Here Are New Jersey Transit’s Most, Least-Used Train Stations

The NJ Transit rail system is responsible for providing more than 300,000 passenger trips every weekday. And if you’re one of those commuters – depending on what station you use – the daily ride to work can get a little crowded.

Patch recently reached out to NJ Transit to see which of its train stations have the highest and lowest weekday ridership totals. A spokesperson provided the agency’s statistics for fiscal year 2017.

According to NJ Transit, its busiest station was New York Penn, where a staggering 93,305 average weekday boardings took place, followed by Newark Penn (27,695), Secaucus Junction (26,298), Hoboken (15,628) and Metropark (7,537).

The least-busy station on the weekdays was Mount Olive (16), followed by Mountain Lakes (17), Lebanon (21), Mount Tabor (30) and Peapack (36).

The full list includes:

1. New York Penn - 93,305 average weekday boardings

2. Newark Penn - 27,695

3. Secaucus Junction - 26,298 (includes transfers)

4. Hoboken - 15,628

5. Metropark (NEC) - 7,537

6. Princeton Jct (NEC) - 6,817

7. Hamilton (NEC) - 5,178

8. New Brunswick (NEC) - 4,700

9. Newark Airport (NEC) - 4,253

10. South Orange (M&E) - 4,131

11. Trenton (NEC) - 3,894

12. Summit (M&E) - 3,880

13. Metuchen (NEC) - 3,534

14. Maplewood (M&E) - 3,488

15. Elizabeth (NEC) - 3,417

16. Rahway (NEC) - 3,233

17. Edison (NEC) - 3,008

18. Newark Broad Street (M&E) - 2,996

19. Westfield (RVL) - 2,722

20. Aberdeen-Matawan (Coast) - 2,337

21. Linden (NEC) - 2,272

22. Brick Church (M&E) - 2,041

23. Millburn (M&E) - 1,837

24. Morristown (M&E) - 1,822

25. Woodbridge (Coast) - 1,719

26. Ridgewood (MLBC) - 1,705

27. Short Hills (M&E) - 1,628

28. Chatham (M&E) - 1,611

29. Radburn (MLBC) - 1,592

30. Bloomfield (M-B) - 1,537

31. Madison (M&E) - 1,536

32. Cranford (RVL) 1,500

33. Union (RVL) - 1,470

34. Jersey Avenue (NEC) - 1,417

35. Glen Ridge (M-B) - 1,410

36. Orange (M&E) - 1,401

37. Bay Street (M-B) - 1,396

38. Rutherford (MLBC) - 1,369

39. Middletown (Coast) - 1,262

40. Walnut Street (M-B) - 1,208

41. Glen Rock (MLBC) - 1,157

42. Fanwood (RVL) - 1,087

43. Red Bank (Coast) - 1,068

44. Long Branch (Coast) - 1,050

45. South Amboy (Coast) - 1,036

46. Convent (M&E) - 1,035

47. Dover (M&E) - 983

48. Lyndhurst (MLBC) - 929

49. Roselle Park (RVL) - 908

50. Dunellen (RVL) - 904

51. Clifton (MLBC) - 873

52. Hazlet (Coast) - 855

53. Ramsey, Route 17 (MLBC) - 834

54. Princeton (NEC) - 814

55. Watchung Avenue (M-B) 802

56. Perth Amboy (Coast) - 787

57. Plainfield (RVL) - 764

58. North Elizabeth (NEC) - 758

59. Little Silver (Coast) - 709

60. Suffern (MLBC) - 686

61. Somerville (RVL) - 685

62. Delawanna (MLBC) - 645

63. Paterson (MLBC) - 632

64. Upper Montclair (M-B) - 619

65. Morris Plains (M&E) - 619

66. Passaic (MLBC) - 617

67. Plauderville (MLBC) - 597

68. Atlantic City (ACL) - 594

69. Montclair State Univ. (M-B) - 583

70. Kingsland (MLBC) - 583

71. Raritan (RVL) - 577

72. Murray Hill (M&E) - 572

73. Bound Brook (RVL) - 571

74. Ramsey, Main Street (MLBC) - 559

75. New Providence (M&E) - 556

76. River Edge (Pascack) – 544

77. New Bridge Landing (Pascack) - 536

78. Asbury Park (Coast) - 514

79. Hawthorne (MLBC) - 511

80. Ho-Ho-Kus (MLBC) - 502

81. Waldwick (MLBC) - 493

82. Netherwood (RVL) - 490

83. Philadelphia (ACL) - 489

84. Denville (M&E) - 477

85. Berkeley Heights (M&E) - 471

86. East Orange (M&E) - 455

87. Westwood (Pascack) - 451

88. Watsessing (M-B) - 434

89. Allendale (MLBC) - 423

90. Anderson Street (Pascack) - 417

91. Oradell (Pascack) - 401

92. Hillsdale (Pascack) - 398

93. Lyons (M&E) - 385

94. Montclair Heights (M-B) - 350

95. Essex Street (Pascack) - 349

96. Bridgewater (RVL) - 346

97. Mountain Station (M&E) - 333

98. Broadway (MLBC) - 317

99. Lindenwold (ACL) - 306

100. Wood-Ridge (Pascack) - 305

101. Point Pleasant (Coast) - 256

102. Belmar (Coast) - 241

103. Highland Avenue (M&E) - 233

104. Avenel (Coast) - 222

105. Emerson (Pascack) - 219

106. Bradley Beach (Coast) - 196

107. Wesmont (MLBC) - 188

108. Bay Head (Coast) - 179

109. Absecon (ACL) - 178

110. Park Ridge (Pascack) - 176

111. Garfield (MLBC) - 175

112. Little Falls (M-B) - 165

113. Manasquan (Coast) - 164

114. Cherry Hill (ACL) - 157

115. Mahwah (MLBC) - 157

116. Montvale (Pascack) - 152

117. Spring Lake (Coast) - 147

118. Gillette (M&E) - 146

119. Bernardsville (M&E) - 135

120. Mountain Avenue (M-B) - 133

121. Egg Harbor City (ACL) - 133

122. Millington (M&E) - 131

123. Garwood (RVL) - 126

124. Allenhurst (Coast) - 123

125. Gladstone (M&E) - 121

126. Hammonton (ACL) - 119

127. Mountain View (M-B) - 118

128. Stirling (M&E) - 117

129. Elberon (Coast) - 115

130. Far Hills (M&E) - 113

131. Mount Arlington (M-B) - 110

132. Woodcliff Lake (Pascack) - 108

133. Wayne, Route 23 (M-B) - 106

134. Teterboro (Pascack) - 104

135. Lincoln Park (M-B) - 101

136. Pennsauken (ACL) - 98

137.White House (RVL) - 96

138. Hackettstown (M-B) - 85

139. Netcong (M-B) - 82

140. Towaco (M-B) - 80

141. Basking Ridge (M&E) - 79

142. Atco (ACL) - 77

143. Annandale (RVL) - 65

144. Boonton (M-B) - 58

145. High Bridge (RVL) - 50

146. North Branch (RVL) - 48

147. Lake Hopatcong (M-B) - 45

148. Peapack (M&E) - 36

149. Mount Tabor (M&E) - 30

150. Lebanon (RVL) - 21

151. Mountain Lakes (M-B) - 17

152. Mount Olive (M-B) - 16

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Photo: Hoboken Terminal, 2017 (Eric Kiefer)