SERVICE ADVISORY: NJ TRANSIT OFFERS "EARLY GETAWAY" SERVICE FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Kids ride free all weekend with Family Super Saver Fare

August 27, 2013
NJT-13-065

NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT will offer “early getaway” rail and bus service on Friday, August 30, for the benefit of customers leaving work early for the Labor Day holiday weekend.

 

On Friday, August 30, 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.  Extra buses will operate from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on more than a dozen bus routes starting around noon.  Visit njtransit.com for details. 

 

On Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 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.

 

On weekends, kids ride free on NJT

 

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 Labor Day holiday weekend, the program will be in effect from 7 p.m. Friday, August 30 until 6 a.m. Tuesday, September 3.

 

For schedules and fares, visit njtransit.com or call 973-275-5555.

 

About NJ TRANSIT

 

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 895,000 weekday trips on 261 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 164 rail stations, 61 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.