Frequently asked questions

Amtrak is moving the second and final track onto the new Portal North Bridge. Construction begins the evening of October 9. NJ Transit’s temporary passenger schedules run October 11 – November 14, 2026. Regular schedules are expected November 15, subject to safety testing. Only one track is available between Newark and Secaucus during the work.

Weekday Midtown Direct trains on Morris & Essex, Gladstone and Montclair–Boonton divert to Hoboken. Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast have fewer New York trains. Raritan Valley one-seat New York trains terminate at Newark Penn. Main/Bergen, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis connection times change. Atlantic City is unaffected. Choose a travel date on your station page; weekday and weekend service differ.

Yes. NJ Transit published the fall schedules on September 17. Station comparisons use the published rail feed for your selected date, compared with the same day of the week in September’s regular timetable. These are scheduled train times, not live departure predictions. Connections and replacement-bus times are not included in train arrival times.

During the cutover, designated cross-honoring covers PATH between Hoboken and 33rd Street, NY Waterway between Hoboken Terminal and West 39th Street (including connecting Waterway buses), and NJ Transit’s 126 to Port Authority. Do not assume World Trade Center PATH or downtown ferries are included. Check NJ Transit’s rules for your ticket and travel date.

Affected Midtown Direct riders should buy Hoboken tickets for weekday cutover journeys. October and November Hoboken monthly passes are also honored to New York before and after the cutover; qualifying weekly passes and FLEXPASS have corresponding rules. Weekend one-way journeys to New York require a New York ticket. Montclair weekend journeys still require a rail connection at Newark Broad Street.

Buses replace Bay Head–Manasquan trains October 11–25, serving Point Pleasant Beach; the replacement-bus timetable update is pending. Eight Port Jervis weekday midday trains are replaced by buses connecting at Ramsey Route 17. On November 7, buses replace Cranford–Newark rail service; we withhold that day’s Raritan Valley comparison because the rail feed does not reflect the announced replacement plan.

A proposal collects route requests to help Boxcar assess demand by pickup, destination and commute time. You can start with just your email, and we use it to plan service. Only free Boxcar accounts count toward a route’s public total, so creating one or signing in is what adds your vote; it also lets you manage your request. Requests do not reserve seats or guarantee service; coaches, schedules and operating feasibility must also be confirmed. Booking and payment happen separately through Boxcar.

Boxcar, the commuter bus service that ran supplemental buses during the February cutover. This site is an independent commuter resource and is not affiliated with NJ Transit or Amtrak.

NJ Transit’s official rail feed, retrieved September 17, 2026, with service dates selected from its published calendar and checked against the official cutover PDFs. After-midnight trains retain their service-day times. Station pages identify the reference date and link to the original sources. Service notices take precedence where replacement buses are not represented in the rail feed.