North Jersey Coast Line

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North Jersey Coast Line
A New Jersey Transit train arrives at Middletown station in Middletown Township
Overview
Owner	New Jersey Transit Corporation
Locale	Northern New Jersey, Central New Jersey, Jersey Shore
Termini	Rahway Long Branch Bay Head
Stations	20
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	NJ Transit Rail Operations
Operator(s)	NJ Transit Rail Operations
Rolling stock	ALP-45DP, ALP-46, GP40PH-2B or PL42AC locomotives Arrow III railcars[1] Comet or MultiLevel coaches
Daily ridership	24,900 (FY 2012)[2]
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line; 12 kV 25 Hz AC (New York–Matawan) 25 kV 60 Hz AC (Matawan–Long Branch)
Route map Legend to Boston / to Long Island Sunnyside Yard East River Tunnels (East River) 0.0 mi 0 km New York Hudson River NY NJ North River Tunnels to 33rd Street or World Trade Center Hoboken Hoboken Yard Bergen Tunnels 3.5 mi 5.6 km Secaucus (Main Line) Meadows Maintenance Complex Portal Bridge | Lower Hack Lift Waterfront Connection Kearny Connection I-95 / N.J. Turnpike to World Trade Center Dock Bridge 10.0 mi 16.1 km Newark Penn Station South Street Route 21 Lehigh Line to Oak Island Yard Hunter Connection RVL to High Bridge I-78 / US 22 12.6 mi 20.3 km Newark Liberty International Airport 14.4 mi 23.2 km North Elizabeth 15.4 mi 24.8 km Elizabeth South Elizabeth closed Staten Island Railway 18.6 mi 29.9 km Linden Linden Industrial Track North Rahway closed Rahway River Bridge (Rahway River) 20.7 mi 33.3 km Rahway NEC to Trenton / to Washington Avenel Port Reading Secondary Woodbridge I-95 / N.J. Turnpike Chemical Coast Line Route 440 Amboy Running Track Perth Amboy Raritan Bay Drawbridge (Raritan River) Amboy Secondary South Amboy Route 35 Morgan Draw Laurence Harbor G.S. Parkway Matawan Creek Aberdeen–Matawan 12 kV 25 Hz 25 kV 60 Hz G.S. Parkway Hazlet Middletown to NWS Earle Navesink River Red Bank Southern Secondary Little Silver Parkers Creek Oceanport Draw (Oceanport Creek) Monmouth Park Branchport Creek Route 36 Long Branch Long Branch Yard electric service diesel service Elberon Allenhurst Deal Lake North Asbury Park Asbury Park Bradley Beach Avon Shark River Draw (Shark River Inlet) Belmar Spring Lake Sea Girt Manasquan Brielle Draw (Manasquan River) Point Pleasant Beach Bay Head Bay Head Yard PRR line to Toms River This diagram: view talk edit

The North Jersey Coast Line is a commuter rail line running from Rahway to Bay Head, New Jersey, traversing through the Jersey Shore region. Operated by New Jersey Transit, the line is electrified as far south as Long Branch. On rail system maps it is colored light blue, and its symbol is a sailboat. The line runs along the former New York & Long Branch Railroad, which was co-owned by the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad.^[3]

Most trains operate between New York Penn Station and Long Branch, with frequent rush-hour service and hourly local off-peak service. Diesel shuttle trains between Long Branch and Bay Head meet these electric trains, although a limited number of through trains operate during weekday rush hours between Bay Head and Pennsylvania Station, utilizing dual-mode engines. Hourly New York to Long Branch service operates on weekends, with bi-hourly diesel shuttle service (with some extra trains) between Long Branch and Bay Head. Full hourly service operates during the peak summer season. Some electric trains terminate at South Amboy and make all stops from New York Penn Station, providing local service for the Northeast Corridor stops of Rahway, Linden, Elizabeth, and North Elizabeth during rush hours.