Raritan Valley Trains To Be Replaced By NJ Transit Buses This Weekend

CRANFORD, NJ — Due to Conrail performing track maintenance this weekend, all Raritan Valley Line trains will be replaced by NJ Transit buses, according to an announcement from NJ Transit.

All trains will be replaced by buses between Cranford and Newark Penn Station on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, the announcement states.

Trains will operate between Raritan and Cranford stations only. Substitute bus service will operate in both directions between Cranford and Newark stations.

Regular train service to and from Newark will resume on Sunday evening with Train 5534 (8:14PM departure from Raritan) and Train 5539 (9:38PM departure from Newark), according to NJ Transit.

Traveling Eastbound?

Customers traveling from Raritan to Garwood will board their regular trains, NJ Transit said.

Customers at Cranford, Roselle Park and Union stations will board buses to Newark Penn Station. Buses will not depart from Cranford station until all customers have transferred from the train.

At Newark, customers continuing to Secaucus and New York should board the next available train. Customers may wait longer than usual for their connecting train at Newark, and, if traveling via Secaucus, should plan their connections carefully as trains will not be held at Secaucus.

Traveling Westbound?

Customers traveling from New York or Secaucus will take their regular connecting trains from those stations and transfer to buses at Newark. Buses will not depart from Newark until the connecting train has arrived and all customers have transferred.

In addition, customers traveling from Newark will board buses to Union, Roselle Park and Cranford stations. At Cranford Station, customers will transfer to a westbound train. Trains will not depart until all buses have arrived and all customers have transferred.

Customers traveling beyond Newark will arrive at their final destination up to 35 minutes later than usual.

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