The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York and Long Branch Railroad, and Erie Lackawanna Railroad, most of which date from the mid-19th century. From the 1960s onward, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines. By 1976, the lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT. The system took its current form in 1983, when NJ Transit took over all commuter service in New Jersey. NJ Transit Rail Operations is divided into the Hoboken Division and the Newark Division. The two networks were not integrated until the opening of Secaucus Junction in 2003, which enabled passengers to transfer between lines bound for New York and Hoboken.
Linesedit
As of 2022, NJ Transit's commuter rail network consists of 12 lines and 165 stations, primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey, with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia.[2]
Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them:
Morristown Line: DD, M&E
Montclair-Boonton Line: DD, M&E
Main Line: NS, M&E
Bergen County Line: NS, M&E
Pascack Valley Line: NS
Raritan Valley Line: CSAO
North Jersey Coast Line: CSAO
Atlantic City Line: CSAO, SRNJ
Non-passenger linesedit
NJTR also owns several lines not used for regular passenger service. These lines were purchased by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the late 1970s for railbanking purposes, with ownership transferring to NJ Transit upon its creation in 1979. These lines are either leased for freight/tourist service, interim rail trail use, or remain derelict:
NJ Transit's main storage and maintenance facility is the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny, New Jersey. Other major yard facilities are located at Hoboken Terminal. Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard in Queens, New York serves as a layover facility for trains to New York Penn Station. Additional yards are located at outlying points along the lines. These include:[3]
Hudson Yard, Harrison (Serves mostly Raritan Valley Line trains)
Pascack Valley Line:
Woodbine Yard, Spring Valley, NY
Port Jervis Line:
Port Jervis Yard, Port Jervis, NY
Raritan Valley Line:
Raritan Yard
Hudson Yard, Harrison (Shared with Northeast Corridor)
NJT has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks, spread ballast, deliver supplies and inspect infrastructure. There are eight non-revenue work diesels used for these purposes.
NJ Transit provides passenger service on 12 lines at total of 165 stations, some of which are operated in conjunction with Amtrak and Metro-North (MNCW).[5]
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NJ Transit Rail Operations reporting mark NJTR is the rail division of NJ Transit It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City Hoboken and Newark NJ Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York under contract to Metro North Railroad The commuter rail lines saw 57 179 000 1 riders in 2023 making it the third busiest commuter railroad in North America and the longest commuter rail system in North America by route length NJ Transit Rail OperationsNJ Transit provides rail service throughout North Jersey between Philadelphia and Atlantic City in South Jersey and in the lower Hudson Valley west of the Hudson River OverviewHeadquarters1 Penn Plaza EastNewark New Jersey U S Reporting markNJTRLocaleNorth Jersey Central Jersey White Horse Pike corridor Hudson ValleyDates of operation1983 presentTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeElectrificationOverhead line 25 kV 60 Hz AC 12 kV 25 Hz ACRoute mapShow static mapShow interactive mapvteNJ Transit Rail OperationsLegendPort JervisPort Jervis Line Spring ValleyPascack Valley LineOtisville NanuetMiddletown Town of Wallkill Pearl RiverCampbell Hall New YorkNew JerseySalisbury Mills Cornwall MontvaleHarriman Park RidgeTuxedo Woodcliff LakeSloatsburg HillsdaleSuffernMain Line Bergen County Line WestwoodNew YorkNew Jersey EmersonMahwah OradellRamsey Route 17 River EdgeRamsey New Bridge LandingAllendale Anderson StreetWaldwick Essex StreetHo Ho Kus TeterboroRidgewood Wood RidgeGlen Rock Boro HallGlen Rock Main Line RadburnHawthorne BroadwayPaterson PlaudervilleClifton GarfieldPassaic WesmontDelawanna RutherfordLyndhurstKingsland Meadowlands Events onlyMeadowlands Rail LineSecaucus JunctionHudson River New JerseyNew YorkEmpire Corridor to AlbanyHoboken New YorkPenn Station Northeast Corridor to BostonNewarkBroad Street NewarkPenn StationWatsessing Avenue East OrangeBloomfield Brick ChurchGlen Ridge OrangeBay Street Highland AvenueWalnut Street Mountain StationWatchung Avenue South OrangeUpper Montclair MaplewoodMountain Avenue MillburnMontclair Heights Short HillsMontclair State Univ SummitLittle Falls ChathamWayne Route 23 MadisonMountain View Convent StationLincoln Park MorristownTowaco Morris PlainsBoonton Mount TaborMountain Lakes New ProvidenceDenville Murray HillDover Berkeley HeightsMount Arlington GilletteLake Hopatcong StirlingPlanned2026 AndoverLackawanna Cut Off MillingtonNetcong LyonsMount Olive Basking RidgeHackettstownMorristown Line BernardsvilleMontclair Boonton Line Far HillsPeapackGladstoneGladstone BranchUnionRoselle Park Newark LibertyInternational AirportCranford North ElizabethGarwood ElizabethWestfield LindenFanwood RahwayNetherwoodPlainfield AvenelDunellen WoodbridgeBound Brook Perth AmboyBridgewater South AmboySomerville Aberdeen MatawanRaritan HazletNorth Branch MiddletownWhite House Red BankLebanon Little SilverAnnandale Monmouth Park SeasonalHigh BridgeRaritan Valley Line Long BranchMetropark ElberonMetuchen AllenhurstEdison Asbury ParkNew Brunswick Bradley BeachJersey Avenue BelmarSpring LakePrinceton Junction ManasquanPrincetonPrinceton Branch Point Pleasant BeachHamilton Bay HeadNorth Jersey Coast LineTRE TrentonNortheast Corridor Line Northeast Corridorto Philadelphia WashingtonNortheast Corridorto Trenton New YorkKeystone Corridorto Harrisburg PittsburghPhiladelphiaNortheast Corridorto Baltimore Washington Delaware River PennsylvaniaNew JerseyPennsaukenCherry HillLindenwold PATCOAtcoHammontonEgg Harbor CityAbseconAtlantic CityAtlantic City LineShow diagram map Contents 1 Network and infrastructure 1 1 Lines 1 1 1 Current lines 1 1 2 Freight usage 1 1 3 Non passenger lines 1 2 Ownership 1 3 Yards and maintenance 1 4 Movable bridges 2 Rolling stock 2 1 Locomotives 2 2 Passenger cars 3 Stations 4 References 5 External linksNetwork and infrastructure editThe lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey New York and Long Branch Railroad and Erie Lackawanna Railroad most of which date from the mid 19th century From the 1960s onward the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines By 1976 the lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT The system took its current form in 1983 when NJ Transit took over all commuter service in New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations is divided into the Hoboken Division and the Newark Division The two networks were not integrated until the opening of Secaucus Junction in 2003 which enabled passengers to transfer between lines bound for New York and Hoboken Lines edit As of 2022 NJ Transit s commuter rail network consists of 12 lines and 165 stations primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey with one line running between Atlantic City and Philadelphia 2 Current lines edit Operations are in two divisions Hoboken Division formerly operated by the Erie Lackawanna Railroad runs from Hoboken Terminal or through Newark Broad Street and includes Midtown Direct service via the Kearny Connection Most station platforms are low level Newark Division formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey and New York and Long Branch Railroad operates through Newark Penn Station via the Northeast Corridor with most trains continuing to New York Penn Station This division also includes the Atlantic City Line formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Most station platforms are high level Newark Division Lines Terminals Northeast Corridor New York Penn Station TrentonJersey Avenue some peak weekday trains Princeton Branch Princeton Junction Princeton North Jersey Coast New York Penn Station Long Branch electric service Bay Head diesel service Raritan Valley Newark Penn Station most trains New York Penn Station limited weekday trains Hoboken Terminal 1 inbound weekday train Raritan most trains High Bridge limited weekday trains Atlantic City Philadelphia 30th Street Station Atlantic CityHoboken Division Lines Terminals Main Line Hoboken Terminal Suffern Bergen County Pascack Valley Spring Valley Port Jervis Port Jervis Meadowlands Secaucus Junction Hoboken Terminal Meadowlands Montclair Boonton Hoboken TerminalNew York Penn Station Midtown Direct service Montclair State University weekday electric service Hackettstown weekday diesel service Bay Street weekend service Morristown Dover electric service Hackettstown weekday diesel service Gladstone Hoboken TerminalNew York Penn Station Midtown Direct service Summit weekend service GladstoneFreight usage edit nbsp Morristown and Erie Railroad one of the freight operators authorized to operate on the NJ Transit system crossing the Passaic River in RoselandAlthough NJ Transit itself does not carry freight NJTR allows freight service to be operated over its lines via trackage rights agreements with several railroads Conrail Shared Assets Operations CSAO CSX Norfolk Southern NS and several short lines Cape May Seashore Lines CMSL Dover and Delaware River Railroad DD Morristown amp Erie Railway M amp E and Southern Railroad of New Jersey SRNJ currently have trackage rights contracts to operate freight service on NJ Transit lines The Morristown amp Erie Railway can only use NJT trackage to get between its owned trackage it cannot serve customers on NJ Transit trackage A similar situation exists for Conrail on the Atlantic City Line Below is a list of NJ Transit lines and freight lines that operate on them Morristown Line DD M amp E Montclair Boonton Line DD M amp E Main Line NS M amp E Bergen County Line NS M amp E Pascack Valley Line NS Raritan Valley Line CSAO North Jersey Coast Line CSAO Atlantic City Line CSAO SRNJNon passenger lines edit NJTR also owns several lines not used for regular passenger service These lines were purchased by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the late 1970s for railbanking purposes with ownership transferring to NJ Transit upon its creation in 1979 These lines are either leased for freight tourist service interim rail trail use or remain derelict Harrison Kingsland Branch derelict Raritan Valley Line High Bridge Bloomsbury NS Bloomsbury Phillipsburg trackage removed due to construction of Interstate 78 in 1989 Red Bank South Lakewood Conrail Shared Assets Operations CSAO Delaware and Raritan River Railroad Woodmansie Winslow Junction derelict Beesley s Point Secondary Winslow Junction Palermo Beesley s Point CSAO Cape May Seashore Lines Palermo Ocean City leased to city of Ocean City in 1999 for use as interim Ocean City Bike Path rail trail Tuckahoe Cape May Cape May Seashore Lines Southern Railroad of New Jersey HX Interlocking Hackensack River Croxton Yard realigned for Secaucus Junction used as yard lead by NS Freehold Farmingdale derelict Freehold Matawan leased to Monmouth County Park System until 2020 as interim section of Henry Hudson TrailOwnership edit NJT owns most of its tracks infrastructure bridges tunnels and signals The exceptions are Atlantic City Line Philadelphia 30th Street Station to Frankford Junction owned by Amtrak and Frankford Junction to Pennsauken Delair Junction owned by Conrail Northeast Corridor Line entire line except Morrisville Yard owned by Amtrak Port Jervis Line Suffern to Port Jervis owned by Norfolk Southern and leased by Metro North Raritan Valley Line Aldene to Hunter owned by Conrail Yards and maintenance edit NJ Transit s main storage and maintenance facility is the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny New Jersey Other major yard facilities are located at Hoboken Terminal Amtrak s Sunnyside Yard in Queens New York serves as a layover facility for trains to New York Penn Station Additional yards are located at outlying points along the lines These include 3 Main and Bergen County Lines Waldwick Yard Suffern Yard Montclair Boonton Line Great Notch Yard Little Falls Morris and Essex Lines Gladstone Yard Summit Yard Dover Yard Port Morris Yard North Jersey Coast Line Long Branch Yard Bay Head Yard Northeast Corridor Morrisville Yard Morrisville PA near the Trenton Transit Center County Yard New Brunswick near Jersey Avenue Hudson Yard Harrison Serves mostly Raritan Valley Line trains Pascack Valley Line Woodbine Yard Spring Valley NY Port Jervis Line Port Jervis Yard Port Jervis NY Raritan Valley Line Raritan Yard Hudson Yard Harrison Shared with Northeast Corridor NJT has a fleet of maintenance crews and vehicles that repair tracks spread ballast deliver supplies and inspect infrastructure There are eight non revenue work diesels used for these purposes Movable bridges edit NJT utilizes numerous moveable bridges Dock Bridge Newark Passaic River Northeast Corridor Line vertical lift owned and operated by Amtrak Portal Bridge Secaucus Hackensack River Northeast Corridor Line swing owned and operated by Amtrak Newark Draw Newark Passaic River Morristown Line swing Lower Hack Lift Jersey City Hackensack River Morristown Line vertical lift Upper Hack Lift Secaucus Hackensack River Main Line vertical lift HX Draw Secaucus Hackensack River Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line bascule Lyndhurst Draw Lyndhurst Passaic River Main Line swing River Draw South Amboy Raritan River North Jersey Coast Line swing Morgan Draw Old Bridge Cheesequake Creek North Jersey Coast Line bascule Oceanport Draw Oceanport Oceanport Creek North Jersey Coast Line swing Shark River Draw Belmar Shark River North Jersey Coast Line bascule Brielle Draw Brielle Manasquan River North Jersey Coast Line bascule Beach Bridge Atlantic City Beach Thorofare Atlantic City Line swing Delair Bridge Pennsauken Delaware River Atlantic City Line vertical lift owned and operated by Conrail Rolling stock editMain article List of NJ Transit rolling stock NJ Transit operates a fleet of 175 locomotives and over 1 200 passenger cars Locomotives edit Builder and model Photo Numbers Number active Type BuiltEMD GP40PH 2 nbsp 4100 4101 4109 3 Diesel 1968EMD GP40PH 2B nbsp 4200 4219 19 1965 1969EMD F40PH 2CAT nbsp 4119 4120 2 1981Alstom PL42AC nbsp 4000 4032 29 2005 2006Bombardier ALP 46 nbsp 4600 4628 29 Electric 2001 2002Bombardier ALP 46A nbsp 4629 4664 36 2010 2011Bombardier ALP 45DP nbsp 4500 4534 60 Dual mode electric and diesel 4 2011 2012Bombardier Alstom ALP 45A nbsp 4535 4559 2021 presentPassenger cars edit NJ Transit has a fleet of over 1 100 passenger cars The fleet and examples are described below Builder and model Photo Numbers Total BuiltGE Arrow III nbsp 1304 1333 30 single cars no lavatory 19771334 1533 200 paired cars lavatory in odd cars Bombardier Comet II nbsp 5300 5460 161 trailers no lavatories 1982 1989Bombardier Comet IV nbsp 5011 5031 21 cab cars lavatory 19965235 5264 30 trailers lavatory 5535 5582 48 trailers no lavatory Alstom Comet V nbsp 6000 6083 84 cab cars lavatory 2002 20046200 6213 14 trailers lavatory 6500 6601 102 trailers no lavatory Bombardier MultiLevel Coach nbsp 7000 7051 52 cab cars lavatory 2006 20107200 7298 99 trailers lavatory 7500 7677 178 trailers no lavatory Bombardier MultiLevel Coach II nbsp 7052 7061 10 cab cars lavatory 2012 20137678 7767 90 trailers no lavatory Stations edit nbsp Hoboken Terminal the terminus for all trains headed east on the Hoboken DivisionMain article List of New Jersey Transit stations See also Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource New Jersey NJ Transit provides passenger service on 12 lines at total of 165 stations some of which are operated in conjunction with Amtrak and Metro North MNCW 5 References edit Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023 PDF American Public Transportation Association March 4 2024 Retrieved March 14 2024 NJT Facts at a Glance Rouse Karen November 16 2012 NJ Transit s rail fleet hit hard by storm The Record Retrieved August 11 2013 Bombardier Press release New Jersey Transit At A Glance PDF New Jersey Transit 2014 Retrieved December 25 2015 External links 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