NJ Transit App Down During Thursday Morning Commute

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Add this to the "summer of hell" disruptions: the New Jersey Transit's mobile ticking app was down Thursday morning, piling on another annoyance to an already disrupted commute.

Update: As of 10:58 a.m., mobile ticketing has been restored, NJ Transit said in a tweet. Read the original story here:

NJ Transit first addressed the outage at 5:49 a.m., telling a Twitter user they were "looking into it." In a 9:53 a.m. tweet, NJ Transit said they're addressing the outage, and advised riders to alert their operator or conductor.

Patch editor Dan Hampton first noticed the outage around 8:50 a.m. when he boarded a New York bound bus in Hudson County. The app was still down for him at 9:17 a.m.

The issue appears to be intermittent: while riders have continued to report connectivity issues online, this Patch reporter was able to access her account on the first try.

Hampton was allowed on his bus despite not being able to access his mobile ticket, but other early-morning riders weren't so lucky.

(Patch has reached out to @MariaRgd for more information, and will update if we hear back.)

New Jersey Transit was offering refunds for those with weekly passes affected by the glitch. Affected riders can call customer service at 973-491-8810.

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Image: Screenshot, NJ Transit app, via Dan Hampton