"Tuesday marks the first work day since Amtrak shifted rail traffic from the 115-year-old bridge in the Northeast Corridor to a track that crosses the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River. Train capacity is cut by more than half as NJ Transit operates with significantly fewer trains due to the project. Rail traffic between Newark and Seacacus is being funneled into only one track, which is meant to withstand trains in both directions."
"During weekdays, there is no Midtown Direct service into Penn Station from the Gladstone Branch, the Morristown and the Montclair-Boonton lines. Those trains will be diverted to Hoboken. NJ Transit is cross-honoring with PATH and the New York Waterway Ferry with enhanced services to and from Midtown during peak hours. Rail tickets and passes will also be honored on the NJ Transit bus service."
Hundreds of thousands of NJ Transit and Amtrak riders will face schedule changes, slower service, and more crowded trains for the next few weeks. Rail traffic has been shifted from a 115-year-old Northeast Corridor bridge onto a track that crosses the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River. Between Newark and Secaucus traffic is funneled onto a single bidirectional track, cutting capacity by more than half and reducing throughput from roughly 48 trains per hour to about 18. Several weekday Midtown Direct lines will be diverted to Hoboken while cross-honoring and additional bus and ferry options are provided.
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