Fatal Pedestrian Strike Suspends Red Bank-Long Branch Rail Service

RED BANK, NJ — North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) rail service was suspended in both directions between Red Bank and Long Branch due to a pedestrian fatality near Little Silver Thursday evening, NJ Transit announced.

NJ Transit rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by NJ Transit bus and private carriers. Please visit njtransit.com/abc for available alternate service information.

NJCL train #3270, the 5:40PM departure from Long Branch is cancelled out of Long Branch due to NJCL service suspension. Train #3270 will originate out of Middletown, today only, Jan. 25, NJ Transit said.

NJCL train #3255, the 5:09PM arrival into Long Branch, is cancelled at Red Bank due to a pedestrian strike near Little Silver.

NJCL train #3266, the 6:25PM arrival into PSNY, is cancelled at Little Silver due to a pedestrian strike.

Red Bank Borough put out an announcement advising drivers to avoid the area of NJ Transit crossings there due to crossing gates that were lowered for an extended period of time, causing traffic jams starting at about 5 p.m.

The train that left New York at 3:44 p.m. had to reverse direction once it discharged passengers in Red Bank to clear the crossings, which took about 40 minutes. But passengers were unable to access cars immediately in the parking lots and traffic was tied up for blocks in Red Bank and in the outskirts leading out of the borough. Police were on hand to help direct traffic.