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Newark Penn Station: Track 1 Escalator No. 8 Temporarily Out of Service - Effective Immediately

Effective immediately and continuing until approximately late September 2021, Escalator 8, which serves Track 1 at Newark Penn Station, will be temporarily out of service for modernization work.

During this time, customers may use Escalator No. 7, the nearby passenger elevator or stairs to access the platform. 

We appreciate your patience during this modernization work.

Newark Penn Station: Track 1 Escalator No 8 Temporarily Out of Service - Thursday, July 29 to Friday, September 17, 2021

Effective immediately and continuing until Friday, September 17, Escalator 8, which serves Track 1 at Newark Penn Station, will be temporarily out of service for modernization work.

During this time, customers may use Escalator No. 7, the nearby passenger elevator or stairs to access the platform. 

We appreciate your patience during this modernization work.

UPDATE: Newark Broad Street Station: Eastbound/University Avenue Staircase Temporarily Closed for Platform Work - Effective Immediately

UPDATE: Extended end date below.

Effective immediately and continuing through approximately late September 2021, Newark Broad Street’s University Avenue staircase, located on the Eastbound Platform of Track 2, will be temporarily out of service for platform repairs. 

During this time, customers may travel to the Newark Broad Street main entrance and use the staircase on Martin Luther King Blvd. to access the western location of the platform. Elevator service to access platform of Track 2 is available in the station plaza area.

Newark Broad Street Station: Westbound/MLK Blvd. Staircase Temporarily Closed for Platform Work - Monday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 25, 2021

On Monday, August 23 through Wednesday, August 25, Newark Broad Street’s Martin Luther King Blvd. staircase, located on the Westbound Platform of Track 2, will be temporarily out of service for platform repairs. 

During this time, customers may travel to the Newark Broad Street main entrance and use the staircase on University Avenue to access the eastern location of Platform 2. Elevator service to Platform 2 is also available within the tunnel from University Avenue.

We appreciate your patience as we continue to enhance Newark Broad Street Station.