Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
Encyclopedia : N : NE : NEW : Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
The first minimum operable segment (MOS-1) opened to the public on July 17, 2006, connecting Broad Street Station and Penn Station in Newark[New Jersey Transit: Newark City Subway (NCS) Extension to Newark Broad Street Station], accessed June 4, 2006. MOS-2 will connect Penn Station with Newark International Airport[New Jersey Transit: Newark Rail Link MOS-2], accessed June 4, 2006. MOS-3, which is often referred to as the Union County Light Rail, will join the two previous sections with Elizabeth[New Jersey Transit: Union County Light Rail], accessed June 4, 2006.
MOS-1 of the light rail line was estimated to cost $207.7 million and is expected to serve an average of 13,000 weekday riders by 2015. The entire project is estimated to cost $694 million (1995 dollars) and will carry an average of 24,900 weekday riders by 2015.
Station listing
- Newark Broad Street Station
- NJPAC/ Center Street
- Atlantic Street (NCS station) (northbound only)
- Washington Park (NCS station) (southbound only)
- Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium (northbound, and on game days only)
- Newark Penn Station
Tentative station listing
MOS-2 *
- Market Street (at Mulberry Street)
- Government Center (Mulberry Street)
- Lincoln Park/Symphony Hall (Camp Street)
- Newark Liberty International Airport
- North Avenue
- Kapkowski Road
- Jersey Gardens
- Ferry Terminal
- Singer Station (possible)
- Third Street
- Division Street
- Spring Street (U.S. Route 1&9)
- Midtown Station
* As of May 10, 2006, NJ Transit has removed both MOS-2 and MOS-3 from their list of Candidate Projects for their Capital Improvement Program.
Schedule
- Monday-Friday 6:04 a.m - 12:13 a.m every ten minutes at peak hours and every fifteen minutes at non-peak hours
- Saturday and Sunday every thirty minutes coinciding with arriving trains at Penn and Broad Street stations[Newark light rail gains steam: Line will get in gear this summer], Star-Ledger, June 1, 2006
Fare
One-way fare for the new LRT system will be based on NJ Transit bus fares, as with existing Newark City Subway route 7 (first zone $1.25). The tickets will be sold at ticket vending machines at each station and need to be validated before boarding the train, like the existing subway line or the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. A $45 monthly pass can be purchased to allow unlimited travel on the line. Rail or bus passes purchased for more than $45 will also allow unlimited use on the new line[Newark's Best Kept Secret: Newark Light Rail is Affordable], accessed July 17, 2006.
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