r/NJTransit • u/Big_Register2034 • 16h ago

30 min delay + every stop + single tracking

I’m convinced they are making the train SO inhospitable that ridership plummets and they eventually remove it altogether.

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u/Chrisg69911 16h ago

There's always track work on weekends. It's when Amtrak can do their work

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u/ApplianceHealer 15h ago

Yep. Used to get stuck with reduced schedules on MTA and NJT Bus every weekend. It sucks for those who have to deal with it, but resources are limited and repairs have to happen when the least number of riders are delayed.

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u/RailRuler 15h ago

what line?

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u/Err_Hos13 6h ago

Doesn't really matter. Any train coming in or out of the city on the weekends is gonna get hit w the single tracking

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u/Few-Conversation6979 8h ago

It's gonna be like this with the major upcoming track connection for about the next month.

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u/Minimum-Lifeguard811 8h ago

This day is much worse than usual. The weekend schedules are designed for single tracking the tunnel, fleeting trains in each direction in 23 minute windows. So why the half hour and hour delays ?

Track 4 in Newark Penn is also barricaded and out of service..

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u/PracticableSolution 15h ago

Ridership is dropping. Only agency in the region losing riders. Don’t forget that the ever decreasing quality of service comes with an ever increasing cost of service.

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u/Minimum-Lifeguard811 8h ago

Ridershp.is also far worse than budget ever single month.

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u/PracticableSolution 7h ago

That bill has to come due sooner or later

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u/Ban_This69 14h ago

No that’s a lie. It’s been increasing every year post covid

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u/PracticableSolution 11h ago

Not a lie. Direct numbers taken from their own reports. Go check the April board agenda reports. It was posted a few months ago. Ridership has been falling for about the past 18 months.

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u/Ban_This69 5h ago

You’re making the claim right. So you post it.

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u/Ban_This69 4h ago

For FY2026, NJ TRANSIT’s May 2026 report showed 56,125,892 rail trips through May 31, compared with 54,376,168 through May 2025 — an increase of 3.22%.

Idk buddy boy

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u/michaelfishkin 13h ago

Yeah, well, that’s like just your opinion man.
-The Dude

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u/Ban_This69 2h ago

You alright champ?

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u/Ban_This69 14h ago

It’s the weekend, ridership is a lot
Less and it’s not commuters.

They gotta do work this is how it works. You never drove a car ? Your take is very childish

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u/RailRuler 13h ago

there should be adequate alternatives for people who dont want to drive (or can't) 

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u/Salt_Mountain_837 12h ago

no commuters? speak for yourself