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Pascack Valley Line – Weekdays and Weekends
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Westwood NJ, on Sunday, April 23, new NJ TRANSIT Rail schedules will take effect on all lines. While there will be minor time changes to numerous trains on most lines, please note the following:
“Cash in App” Feature Allows Customers to Use Cash at Participating Retailers to Load Value for Purchasing NJ TRANSIT Mobile Tickets
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is bringing the convenience and flexibility of its Mobile App to more customers with the introduction of a new cash payment option. Customers who prefer to use cash or don’t have a debit or credit card can now take advantage of all of the benefits of the NJ TRANSIT Mobile App with the new Cash in App feature. Customers can utilize more than 1,000 convenient participating network retailers in New Jersey like 7-Eleven, Walgreens, CVS, Family Dollar and more to convert cash directly to digital balances in the NJ TRANSIT Mobile App which can then be used to purchase electronic NJ TRANSIT tickets and passes.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Monday, January 2 (New Year’s Day observed), trains will operate on an enhanced weekend/major holiday schedule on all rail lines with additional trains operating during the morning and afternoon “peak” periods on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex, Gladstone and Port Jervis lines (the same schedule as followed on Martin Luther King Day and Presidents’ Day). Customers should use the printable schedule page at njtransit.com, check printed timetables, or use the “Station-to-Station Trip Planner” at njtransit.com and the mobile app for rail schedules – including trains in shaded columns, many of which operate this day.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, a driver unfamiliar with streets leading to and from the Ho-Ho-Kus train station area, made a wrong turn early Tuesday evening, 12/20, and wound up stuck on a pair of active NJ Transit railroad tracks. A towing company employee and NJ Transit Police ESU officers worked in unison to free the struck 4-door sedan, and remove it from the tracks. No injuries were reported in the incident, which delayed most trains scheduled to pass through the Ho-Ho-Kus station by over one (1) hour. Ho-Ho-Kus Police officers were also dispatched to the incident.
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file photo by Boyd Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, in accordance with a new state law signed earlier this year, the NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today approved the start of the process to enact new regulations designed to strengthen protections for transit workers. The proposed regulations would establish a procedure by which NJ TRANSIT would be able to administratively suspend ridership privileges for individuals who assault transit employees while also creating due process for offenders to appeal proposed suspensions.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is prohibiting all beverages on its trains, light rail vehicles and buses on Saturday, December 10th to coincide with the SantaCon event in New York City and on Saturday, December 17th to coincide with the SantaCon event in Hoboken.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is adding additional service this Thanksgiving weekend to help take the stress out of travel as the Garden State embarks upon the holiday season. No matter what your Thanksgiving plans are, rest assured NJ TRANSIT can help get you and your family there with kids riding free the entire long weekend!
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT has begun utilizing two AquaTrack machines to clean and remove leaves from the rails throughout the fall season.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT ROLLS OUT AQUATRACK FOR FALL LEAF CLEANUP
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Ridgewood NJ , according to NJ Transit the systemwide rail on time performance is 91.5% , with the goal of 94.7% .The two train lines that service the Ridgewood train station , the Bergen County and the Main Line have an impressive overall on time performance of 96.5%. The Pascack Valley line that services other parts of the county had an on time performance of 94.6% .
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Rutherford NJ, Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Rutherford on Saturday morning. According to NJ TRANSIT the pedestrian was struck by a Bergen County Line No. 1854 train, which left Waldwick at 7:35 a.m. and was due to arrive in Hoboken at 8:20 a.m.
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Ridgewood NJ, Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 20-minute delays following earlier Amtrak Portal Bridge being stuck in the open position. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes continue to be cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT bus and private carriers and PATH at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd St-NY.
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East Rutherford NJ, Fans attending the upcoming Lady Gaga concert on August 11, the Kenny Chesney concert on August 13, the Red Hot Chili Peppers on August 17, Rammstein on September 6 or the return of NFL pre-season football on August 21, 22 and 28 at MetLife Stadium, can get there safely and conveniently by using NJ TRANSIT’s rail service. Customers can visit njtransit.com/MetLife for complete details. Rail schedules between Secaucus Junction and MetLife Stadium will be posted closer to the event dates.
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Ridgewood NJ, Domestic extremists have targeted and exploited railway transportation systems to harm the public, disrupt operations, and damage infrastructure. New Jersey’s transit system is the nation’s third largest provider of transportation services—such as buses, rail, and light rail transit—for approximately 270 million people annually throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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