Raritan Valley Line: Buses Replace Trains Between Cranford and Newark – Saturday, August 26, and Sunday, August 27, 2023
On Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27 from 6AM until 8PM both days, Raritan Valley Line trains will be replaced by NJ TRANSIT buses between Cranford and Newark to support signal improvements on Conrail’s Lehigh Line.
A complete schedule can be found HERE.
Traveling Eastbound:
- Customers traveling FROM Raritan to Garwood will board their regular trains.
- Customers at Cranford, Roselle Park and Union will board buses to Newark. Buses will not depart Cranford until all customers have transferred from the train.
- At Newark, customers continuing TO Secaucus and New York should board the next available train. Note: Customers may wait longer than usual for their connecting train at Newark, and, if traveling via Secaucus, should plan their connections carefully as trains will not be held at Secaucus.
- Customers traveling beyond Cranford will arrive at their final destination up to 60 minutes later than usual.
Traveling Westbound:
- Customers traveling FROM Newark will board buses to Union Station, Roselle Park and Cranford. At Cranford, customers will transfer to a westbound train. Trains will not depart until all buses have arrived, and all customers have transferred.
- Customers traveling FROM New York or Secaucus will take their regular connecting trains from those stations and transfer to buses at Newark. Buses will not depart Newark until the connecting train has arrived, and all customers have transferred.
- Customers traveling beyond Newark will arrive at their final destination up to 30 minutes later than usual.
Customers should allow extra travel time, including additional time for connections at Newark Penn Station from buses to New York-bound trains.
We thank you for your patience.
Customers are encouraged to monitor Travel Alerts & Advisories, sign up for My Transit Alerts, download the NJ TRANSIT app and follow us on Social Media for the latest service information.
For more information and language assistance, please call NJ TRANSIT Customer Service at (973) 275-5555 between the hours of 8:30AM and 5PM daily.