UPDATE: Limited Train Service Wednesday On Morris & Essex Line, NJ Transit says

NORTH JERSEY —

[UPDATE: NJ Transit has made a new announcement for service through Friday. Click here.]

NJ Transit has announced schedule and route changes for the Wednesday morning commute on the Morris & Essex line, as they continue to work to restore service after a storm caused damage to a pole and wires near the line.

In addition, the Gladstone branch will remain suspended.

The Wednesday information is posted here. Note that on the schedule, posted here, many of the stops are blacked out.

"Due to the extensive damage caused by the fallen tree, a timeline for full restoration remains in progress," NJ Transit said in a release after 6 p.m. Tuesday. "For Wednesday, March 9, limited service will operate on a modified schedule between South Orange and Penn Station New York and Hoboken. The Gladstone Branch will remain suspended until further notice."

(The town of Summit will run extra buses for its residents through Thursday; read more about that here.)

NJ Transit also gave this information:

• Cross-honoring will remain in effect for Morris & Essex (M&E) and Gladstone Branch customers on the Raritan Valley and Montclair-Boonton Lines as well as NJ TRANSIT & private carrier buses. The Montclair-Boonton Line will provide enhanced service to accommodate M&E customers.
• All M&E customers should allow for extra travel time and are strongly encouraged to customize their service alerts on the NJ TRANSIT mobile app to receive updates via push notifications, monitor MyTransit Alerts, the M&E Twitter feed @NJTRANSIT_ME and njtransit.com for the latest service information.

Morris & Essex Line:

• Limited service will operate on a modified schedule from South Orange to both Penn Station New York and Hoboken. Schedules will be available at njtransit.com later this evening.
• Customer service ambassadors will be available at South Orange rail station to assist customers.
• Customers at stations between Hackettstown and Denville should use Montclair-Boonton Line trains and should consult the Montclair-Boonton timetables. Enhanced service will operate on the Montclair-Boonton Line. Schedules will be available at njtransit.com later this evening.

Gladstone Branch:

Service remains on that branch suspended until further notice.

More Details

NJ Transit said the damage was caused by a tree that fell during Monday evening's strong winds. The National Weather Service had issued a wind advisory for the evening.

The lines run through many populous New Jersey towns, including Bernardsville, Chatham, Gladstone, Maplewood, Millburn/Short Hills, Morristown, Secaucus, Summit, and more.

On Tuesday, Maplewood ran a jitney service and Summit planned to run extra buses through Thursday for their residents.

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