“With President Biden emphasizing infrastructure improvements, I feel like the time is right,” Sayegh said. 7 line, and the sole surviving line of several that ran into this tunnel, and the Broad Street Line which operates from Newark Penn to Newark Broad Street via Washington Park and Riverfront Stadium, which opened in 2006. He said he is eager to see the plan progress and optimistic about the chances of seeing a light rail project break ground. The Newark Light Rail (NLR) is a light rail system composed of two sections, the Newark City Subway, originally opened in the 1930s by PSCT as the No. NJT’s Morristown Line connects with both the Newark & Hudson-Bergen Light Rail lines. The Hudson-Bergen Line serves Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City, and North Bergen. Outlined in a 2020 technical study commissioned by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, the possibilities include developing the existing Newark Industrial Track freight corridor with light or commuter rail and implementing enhanced busing between the cities.Īndre Sayegh, Paterson’s mayor, said a light rail connection to Newark has game-changing potential for a growing city seeking to modernize. The Newark Light Rail serves Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark Broad Street and Penn Stations, and Downtown Newark. The hearing, called by the Passaic County Planning Board, will focus on the potential to improve transportation options between Paterson Station and Newark Penn Station. The Newark Light Rail serves Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark Broad Street and Penn Stations, and Downtown Newark. PATERSON - An examination into linking two of New Jersey’s three largest cities with new transit service is set to be featured at a July 8 public hearing in Passaic County. NJ Transit operates three light rail lines.

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