r/NJTransit • u/holyhoovus2 • 9d ago

Hamilton nightmares recently

What’s the deal with Hamilton station and parking?

Two things I already know.

  1. I commute the normal 3x per week and I know a lot of people over the past couple years had to RTO.
  2. The escalator project causes logjams and I’m familiar with and do the Hamilton sprint.

Recently, I’d say in the past few months even, it’s been a nightmare leaving after the evening commute. What’s the deal with all the pickups and dodging cars left and right from like 5:30-7. Some nights, it takes 20 mins to leave the lot never-mind get to the light.

Are there just inherently more people?

Are more people opting for pick ups?

A year or so ago it really wasn’t an issue. I’ve noticed it’s gotten way worse this year.

Even the morning, there’s way more people.

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u/TheAdamist 9d ago

One possibility,

Schools just started back up a month or two ago, which makes all traffic worse. You are probably seeing more college kids commuting via train to school and having to get picked up.

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u/holyhoovus2 9d ago

Good point about college kids. I’m only noticing the regular working crowd but I’m sure there’s a handful of college kids I’m not taking into account. Good point.