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NJ TRANSIT KICKS OFF SUMMER WITH 'EARLY GETAWAY' SERVICE AND DISCOUNTED TRAVEL PACKAGES

Kids ride free all weekend with Family Super Saver Fare



May 22, 2012
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NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT is kicking off the unofficial start of summer with “early getaway” rail and bus service on Friday, May 25, for the benefit of customers leaving work early for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  Along with giving customers a head start on the holiday, NJ TRANSIT is making it easy and affordable to get to summer fun around the state with an array of discounted transportation packages.

 

On Friday, May 25, extra outbound trains will operate on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex, and Port Jervis lines starting at approximately 1 p.m.  One outbound Pascack Valley train (#9653, leaving Hoboken at 2:51 pm) will extend its existing service to terminate in Spring Valley.  Extra buses will operate from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on more than two dozen bus routes starting around noon.  Visit njtransit.com for details. 

 

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, trains will operate on a weekend/major holiday schedule on all lines.  Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate on a weekend schedule. Newark Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule.  River Line will operate on a Sunday schedule.  Bus schedules vary by route—customers are advised to check their timetables or visit njtransit.com for schedule information.

 

Summer Savings

 

With Memorial Day marking the “unofficial” start of the summer recreational season, this weekend is a great time for customers to take advantage of NJ TRANSIT’s discounted travel packages to destinations including the Jersey Shore, Six Flags Great Adventure and Monmouth Park:

  • Beach Packages:  Save up to $6.50 on admission to one of five beaches— Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach and Belmar—by purchasing round-trip train fare and a beach pass for one price at NJ TRANSIT ticket vending machines (choose “Special Promotions” and select “Beach Package”) or at ticket windows.  Customers can purchase the package for $31.50 from New York Penn Station or any station on the Main, Bergen County or Pascack Valley lines (except from Metro-North stations), and for $23.50 from Hoboken Terminal or Newark Penn Station. 

  • Shore EZride Jitney provides shuttle service to beaches, shopping and dining locations in Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Bradley Beach Friday through Sunday.  For jitney info and shore activities, go to visitmonmouth.com.

  • Six Flags Great Adventure or Hurricane Harbor:  Save up to $51 by purchasing round-trip bus transportation and park admission together. 
    NJ TRANSIT provides express bus service to Six Flags from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York, Newark Penn Station, Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal and the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden.     

  • Monmouth Park:  Board a train anywhere on NJ TRANSIT's rail system and save up to $6.00 when you travel to Monmouth Park Racetrack.  Simply purchase a round-trip package to Monmouth Park from NJ TRANSIT ticket vending machines (choose “Special Promotions” and select “Monmouth Park”) or at ticket windows, and receive Grandstand Admission and an official track program for $1 plus round-trip train fare. 

 

For details on NJ TRANSIT’s Summer Services and customer discounts, visit njtransit.com/summer.

 

On weekends, kids ride free on NJ TRANSIT

 

Every weekend, families riding NJ TRANSIT can save with the Family Super Saver Fare, which allows two children 11 and younger to travel free with each fare-paying adult.  For the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the program will be extended and in effect from 7 p.m. Friday, May 25 until 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 29.

 

About NJ TRANSIT

 

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 895,000 weekday trips on 260 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the second largest transit system in the country with 164 rail stations, 60 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.