Gladstone Branch: Special Schedule for Far Hills Race Meeting – Saturday, October 18, 2025
NJ TRANSIT is offering a special rail service between Hoboken and Far Hills to transport customers to and from the 104th run of the Far Hills Race Meeting on Saturday, October 18. NJ TRANSIT’s Far Hills Station on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines is located directly across the street from Moorland Farms, the site of the event.
Schedule highlights for October 18 include the following:
- As is normal with travel to/from special events, capacity on trains can vary depending on when customers choose to travel. Customers should allow additional travel time and be patient if they cannot board the first train they encounter.
- Traveling to Far Hills:
- Trains will depart Hoboken at least once per hour from 7:31 AM until 11:20 AM, with more frequent service between 8:39 AM and 10:35 AM.
- Trains will depart Summit at least once per hour from 8:14 AM until 1:14 PM, with more frequent service from approximately 9:10 AM until approximately 11:20 AM.
- Traveling from Far Hills:
- From 3:59 PM until 7:03 PM, Gladstone Branch train service will operate from Far Hills.
- Trains may depart Far Hills as they are filled, but the last train of the day will not depart Far Hills before 7:03 PM.
- There will be no rail service to or from Peapack and Gladstone stations. Frequent shuttle bus service (operated by Lakeland Bus Company) will operate between Gladstone, Peapack and Far Hills throughout the day. Buses will operate at least every 30 minutes but may operate more frequently if customer demand warrants.
- Outside the times shown above, Lakeland buses replace Gladstone Branch rail service between Gladstone and Summit on an hourly basis.
- The full special schedule is available here.
To avoid lines, customers are strongly encouraged to purchase round-trip tickets in advance. Customers boarding at Far Hills on October 18 without a valid ticket or pass will be required to purchase a special ticket prior to boarding the train for $20. The special ticket is valid until 11:59 PM on October 18 only for travel between Far Hills and any NJ TRANSIT rail station.
Ticket Offices: On October 18, ticket offices will be open during regular hours at Hoboken, Summit and Dover. The ticket office at Lyons will have special operating hours on October 18. Temporary ticket booths will be set up as follows:
- Bernardsville: 7:00 AM – 12:45 PM
- Berkeley Heights: 7:00 AM – 12:45 PM
- Gladstone: 7:00 AM – 12:45 PM
- Far Hills: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Lyons: 7:00 AM – 12:45 PM
- Dover: 6:45 AM – 2:45 PM
- Summit: 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Hoboken: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Please note:
- Bicycles are not permitted on Gladstone Branch trains for this day.
- Parking will be prohibited at Far Hills Station between 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM on Saturday, October 18, the parking lot will be used for Far Hills Race Meeting Transportation Operations.
- For this special event, NO BEVERAGES INCLUDING ALCOHOL, OPEN OR CLOSED, WILL BE PERMITTED on any train, bus or platform to and from Far Hills on Saturday, October 18. This policy will be strictly enforced.
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