MAYOR DELUCA NJ TRANSIT UPDATE

NJ Transit Update from Wednesday's Legislative Session
Good News:
1) Four M&E early morning trains restored directly to NY Penn
2) Buses to NYC to leave from South Orange Train Station
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NJ Transit caught hell today at the hearings from legislators and mayors. Here are some of the details that emerged:
Morris and Essex (M&E) Trains:
1. Four (4) M&E trains will now travel directly into New York City. All of these trains will arrive in NYC on or before 7:00am. We were not yet told of any late afternoon/evening trains from NYC.
2. All other M&E trains will go to and leave from Hoboken.
3. Weekend M&E service to NYC not affected.

Buses:
1. Additional bus service to/from NYC will be provided at the South Orange Train Station. It seems these buses will go express to NYC but this has to be confirmed.
2. We asked for express bus service from additional train stations/municipalities but did not get an answer.

Newark Transfers:
1. M&E commuters will be able to transfer at Newark Broad to Newark Penn Station using the Newark Light Rail or station connecting buses. At Penn Station, commuters can transfer to trains to NYC. It was noted that the trains to NYC at Penn will be crowded but could accommodate more passengers. 

Hoboken Transfers:
1. Transit estimates an additional 7,000 M&E commuters will detrain at Hoboken. Path will have additional cars and trains for 33rd Street but they cautioned that it will be crowded and at full capacity.
2. NJ Transit said it will have buses at Hoboken for transfer to NYC Port Authority.
3. Two ferries per hour will travel from Hoboken to 39th Street ferry dock.
Path Trains:
1. Path said it was cross honoring NJ Transit tickets at 33rd Street, Hoboken and Wall Street only. Requested cross honoring at all Path stations and need to follow up with them. 

Duration of Summer Track Repair Work:
1. Monday, July 10 through Friday, September 1 - no commitment on work being completed by September 1st
NJ Transit has scheduled a meeting on Wednesday, June 7th with municipalities to discuss their plans in more detail. Maplewood and South Orange elected officials will be attending.
More to come as information is provided.