Tag: NJ Transit
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NJ Transit changes Route 814 through North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Beginning June 22, the following service changes will occur for NJ Transit Bus Route No. 814: Sunday service will be added, providing new travel options between downtown New Brunswick and the North Brunswick Walmart/Brunswick Shopping Center. Weekday and Saturday schedules have been streamlined, providing more service via the North Brunswick Walmart while…
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Driver dies hours after colliding with NJ Transit bus along South River route
SOUTH RIVER – The driver of a vehicle who collided with an NJ Transit bus suffered fatal injuries hours after the initial crash. The South River Police Department (SRPD) responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Old Bridge Turnpike and Leonardine Avenue around 3:18 p.m. on June 11. At least…
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Upgrades and maintenance focus of discussion at Metuchen Train Station
METUCHEN – For New Jersey Transit’s Metuchen Train Station – ranked 10th highest ridership on the Northeast Corridor Line and 14th highest ridership on the entire service line – communication is key among the four entities charged with upgrades and maintenance. Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch and Borough Administrator Jay Muldoon had a “productive” discussion with…
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Matawan mixed-use development planned for transit parking lot
New Jersey Transit and Matawan officials are partnering to create a mixed-use development in the parking lot between High Street and Main Street in Matawan. The development at the New Jersey Transit parking lot would be adjacent to the Aberdeen-Matawan train station. The development, which will be constructed on seven acres of NJ Transit-owned land,…
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Princeton mayor still waiting for word on resumption of Dinky train line
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer NJ Transit has been “non-committal” about when the Dinky shuttle train will start running again, now that the transportation agency has met a deadline to install safety equipment across its system, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said this week. “I plan to call them every day from now until I…
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Princeton officials concerned about disruption to town’s train service
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert has expressed concern about the “long-term negative impact” on Dinky ridership when the rail service temporarily goes dark starting Oct. 14 and is replaced by bus service until sometime in January. She said that during that span, “people can create new habits and so you’re having this sort of short-term fix…
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Dinky train suspended as NJ Transit installs Positive Train Control
Dinky shuttle train service in Princeton will be suspended beginning Oct. 14 and lasting into mid-January as part of other service interruptions NJ Transit has to make to meet a federal deadline to install Positive Train Control equipment. Buses will be offered as an alternative seven days a week, NJ Transit announced. In addition, the…
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Edison officials will discuss transit village concept
EDISON — In an effort to attract millennials to Edison, township officials will begin to discuss the potential for a transit village concept at the New Jersey Transit train station on Plainfield Avenue. “[Millennials] are leaving areas such as Edison at a very fast rate and there’s very little that Edison has right now to…
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East Brunswick man hit and killed by Amtrak train
EAST BRUNSWICK–East Brunswick resident Venugopal Menon, 54, was fatally struck by an Amtrak train, according to NJ Transit Spokesman Jim Smith. At approximately 10:15 a.m. on April 4, train 643, the Keystone Service traveling west to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, came into contact with an alleged trespasser on the tracks outside the New Brunswick station, according to Amtrak Spokesperson Jason Abrams.…