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| new jersey transit stations | |
| stations along pennsylvania railroad lines | |
| erie railroad | |
| delaware, lackawanna and western railroad | |
| railway stations opened in 2003 | |
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Of New Jersey Transit's 11 commuter rail lines, three do not make stops at Secaucus Junction. Raritan Valley Line service terminates at Newark Penn Station ; the diesel locomotives used on the line are not permitted in New York Penn Station or the Hudson River tunnels. The Atlantic City Line runs only in the southern part of the state, and trains on the Princeton Branch operate in shuttle service between Princeton and Princeton Junction only. Morris And Essex Line trains arriving and departing from Hoboken Terminal do not operate via Secaucus Junction; all MidTOWN Direct service on those lines, however, makes a stop at the station. The station was named after Senator Frank Lautenberg , who had worked to allocate federal funds for the project. Despite its name, Secaucus Junction is not a true Junction , in which trains can be switched between lines; there is currently no rail connection between the upper and lower levels. It would be more accurately called Secaucus Transfer or the Secaucus Connection, since it allows passengers to change trains rather than allowing trains to change direction. This might change in the future, if the Access To The Region's Core program is built as planned. To create the junction the bodies from the Hudson County Burial Grounds had to be disinterred and moved to another cemetery. In 2005, a new Exit 15X was opened on the New Jersey Turnpike to provide access to the station and surrounding area. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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