RIDING NEWARK LIGHT RAIL IS EASY!
1. Plan Your Trip
Our Trip Planner will help you plan your trip, including trips that require connections between trains, light rail, and buses, (click here for details).
2. Buy Your Ticket
You must have a valid ticket before boarding light rail cars. You can purchase your ticket from Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) at light rail stations, Ticket Offices at Newark Penn or Broad Street stations or online through Quik-Tik® (click here for details).
3. Time-Stamp Your Ticket
All One-way, Transfer, Continuing and Ten-Trip tickets must be time-stamped in a Validation Machine before boarding light rail cars. (Monthly passes do not need to be validated.) Validation Machines are conveniently located next to TVMs on platforms. To stamp your ticket, insert it into the Validation Machine with the print side up and NJ TRANSIT's logo facing to the left. The machine will place an expiration time stamp on the ticket. Your ticket will then be valid until the expiration time that appears on the ticket. Tickets are valid for 60 minutes.
4. Enjoy the Ride!
Be sure to keep your time-stamped ticket or pass handy while you ride as Fare Inspectors make random inspections aboard trains.
For more details on purchasing your ticket or validating (click here)
For more details on how to ride the Newark Light Rail (click here)
