4 More North Jersey Coast Weekday Trains Added

LONG BRANCH, NJ — Beginning November 14, NJ Transit is adding eight additional weekday trains to its Northeast Corridor and NJ Coast lines, as more and more commuters return to the office.

The trains have all been added during peak morning and evening rush hour commute times.

Northeast Corridor – Four trains added on weekdays, starting Nov. 14:

• New - Train 3924 departs Trenton 7:16 a.m. and arrives Penn Station NY at 8:28 a.m.

• New Train 3704 departs Jersey Avenue at 6:00 a.m. and arrives PSNY at 7:02 a.m., making all stops Jersey Ave to Metropark and then express to Newark.

• New Train 3857 departs PSNY at 3:42 p.m. and arrives Trenton at 5:11 p.m., making local stops on NEC.

• New Train 3871 departs PSNY at 5:47 p.m. and arrives Trenton at 7:25 p.m., operating express from Newark to Metropark and then all NEC stops to Trenton.

North Jersey Coast Line – Four trains added on weekdays, starting Nov. 14:

• Train 3218 departs Long Branch at 6:12 a.m. and arrives PSNY at 7:42 a.m., making all NJCL stops and then express from Avenel to Newark.

• Train 3508 departs South Amboy at 9:15 a.m. and makes all stops to PSNY.

• Train 3512 departs South Amboy at 6:26 p.m. and makes all stops to PSNY except Avenel.

• Train 3265 departs PSNY at 5:20 p.m., runs express to Avenel and then makes all stops to Long Branch.

In total, 22 weekday trains have been added across the NJ Transit system starting Nov. 14; the Main and Pascack Valley lines had weekday trains added as well.

Also, weekend customers on the Main/Bergen County Line will now have hourly service throughout the day on weekends and holidays with the addition of 14 trains to the weekend schedule.

“As rail ridership grows and commuting patterns continue to evolve, NJ Transit is committed to delivering a schedule that improves travel times and frequency aligned with customer demand,” said NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett. “Now that we have a full roster of locomotive engineers, we are able to support these kinds of service enhancements to meet the needs of our customers as they return to our system.”

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