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[KevinKorell]

 

                                         COVID-19: How We're Protecting You

NJ TRANSIT's operating units have in place clear protocols and procedures for the cleaning and disinfection of rolling stock, vehicles and public facilities. Our Frequently Asked Questions provide answers to your questions about our ongoing response to COVID-19.

 

NJ TRANSIT has enhanced its cleaning efforts to include disinfecting vehicles every 24 hours. Hard surface cleaning and disinfecting typically includes handholds, arm rests, seating areas and restrooms.

 

Our enhanced cleaning regimen in stations includes additional disinfecting of frequent customer touchpoints such as ticket vending machines, handrails, and door handles. In major stations and terminals, this occurs once every shift.

 

The cleaning agents used in this effort are deemed effective for these purposes and contain anti-viral components such as bleach/water mixes and other disinfectant sprays. Areas regularly cleaned include are doors, door knobs, windows, benches, partitions, trash cans, elevators, escalators, handrails, ledges, all restrooms and floor surfaces and all floor mats.

 

NJ TRANSIT is closely engaged with the New Jersey Department of Health and other state and federal resources to carefully monitor, and if need be, respond to emergent health concerns that have the ability to impact customers and employees.

 

[CNJRoss]

NJ.com, 3/20/20
 

Drop in ridership due to coronavirus forcing NJ Transit to cut rail service

 

 

Facing an 88% ridership loss due to coronavirus concerns, NJ Transit reduced rail service to a weekend schedule starting with the Friday morning commute.

 

All rail lines, except the Atlantic City line will operate on a weekend schedule except for the Gladstone Branch will run weekdays. Buses had been replacing trains on weekend on that branch.

 

Eight extra trips will operate on the between Dover and Hoboken only on weekdays, departure time s are listed on njtransit.com. The Atlantic City line will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

 

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[CNJRoss]

NJT news release
 

NJ TRANSIT ADJUSTS SERVICE LEVELS ON RAIL

Friday, March 20th: North Jersey Rail Service Operates on Weekend Schedule; Bus, Light Rail and Access Link Remain on Weekday Schedules

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 19, 2020

 

 

NEWARK, NJ — Beginning Friday, March 20^th, NJ TRANSIT’s rail lines, with the exception of the Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL), will operate on a weekend schedule with slight modifications. Customers are strongly encouraged to sign up for My Transit alerts and activate push notifications on the mobile app to receive the latest status of the system.

 

RAIL:

·       All weekday rail service, with the exception of Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL), will operate on weekend schedules with the following modifications until further notice.

 

o   Gladstone Branch rail service WILL operate on weekdays only.

 

o   Eight extra trips will operate between Dover and Hoboken during weekdays only.  Departure times for these trains will be available on njtransit.com.

 

·       ACRL will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

 

 Bus, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail, RiverLINE and Access Link will all remain at full weekday schedules.  If and when service adjustments are necessary to those systems, NJ TRANSIT will immediately communicate those changes to customers.

 

Access Link customers can use their telephones to check ride status, cancel, confirm and text for estimated arrival times. Customers may also customize their notifications.  For additional information, customers can email ACES@njtransit.com or call customer service.  Customers are also encouraged to sign up for My Transit Alerts by clicking the link provided or visiting www.njtransit.com and go to the My Transit Alert section. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

northjersey.com   3/22/20:

 

   Coronavirus transit update: More reductions coming for NJ Transit schedules  

 

 

NJ Transit officials are grappling with difficult decisions that pit the need to provide vital transportation for health care workers against risking the health of their own employees and a massive decline in ridership that necessitates scaling back their schedules.

 

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[CNJRoss]

NJT news release
 

NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS WEEKDAY RAIL SCHEDULE

 

Beginning Monday March 23, Rail Service Operates on Presidents Day Schedule with Additions

 

March 21, 2020

 

 

NEWARK --  Beginning March 23^rd, NJ TRANSIT will enhance its weekday rail schedule to ensure additional regions of New Jersey maintain service.  Rail service will operate on a Presidents Day holiday schedule with some enhancements.  Weekday service on the Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL), will continue to operate on a regular weekday schedule.

 

Due to the rapidly changing nature of the COVID-19 response, customers are strongly encouraged to sign up for My Transit alerts and activate push notifications on the mobile app to receive the latest status of the system. 

 

Customers should refer to the Presidents Day schedules in their printed timetables or in the PDF versions available online at njtransit.com. Please refer to the “Saturday/Sunday/Holiday” section in your schedule and look to the bottom of the shaded columns – anything operating on 2/17 refers to the Presidents Day schedule. These trains will operate in addition to all of the trains in the non-shaded columns. 

 

In addition to the train service operating on President’s Day, NJ TRANSIT will include the following enhancements:

• Service to/from Hackettstown.
• Additional stops at Teterboro, Woodcliff Lake, Avenel, Garwood and North Elizabeth Stations

o   Important Note: The Presidents Day schedule does NOT include service at Jersey Ave. Station

• Pascack Valley Line (PVL) rail service will be on a special schedule to accommodate added stops at Teterboro and Woodcliff Lake.  Please visit njtransit.com or Trip Planner for more details.
• Additional early morning trains on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL).

·       Montclair-Boonton Line service west of Bay St. and Gladstone Branch rail service will both operate on Monday, March 23.

 

Bus will remain at full weekday schedules.As an added precautionary measure to protect our bus operators and customers, NJ TRANSIT will implement rear-door boarding on all bus routes where rear-boarding is available. Travel should be limited to essential personnel only. Customers are encouraged to use the NJ TRANSIT mobile ticketing app or purchase paper tickets prior to boarding.

 

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail, RiverLINE and Access Link services will all remain at full weekday schedules for Monday and Tuesday, March 23 and 24. 

 

Effective Wednesday, March 25:

Newark Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule. River LINE will operate on a SundayHoliday schedule. HBLR will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

nj.com  3/24/20:

 

  NJ Transit cuts back on light rail, changes bus rules to help with social distancing  

 

 

Riders on two of NJ Transit’s three light rail lines will be the next NJ Transit passengers to see service reductions due to coronavirus concerns and Gov.Phil Murphy’s orders for non-essential employees to work from home.

 

Here is that story.

[KevinKorell]

nj.com 4/3/20:

 

 

  NJ Transit’s largest light rail line reduces service due to coronavirus  

 

 

NJ Transit’s largest light rail line is going on a reduced coronavirus schedule on Monday as the agency continues to grapple with diminished ridership, as only essential workers continue to commute.

 

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[KevinKorell]

northjersey.com  4/5/20:

 

   NJ Transit bus, light rail and ferry schedules will see tweaks this week  

 

 

 

It's been four and a half weeks since New Jersey's first coronavirus case, but the situation continues to evolve — and transit is no exception.

 

A word to the writers of this headline:   NJ TRANSIT does not run any ferries.    Story here.

[CNJRoss]

NJT email 4/8/20

 

NJ TRANSIT April 2020 Customer Survey - Help us get ready for your return

 

 

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Dear Customer,

Everyone at NJ TRANSIT hopes you and your family are staying well during these challenging times. As you know, the situation is changing rapidly and NJ TRANSIT is still operating services for essential travel, as well as planning for the return of our customers as soon as possible.

To help us be better prepared to serve you, we are asking for your permission to “check-in” periodically to ask you to complete brief surveys about how you are or are not traveling. The data from this survey and future surveys will help us plan for your future travel needs.

For each round of surveys, there will be a drawing for a $100 gift card from all respondents that have completed the survey and provided their primary email address. And everyone who completes all of the surveys will be entered into a Grand Prize Drawing for a $500 gift card. Plus, if you complete all of the surveys that are issued, you will receive ten extra entries in the Grand Prize drawing!

We appreciate your participation and welcome your feedback to help us serve you better during this challenging period and in the future.

Thank you for participating

Click Here to Take the Survey
https://www.research.net/r/C-19-1

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[CNJRoss]

NJ.com 4/7/20

 

Low NJ Transit ridership from coronavirus means hitting safety system deadline should be easier

 

 

NJ Transit could win the race to meet a federal deadline to have a safety system installed and running by the end of the year, and reduced travel due to the coronavirus may help.

 

A big hurdle to getting that win is completing 384 test runs of trains equipped with Positive Train Control by June 1, in time to submit data to the Federal Railroad Administration by a June 9 deadline. So far, NJ Transit has done 110 of those test runs, said Nancy Snyder, a spokeswoman.

 

Only 274 test runs to go.

 

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