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NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL AT BERGEN TUNNELS IN JERSEY CITY

June 21, 2023

Jersey City, NJ — The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with federal, state, county, and local partners, will conduct a training exercise on Sunday June 25th from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. at the Bergen Tunnels in Jersey City.

The drill, which will gauge responses to a simulated transportation incident, will take approximately three (3) hours to complete. Residents and customers are advised that they will see an increased presence of police, fire and emergency personnel at the East and West ends of the tunnels as well as the top side of the tunnels at the air shafts.

Due to the 2 a.m. start time, there will be no service changes required to accommodate the emergency response drill.

In addition to New Jersey Transit Police Department personnel, the following entities will also be participating in the exercise:

  • New Jersey Transit Police OEM
  • NJ TRANSIT Rail Operations
  • NJ TRANSIT Office of System Safety
  • Jersey City Police
  • Jersey City Fire
  • Jersey City OEM
  • Jersey City Medical Center EMS
  • Hudson County OEM
  • Federal Railroad Administration
  • FBI JTTF

The New Jersey Transit Police Department annually conducts multiple drills and training sessions simulating various transportation emergency scenarios throughout the statewide system.

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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.