New Jersey Transit Throws Switch on Transfer Terminal
For about 40 years, transit planners have dreamed of connecting Northern New Jerseys jumble of passenger rail lines at a single point, say New Jersey Transit officials. The dream now is reality. The $600-million Secaucus Transfer Station began operation Sept. 5.
The 312,000-sq-ft terminal in the swampy Meadowlands on Amtraks Northeast Corridor between New York City and Newark gives passengers single-point access to 10 of the states 11 commuter rail lines. The exception is a line from Philadelphia to Atlantic City. Many New York-bound commuters now will be able to connect directly to trains into New York Citys Penn Station, instead of transferring at Hoboken to PATH trains or ferries into Lower Manhattan.