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Posted Sep 15, 2019, 7:44 AM
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Greetings from New Jersey
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 3,316
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My Transit Vision for Central Jersey
Here is my proposal for Central Jersey which I consider anything between Interstate 78 and just South of Interstate 195 down to Forked River area of the Jersey Shore. I’m no stranger to the Railway network in this region have ridden just about every Regional line with exception of 3 and only a handful of subway lines left. I’m also no fan of the current state of New Jersey Transit and Future plans for the next 20 years which I feel are inappropriate for the population and ridership growth. I also don’t like the emphasis that everything having to go to NYC. Newark-Elizabeth-Linden-New Brunswick Corridor contains a little over 600,000 jobs and has been neglected over the decades resulting in severe congestion along certain thoroughfares. I’ll post the North Jersey Post in Late September or early October. And then the Through running Regional Proposal I have early Next year.
Upgrades/general ideas for New Jersey Transit / PATH (Central Jersey)- Replace the Diesel trainsets with Lighter DMUs on the remaining Diesel sections
- Electrify the Raritan Valley Line , Future MOM Network and West Trenton Lines
- Upgrade the remaining stations to High Level Platforms to reduce dwell times
- Use High Capacity Single level EMUs with 3 or 4 doors per car on the NEC ,MOM Network and Raritan Valley
- Use Lighter Double Decker EMUs for Express service on the NEC and Coast Lines
- Purchase [DMU-EMU Hybrids] to bridge the gap on the remaining low ridership diesel segments
- Add Infill Stations along the Northeast Corridor at North Brunswick & Monmouth JCT (connections to proposed NJT MOM Freehold Line)
- Add Infill Stations along the Raritan Valley Line at Garden State Parkway Park & Ride - Cranford (Connections to Proposed PATH Extension , Newark-Elizabeth LRT & Tri-Boro Regional Rail Link)
- Utilize all Station space to and leasable land to generate addition revenue
- Convert the PATH into an Automated Metro with Platform Screen doors
- Replace the existing PATH trains with open gangway trainsets
- Build a 9 mile long Bus Rapid Transitway along US 22 from Mountainside to EWR Station with additional service to Midtown Elizabeth & Downtown Newark using Bus lanes and adding Pedestrian safety enhancements
- Build a 11 Mile long Bus Rapid Transitway along Route 27 from North Brunswick to Metropark with some dedicated lanes , signal priority and curbside stations
Links to my Philly & South Jersey Posts
The Map
Click the links below to scroll through them (Not in chronological order)
Subway/Metro/Urban Light rail Expansions- Cranford PATH Extension : 9 miles , Underground , At Grade , Elevated , 6 stations (2 Converted from Suburban rail : Roselle Park & Union , 4 New Stations , 3 Transit Hubs : Cranford at Garden State Parkway , Newark Airport Station & Newark Penn)
- Newark-Elizabeth-Cranford Urban LRT : 16 miles , Underground , Elevated , 15 Stations , 15 New Stations , (4 Transit Hubs : Cranford at Garden State Parkway , Midtown Elizabeth , Newark Airport Station & Newark Penn Station
- Newark-Midtown Elizabeth LRT : 7 miles , Underground , At Grade dedicated traffic separated lanes , 10 Stations , (2 Transit hubs : Newark Penn & Midtown Elizabeth)
- MTA North Shore LRT : 10 miles , At Grade dedicated traffic separated lanes , Lightly used/abandoned Freight ROW , 13 Stations , (2 Transit Hubs : Midtown Elizabeth & St. George Ferry Terminal)
- New Brunswick LRT : 20 miles , At Grade Dedicated traffic separated lanes , reusing abandoned Freight Rail lines , 19 Stations , (3 transit Hubs : Bound Brook , New Brunswick & South Amboy)
- Princeton Light Rail , 5 miles , Converted Commuter Rail , mixed traffic operations , 9 Stations , 7 New Stations , 2 converted stations , (1 transit Hub : Princeton JCT)
- West Trenton LRT Extension : 5 miles , Shared traffic lanes and reused abandoned Freight line , 7 Stations , 5 new stations , (2 transit hubs : West Trenton & Trenton Transit Center)
Regional / Suburban Rail - Top Speed : 80-125mph
Electric Division , powered by overhead Catenary at 25 kV 60 Hz AC using Medium and High Capacity EMUs- Northeast Corridor (NYP to Trenton)
- North Jersey Coast Line (NYP/HOB to Long Branch)
- Freehold Branch (New Line)
- Ocean County Line (New Line)
- Raritan Valley Line (NYP/HOB to Raritan)
- West Trenton Line (New Line)
- Bi directional Service Patterns
- Northeast Corridor Line Local service to New York Penn & Trenton – 2x per hour
- Northeast Corridor Line Limited Rush hour service , Trenton, Hamilton , Princeton JCT , North Brunswick express to EWR – 2x per hour between 6-8am & 5:30-8pm
- Freehold Branch , NYP , Secaucus JCT , Newark , Rahway , Metropark , New Brunswick and all local stops to Farmingdale – 1x per hour
- Ocean County Line (Red Bank to Forked River) , Express Service to Red Bank from Newark Penn , Local to Forked River – 1x per hr with additional rush hour service
- North Jersey Coast Line Local Service to Long Branch – 2x per hour
- North Jersey Coast Line limited rush hour service , NYP , Secaucus JCT , Newark Penn , EWR Express to → South Amboy , Aberdeen-Matawan → Long Branch – 1x per hour between 5-8am & 4:30-7:30pm
- North Jersey Coast line South Amboy Service to Hoboken , all local stops – every 2hrs
- Raritan Valley Line Local Service to Hoboken – 1x per hour
- Raritan Valley Line local service to NYP – 1x per hour
- Raritan Valley Line Express Service to NYP – 1x per 6-8am & 5-7pm , Making stops at Raritan , Bound Brook , Plainfield , Cranford , Newark Penn & NYP
- West Trenton Line Local to Hoboken – 1x per hour with additional hourly service to NYP , Making RVL Stops at : Bound Brook , Plainfield , Cranford Park & Ride
- West Trenton Line : Suburban Station to Hoboken , Local Center City Stops → Express to Jenkintown , then to West Trenton local stops to Plainfield , Express to Newark Penn and New York – 1x per hour peak hour only
Diesel Commuter Rail [DMU]
- Raritan Valley Line to Allentown , Change over in Raritan
- North Jersey Coast Line (LB to Bay Head)
- Pine Barrens Express (Lakehurst to Ancora JCT)
- Bi-Directional Service levels
- Raritan Valley Line : Alpha Interstate 78 Park & Ride to NYP all local stops – 1x per hour
- Lehigh Valley Service : Allentown to Newark Penn , express after Bound Brook to Cranford → Newark Penn – 1x per hour
- Lehigh Valley Service : Allentown to NYP , express after Raritan to Cranford → Newark Penn , Secaucus and NYP – Every 2hrs
- North Jersey Coast Line : Bay Head to Hoboken , Express after Red Bank to Rahway → Newark Penn & Hoboken – every 2hrs from April to October
- North Jersey Coast Shuttle : Bay Head to Long Branch all local stops – Every 30mins during Peak season and hourly Late October to Mid April
- Pine Barrens Express AC Service : NYP , Secaucus , Newark Penn Express to Red Bank → Ancora JCT → AC Airport & Atlantic City – 2x per day between Late March and Early November
- Pine Barrens Express Cape May : Hoboken , Newark Penn → Metropark → New Brunswick → Freehold → Lakehurst → Ancora JCT → Cape May Courthouse all local stops to Cape May – 2x per day between April and Mid October
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