UPDATE: Garfield & MLK Stations Will Open for Light-Rail Service. Shuttle Buses Will Continue Serving West Side Avenue Station
Beginning Saturday, April 25, NJ TRANSIT’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will resume partial service on the West Side Avenue (WSA) Branch at Garfield and Martin Luther King (MLK) stations.
Shuttle buses will continue to provide service to West Side Avenue Station while NJ TRANSIT completes early-action work on the Rt. 440 extension project following earlier utility work by the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority.
All customers utilizing WSA Station will be required to board a shuttle bus to/from MLK Station for Light Rail Service as follows:
Shuttle Bus Information:
The shuttle bus will depart West Side Avenue Station every day, 3 times per hour, from 5:25AM to 11:25PM and then again at 12:25AM at the following times each hour:
- :05
- :25
- :45
Shuttle-bus trips from MLK to West Side Avenue stations will depart after the train arrives at MLK Station.
The last shuttle buses to West Side Avenue Station will be at 12:55AM, 1:15AM, 1:40AM and 2:10AM.
Important note for customers utilizing Garfield and MLK stations: See below for adjusted train schedule:
Northbound trains will depart at the following times:
- MLK Station train schedule (in minutes past the hour) - :05, :25, :45
- Train service will begin at 5:45AM and then operate every 20 minutes until 11:45 PM. The final two departing trains times are 12:19AM and 12:45AM
- Garfield Station train schedule (in minutes past the hour) - :07, :27, :47
- Train service will begin at 5:47AM and then operate every 20 minutes until 11:47 PM. The final two departing trains times are 12:21AM and 12:47AM
Southbound trains will arrive at the following times:
- Garfield Station train schedule (inminutes past the hour) - :13, :33, :53
- Train service will begin at 6:13AM and then operate every 20 minutes until 1:13AM. The final two arriving trains times are 1:38AM and 2:08AM
- MLK Station train schedule (in minutes past the hour) - :15, :35, :55
- Train service will begin at 6:15AM and then operate every 20 minutes until 1:15AM. The final two arriving trains times are 1:40AM and 2:10AM
Please allow for extra travel time.