Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
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The Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link is a proposed 8.8 mile-long light rail line in New Jersey, which would connect the downtown areas of Newark and Elizabeth with the Newark Liberty International Airport. The construction of the project is being advanced in stages, or "minimum operable segments" (MOS).
The first minimum operable segment (MOS-1) opened to the public on July 17, 2006, connecting Broad Street Station and Penn Station in Newark.[1] MOS-2 is supposed to connect Penn Station with Newark International Airport.[2] MOS-3, which is often referred to as the Union County Light Rail, is supposed to join the two previous sections with Elizabeth.[3]
The entire project is estimated to cost $694 million (1995 dollars) and carry an average of 24,900 weekday riders by 2015. As of May 10, 2006, NJ Transit has removed both MOS-2 and MOS-3 from their list of Candidate Projects for their Capital Improvement Program. At this point, it is unclear if either of these two projects will be resurrected at a later date. The two segments are mentioned, however, on the last page of the New Jersey Transit FY2007 Capital Program project listing.[4]
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[edit] Station listing
[edit] Newark Light Rail MOS-1 (completed)
- Newark Broad Street Station
- NJPAC/Center Street
- Atlantic Street (northbound only)
- Washington Park (southbound only)
- Riverfront Stadium (northbound only)
- Newark Penn Station
[edit] MOS-2 (proposed)
- Newark Penn Station
- Market Street (at Mulberry Street)
- Government Center (Mulberry Street)
- Lincoln Park/Symphony Hall (Camp Street)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (connecting with the airport via AirTrain Newark)
[edit] Union County Light Rail MOS-3 (proposed)
- North Avenue
- Kapkowski Road
- Jersey Gardens
- Ferry Terminal
- Singer Station (possible)
- Third Street
- Division Street
- Spring Street (U.S. Route 1&9)
- Midtown Station
- Elmora
- Lorraine
- Roselle
- Cranford
And possibly additional stations on the Raritan Valley Line
- Garwood
- Westfield
- Fanwood
- Netherwood
- Plainfield
[edit] Fare
One-way fare for the new LRT system will be based on NJ Transit bus fares, as with existing Newark City Subway (first zone $1.25). The tickets will be sold at ticket vending machines at each station and need to be validated before boarding the train, like the existing Newark Light Rail, Hudson Bergen Light Rail, and River LINE. A $45 monthly pass can be purchased to allow unlimited travel on the line. Rail or bus passes purchased for more than $45 would also allow unlimited use on the new line.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ New Jersey Transit: Newark City Subway (NCS) Extension to Newark Broad Street Station, accessed June 4, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Transit: Newark Rail Link MOS-2, accessed June 4, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Transit: Union County Light Rail, accessed June 4, 2006
- ^ http://www.nj.gov/transportation/capital/stip0710/sec4/pdf/njtproj.pdf
- ^ Newark's Best Kept Secret: Newark Light Rail is Affordable, accessed July 17, 2006
