Stay to the right while standing on escalators to let people pass on the left
Don't forget to hold onto your train ticket as you need it to exit. Guess Secaucus thinks they are London now....
Want to fully appreciate the value of 1 minute of your life? Be late for your train.
Ticket machine on street level sells light rail and njtransit tickets. It takes cards also. The station looks clean and beautiful.
If going to EWR, keep your train ticket so you'll have access thru the turn styles at this station.
North Elizabeth station lies along one of the busiest, fastest rail lines in the world. Stay behind the yellow line and be alert.
Yes the air in tunnel is incredible. Even after 10 years, still smells like piss.
The parking meter needs 5.00 exact change. Go to quick check and buy a coffee if you have 20s.
Staring down into the distance will not make the train come any faster.
Great food in this town if you get a chance go to the metuchen inn !
I like how they lock the station for the early trains on the weekend... How does one take a train if the platform is inaccessible?
If you miss the last dinky and are a university student (or someone who looks enough like one), you can call P-Rides and get a free shuttle to the campus. Death to the overpriced taxis!
Return your Princeton Public Library stuff at the drop box outside the waiting room, street side.
During the morning commute, try to arrive before 8:30am if you want to park in the garage. This is the only area where you can pay for daily parking using a credit card.
Access Atlantic City to Philadelphia (30th Street Station) NJT line and PATCO Lindenwold to Philadelphia (16th and Locust Sts.) Leggi tutto.
Ask the #conductor; nicely, to turn on the outlet. #BECAUSE; sometimes, it's against #NJT policy to check the electrical breakers and sometimes; it is not.
Get in line early for the ACES train...its a bit of a free-for-all.
Easier to get seats on the train if you go to the south end of the platform.
$3 daily parking at the booth. Go across the street to the police station to buy a monthly parking pass.
If you're riding your bike on the Henry Hudson Trail, this is a good place to go. It's in between the northern and southern portions, and you can take your bike on the train to NYC or the Shore.
Parking by permit only, in the main lot. Adjacent to the main lot is a daily lot for $6. But make sure they are crisp singles - otherwise they will not work in the old machines.
Make sure you use the bathroom before getting to the station. There are no facilities here and you'll end up using a bush.
Parking lot spots are $3, cash only, deposited into a very thin slot at the top of the stairs leading to the platforms.
They have a ticket machine here now!! Make sure u buy your tickets before getting on the train!
do not stray to the West side of the tracks, it gets pretty rough. East side of the tracks will take you to the lovely downtown area.
Go to Beckmans across the street. Food, coffee, cigars and magazines. Nice place to relax before your train.
When traveling north to Manhattan, board on southern end of train on busy days. That way, transfer at Long Branch will be easier.
Check out the Farmer's Market Sundays, 9 am - 1 pmJuly 12 - September 13. This is a seasonal open air market featuring produce, honey, bread, pies, pickles, olives, fresh frozen food, plants, herbs.
There's ticket machines now, so make sure you buy before you board.
This station is along an active freight route. Stay behind the yellow line. That may not be your train, but rather a 45mph 8,000 ton freight.
Parking in the parking garage behind Cranford hotel is the best and most convenient place to park if you have a 12 hour parking permit.
My Transit will keep you informed of:Delays of 15 minutes or more (weekdays between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and Schedule changes and other service adjustments. Sign up at www.NJTransit.com
Get here early going east bound. Its opposite the tracks from the lot.
Get here early for parking or else you're SOL. Don't park on lumber yard property or they'll tow you. Also, drive mad slow because cops are here on the regular.... You're Welcome.
Be advised off peak trains do and will come early. Be out side at least 15 minutes before schedule arrival time.
The 8:19 to Hoboken has all the seton hall prep kids on it. Makes it hard to get a seat until after mountain station. Be prepared to stand.
Get off here. It's a great little town, with a great park, library, movie theater, etc.
Get your breakfast from the store underneath the station: water, gum and newspapers too. Get sushi dinner at Sakura across the street - order from the train
NJT is much better than the bus, even tho penn is a rathole and there can be delays, it's better than the lincoln tunnel and s itting in traffic on 495 and the Turnpike!!!
Change here for the Gladstone train.... God only knows how many times I've done that in my life...
Towne Deli across the street is good for a bagel and a coffee or to grab a decent sandwich to take with you for lunch before you hop on the train for your daily grind.
The 7am New York express is the greatest train ever invented.
The NY bus leaves in the morning from across the street and goes straight to Port Authority. Sometimes its better than the train.
Park for free! Just avoid parking under a tree...the birds will leave a terrible mess for you!
Stop by the news stand and listen to the rock classics blaring on the iPod. Good stuff and great way to prep for the 6:16
Did you know that the interior of this station was featured in Cyndi Lauper's (1984) "Time After Time" music video? Event occurs at 3:40.
There aren't taxis so you should call for one before you get here to avoid a long wait.
Its a bit easier to find parking here, whether it's in the lot or on side streets.
If you are going to NYPenn and then the subway, get a seat towards the back of the train. You'll be closer to the subway when you arrive.
When here stop in at Eire pub and have a drink. Very attractive bar tenders.
As mayor, I have mandated the removal of fallen trees from the line.
The track closest to the msu campus is generally the track coming from NYC. The track closest to U. Mountain Ave is generally going into nyc.
What a great place to wait for the bus... OR TRAIN! Should have a multilevel parking deck but ineffective local governance kept that from happening
Both the Boonton and Morris/Essex lines stop here. Only the Morris line goes direct to NYC. If you are going Downtown via Hoboken, you can take either line.
If you are headed to nyp-get in towards middle cars for 8 th ave and towards the first cars for 7 th av exit
Pretty creepy at night. Bring a friend to wait with you after dark.
Free parking at the Shop Rite center far lot, approximately 1 block away from the train station.
Going to new York after 5 on a weekday? There's plenty of spots in the parking lot.
Easy way to get to NYC via Hoboken or Secaucus. Not too many late trains into the city, though. Weekends are pretty well covered.
Be at the station early in the morning since the train might be AND leave early.
Stop at the coffee truck before you get on the train. Give the guy a postcard to add to his collection!
this station is essential for the locals. easy access to the city (by way of txfr from secaucus). bring an umbrella as the shelter for waiting is very limited. Leggi tutto.
Careful when using the shack for shelter. You never know what's been left in there overnight.
If you are going Hoboken/ NYC bound, plan to arrive earlier than your train is scheduled. There may be a train coming in the other direction if you are coming from downtown.
The middle track is now the track to Suffern. Not the normal track.
If you miss your train in Allendale (heading toward Hoboken) you won't make it in time to get to waldwick, but almost always can make the hohokus train (east side of tracks only).
Hoboken/Secaucus bound side - the station house is very toasty on cold winter days...but crowded. Use the underpass only to get to other side. Iced coffee at Allendale Eats will help during the summer
If you have a minute, run over to sal's pizza corner for the best slice in ramsey.
The waiting rooms ARE heated. You need to press the button to activate heat lamp.
Parking in the lots may result in a ticket. Parking in the post office does not
Thanks to Hurrican Irene, you can get to NYC faster by rickshaw than the trains now.
The New York Renaissance Faire & Forest of Fear are not far from here! Fun for the whole family!
Check train schedule or alerts ahead of time. Service can be very spotty. Parking lot is zoo time on departure in the evenings.
In the winter stay in the heated room while waiting on the train. Its over by the pay to park machine.
Unfortunately there's nothing here - No food, no beverages, no local paper machines. There is a Metro-North/Norfolk-Southern railyard across the way which is very quiet along with the peacefullness o
Approach from the West through the light/traffic stop(fr Lowes/Sam's Club lot, turn rt into Gander Mt off Rte 211); approaching from the North and trying to turn left can be difficult
This is where you'll find the Historic Erie Turntable.
Hop off the train and check out MetLife Central. Great prizes up for grabs before the game. Coaches Club tix, meet former giants players an more
Dress appropriately with the weather...you're outside and there's no awning or shelter.
Last station before Secaucus (on the express train to Spring Valley), but if you are coming from Secaucus, the express will not stop there!
Try to get on either at the front or the rear of the train. They're closest to the exits at Hoboken Station. One thing to note, because of this, they tend to be more populated than the middle cars.
Don't stay in front of the station to get on the train, walk down towards the raised platform
There is a free parking lot west of the tracks, on the north side of Prospect St.
Love this station. Recently built. It's probably the cleanest of the cleanest compared to any other station on the RV LINE OR THE NE CORRIDORS kudos to the city of Somerville for a great investment.
