TEMPORARY SERVICE CHANGES FOR NEWARK LIGHT RAIL, BUS ANNOUNCED FOR 11/3 AND 11/4

October 26, 2011
NJT-11-072

NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT is advising customers of adjustments to Newark Light Rail and bus service in downtown Newark on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 due to a movie production at Military Park Station.

As a result of the filming, Newark Light Rail will not operate between Newark Penn Station and Orange Street Station and between Newark Penn Station and Broad Street Station on these days. To accommodate customers, alternate bus service will be provided; details are outlined at www.njtransit.com.

In addition, buses that normally operate on Raymond Boulevard will be rerouted to Market Street due to intermittent road closures on Raymond Boulevard between McCarter Highway, Mulberry Street and Broad Street. To minimize delays, the City of Newark has provided NJ TRANSIT with a dedicated bus lane on Market Street.

NJ TRANSIT is posting printed customer service notices and other signage at all Newark Light Rail stations. Additionally, NJ TRANSIT ambassadors or operations personnel will be on-hand at stations with substitute bus service to personally assist customers during peak service times.

Customers are advised of the following temporary service adjustments that will be in effect on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4:

Newark Light Rail – Main Line

There will be no Newark Light Rail service between Newark Penn and Orange Street stations. Newark Light Rail trains will operate only between Orange Street and Grove Street stations. Customers will transfer between bus and light rail service at Orange Street Station.
Frequent bus service will operate both days between Orange Street and Newark Penn stations — making stops at Newark Light Rail stations ONLY — beginning at approximately 4:20 a.m. and ending at approximately 1 a.m. each day.
Newark Penn Station customers will board buses bound for Orange Street in front of Newark Penn Station on Raymond Plaza West, near Greyhound Bus.
View alternate bus service schedule between Newark Penn and Orange Street stations here.

Newark Light Rail – Broad Street Extension

There will be no Newark Light Rail service between Newark Penn and Broad Street stations.
Customers may use existing bus service (Nos. 72, 76 or 108) during peak and off-peak periods between Newark Penn and Broad Street stations.
- No. 72 buses depart from Newark Penn Station bus lane 3B (after 10 p.m., 1B).
- No. 76 buses depart from Newark Penn Station bus lane 3B.
- No. 108 buses depart from Newark Penn Station bus lane 2B.
Customers may use supplemental bus service during peak periods only, operating every 30 minutes. See below for more specific information:

AM peak

- Departing Broad Street between 6:55 a.m. and 9:55 a.m.
- Departing Newark Penn Station between 7:10 a.m. and 10:10 a.m

PM peak

- Departing Broad Street between 2:55 p.m. and 6:55 p.m.
- Departing Newark Penn Station between 3:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.

Newark Penn Station customers using the supplemental service to Broad Street Station will board buses at the rear of Bus Lane No. 1.
Broad Street Station customers using the supplemental service to Newark Penn Station will board buses at the corner of Lackawanna and University avenues (adjacent to Broad Street Station).
View peak-period substitute bus schedule between Newark Penn and Broad Street stations here.

Travel Advice for Newark Light Rail Customers

Customers are advised to allow for additional travel time.
NJ TRANSIT employees will be on hand to assist customers at all Newark Light Rail Stations where bus service is available.
As a reminder, please purchase and validate Newark Light Rail tickets before boarding buses and light rail vehicles.

Bus Service

Due to intermittent road closures on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4, the following NJ TRANSIT bus lines will be rerouted off of Raymond Boulevard and onto Market Street: Nos. 5, 11, 21, 28, 29, 30, 39, 40, 44, 62, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 108, and 319.

As a result of the reroute off of Raymond Boulevard, the following bus stops will be closed on November 3 and 4:

Service Outbound from Newark Penn Station

Closed Bus Stops	Bus Routes Served	Customers May Instead Use
Park Place at Raymond Blvd. (PSE&G)	11, 28, 29, 30, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78	Broad St. at Raymond Blvd. (on Broad St. far side)
Commerce St. at Mulberry St.	5, 21	Mulberry St. at Market St.
Commerce St. at Broad St.	67, 319	Broad St. at Bradford Place
Broad St. at Bank St.	67, 319	Broad St. at Bradford Place
Raymond Blvd. and Raymond Plaza East	40, 108	Market St. Bus Lane

Service Inbound to Newark Penn Station

Closed Bus Stops	Bus Routes Served	Customers May Instead Use
Broad St. at Raymond Blvd. (on Broad St.)	39, 62, 67, 319	Market St. at Mulberry St.
Raymond Blvd. at Mulberry St.	67, 319	Market St. at Mulberry St.
Raymond Blvd. at Broad St.	11, 28, 29, 44, 71, 73, 76, 78, 79	Market St. at Mulberry St.

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