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.
Lines
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 lines
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]
