowds, plan ahead and purchase round-trip tickets in advance

With tens of thousands of music fans expected to journey to MetLife Stadium for the Electric Daisy Carnival - and tens of thousands more descending upon Asbury Park for the Bamboozle Music Festival, NJ TRANSIT is offering travel tips to customers planning to utilize  NJ TRANSIT service to Asbury Park and MetLife Stadium this Friday, May 18, Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20. To assist customers throughout the upcoming weekend, NJ TRANSIT is deploying additional police, customer service representatives and employee volunteers at Secaucus Junction, Meadowlands Rail Station, Asbury Park Station and other stations throughout the NJ TRANSIT system. To specifically support the Bamboozle Music Festival, NJ TRANSIT has agreed to operate its …

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