Service To Be Fully Restored To Atlantic City Rail Line Thursday

Service on New Jersey Transit’s Atlantic City Rail Line will be fully restored on Thursday, Aug. 3, the transportation company announced on Wednesday. Service was expected to be suspended between Cherry Hill and Philadelphia for two weeks after a garbage truck struck a rail bridge just east of the Pennsauken Transit Center. Instead, service will be restored after just one week.

“I want to thank all of our customers for their patience as well as our employees and the outside contractors who worked hard to safely complete this project well ahead of schedule,” New Jersey Transit Executive Director Steven H. Santoro said.

The service had been suspended since Friday, July 28, when the truck struck the rail bridge over River Road in Pennsauken, causing significant damage to the bridge. The truck driver was issued a summons for careless driving in connection with the incident.

Substitute bus service has operated between Philadelphia and Cherry Hill during the partial service suspension. Atlantic City Rail Line tickets and passes have also been cross-honored on other New Jersey Transit buses serving the region, as well as River Line light rail and PATCO services.

New Jersey Transit buses, River Line light rail and PATCO will continue to cross-honor Atlantic City Rail Line tickets and passes through Thursday.

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