Morris & Essex Line Weekday Schedule To Change Beginning Monday

Commuters can expect changes to Morris & Essex line train schedules beginning on Monday to allow to advance New Jersey Transit's Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment installation.

To accommodate this critical safety upgrade, weekday rail schedules are being adjusted to allow for hardware components to be installed on locomotives and cab cars. This will impact customers along the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, Morris & Essex Lines, and Pascack Valley Line.

These schedule adjustments are temporary and will be restored in early 2019, according to NJ Transit.

The following Morris & Essex Lines (M&E) trains will be temporarily discontinued or have a change in origin:

INBOUND - Change in Origin Stations

• Train 608, the 5:45 a.m. departure from Dover to Hoboken has service eliminated from Dover to Chatham. Train originates in Summit.

Earlier option departs at 5:33 a.m. (Requires transfer at Newark Broad for Hoboken)

Later option departs at 5:54 a.m. (Requires transfer at Newark Broad for Hoboken)

• Train 626, the 8:28 a.m. departure from Dover to Hoboken has service eliminated from Dover to Morris Plains. Train originates in in Morristown.

Earlier option departs at 8:08 a.m. (Requires transfer at Summit for Hoboken)

Later option departs at 9:06 a.m. (Requires transfer at Newark Broad for Hoboken)

OUTBOUND - Temporarily Discontinued

• Train 609, the 6:42 a.m. departure from Hoboken to Dover

Earlier option departs at 6:15 a.m.

Later option departs at 6:55 a.m. (Requires transfer at Summit for Dover)

• Train 645, the 5:08 p.m. departure from Hoboken to Dover.

Earlier option departs at 4:42 p.m.

Later option departs at 5:12 p.m. (Requires transfer at Newark Broad for Dover)

“NJ TRANSIT understands that any change to the train schedule has an impact on the travel patterns of our customers,’’ said Executive Director Kevin Corbett. “We are doing everything in our power to install this important safety technology as quickly as possible. I ask for customers’ patience during this process as the end result is a safer railroad for everyone.”

For a full list of schedule changes and to see the full timetables visit njtransit.com.

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