NJ TRANSIT SERVICE ADVISORY UPDATE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
RAIL SERVICE WILL OPERATE ON A REGULAR WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2020
NEWARK, NJ — Following severe winter weather impacting the region, NJ TRANSIT will resume regular weekday rail service beginning tomorrow, Friday, December 18.
Bus, Light Rail and Access Link services all resumed operating on weekday schedules earlier today. As temperatures are expected to drop below freezing tonight, customers should continue to monitor njtransit.com, their individual line accounts on Twitter or customize their personal travel alerts on our mobile app to receive push notifications with the latest service information.
Customers should continue to build in extra travel time and anticipate possible delays due to potential detours, road closures or other residual, weather-related impacts.
Customers can visit njtransit.com, access NJ TRANSIT’s Twitter feed at @NJTRANSIT, or listen to broadcast traffic reports for up-to-date travel information. Additionally, NJ TRANSIT will provide the most current service information via the My Transit alert system (www.njtransit.com/mytransit), which delivers travel advisories to your smartphone. Service information is also available by calling (973) 275-5555.
Travel Advice:
- Before starting your trip, visit njtransit.com for up-to-the-minute service information.
- Customers are encouraged to download or update the NJ TRANSIT mobile app to set up and receive customized service alert information via push notifications. Visit the You Tube video for easy instructions on setting up custom push notifications.
- Stay connected to NJ TRANSIT social media during your commute. Find and follow your rail, bus or light rail-specific Twitter accounts for the best information:
- Twitter: @NJTRANSIT
- @NJTRANSIT_NEC
- @NJTRANSIT_NJCL
- @NJTRANSIT_ME
- @NJTRANSIT_MOBO
- @NJTRANSIT_MBPJ
- @NJTRANSIT_PVL
- @NJTRANSIT_RVL
- @NJTRANSIT_ACRL
- @NJTRANSIT_HBLR
- @NJTRANSIT_NLR
- @NJTRANSIT_RL
- @NJTRANSIT_NBUS (North Jersey Bus)
- @NJTRANSIT_SBUS (South Jersey Bus)
- Facebook: facebook.com/NJTRANSIT
- YouTube Channel: TheNewJerseyTransit
- Sign up for the My Transit alert system on njtransit.com, which delivers travel advisories for your specific trip to your cell phone via email or text.
- Allow extra time getting to and from your destination. Use extreme caution when walking on exposed sidewalks or station platforms and when boarding trains and buses.
- Listen closely to public address announcements at stations for late-breaking service information.
About NJ TRANSIT
NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 253 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 166 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.