Northeast Corridor Line

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The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail operation run by New Jersey Transit along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad along the section between Trenton, New Jersey and New York Penn Station. At New York Penn Station, trains are either turned around for service back to New Jersey or head to Sunnyside Yard for servicing.

Amtrak's Philadelphia-New York Clockers, primarily used by commuters, last ran October 28, 2005, and on October 31 New Jersey Transit began operating several extra Trenton-New York express trips to partially replace the Clockers. Connecting SEPTA R7 Trenton service between Philadelphia and Trenton is listed in the timetable.

As of November 2005, no Northeast Corridor Line trains use the Waterfront Connection to Hoboken Terminal; passengers bound for Hoboken can transfer at Newark Penn Station or Secaucus Junction.

Peak period trains arrive in New York City on weekdays between 7:01 AM and 9:19 AM, and leave New York City on weekdays between 4:01 PM and 6:52 PM (although some of the trains involved are, strictly speaking, North Jersey Coast Line trains, which use the Northeast Corridor between Rahway and New York). [1][2]

Station stops

 
Northeast Corridor line tracks between New Brunswick and Princeton Junction
 
An NEC train passes through Rahway, New Jersey.

The following station stops are made by Northeast Corridor Line trains; not all trains make all stops.

Station Listing
State Milepost City Station Connections
NY 0 New York City Penn Station Long Island Rail Road, NYCT A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, Buses, MTA Bus, Amtrak trains to Boston, Springfield, Albany, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago
NJ 5 Secaucus Secaucus Junction NJT to Hoboken Terminal and northern New Jersey
8.5 Newark Penn Station Amtrak, NJT Raritan Valley Line to High Bridge, Newark City Subway, PATH, NJ Transit Buses
Newark Airport Amtrak, AirTrain to airport terminals
13 Elizabeth North Elizabeth
14 Elizabeth
17.5 Linden Linden
19.5 Rahway Rahway NJT North Jersey Coast Line to Bay Head
Woodbridge Metropark Amtrak, Park and ride adjacent to the Garden State Parkway
26 Metuchen Metuchen
28.5 Edison Edison
31.5 New Brunswick New Brunswick Amtrak
Jersey Avenue
47.4 West Windsor Princeton Junction Amtrak, NJT Princeton Branch to Princeton
Hamilton Township (Mercer County) Hamilton
57.1 Trenton Trenton SEPTA Regional Rail R7 to Philadelphia, NJT River Line to Camden, Amtrak to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Washington D.C., and points south and west