How to Get into New York City from New Jersey on Friday Morning

NEW YORK, NY — Many of the transit options which were suspended Thursday afternoon are now back up and running for the Friday morning commute.

The one major note is that NJ Transit trains are still cancelled into and out of Hoboken Terminal.

NJ TRANSIT TRAINS

• No service into or out of Hoboken Terminal
• All New York City-bound trains (Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, MidTOWN DIRECT), Raritan Valley and Atlantic City lines will operate on normal weekday schedules.
• Main, Bergen, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines will continue to operate on a modified weekend schedule originating/terminating in Secaucus. There will be limited rail shuttle service on the Montclair-Boonton Line west of Montclair State University (MSU) – between MSU and Denville stations.
• There will be rail shuttle service on the Morris & Essex Lines (M&E) between Hackettstown and Dover.
• The Gladstone Branch will have its two regularly scheduled MidTOWN DIRECT trains in addition to rail shuttles between Gladstone and Summit.

NJ TRANSIT BUSES

• Supplemental service during AM & PM peak hour periods on the #126 (Hoboken-NY) and other commuter lines in Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties that operate in proximity to Hoboken-based rail service will be added to handle anticipated customer demand. Customers should plan for extra travel time due to anticipated traffic volume.
• Bus shuttle service will operate between Secaucus Junction and Liberty State Park Light Rail Station. Service will begin at 6 a.m. and continue throughout the day until midnight. This service will operate on a load and go basis from bus lanes 8, 9 and 10 during peak hours. During off-peak hours, service will continue to operate less frequently, based upon demand. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes will be cross-honored on this shuttle service.
• Customers wishing to go from Secaucus to the Jersey City waterfront should use the shuttle bus service to Liberty State Park and make a connection to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.

FERRY

• Ferry Service in and out of Hoboken South/NJT Ferry Terminal will be restored at 6 a.m.
• NYW will continue to cross-honor all NJ Transit bus and rail tickets at all NYW terminals

LIGHT RAIL

• Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will resume full service into and out of Hoboken.

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