NJ Transit Offers 'Early Getaway' Service for Memorial Day Weekend

NJ Transit will be offering extra trains and buses to patrons leaving work early Friday for Memorial Day weekend, according to a press release. 

Extra outbound trains will operate on the North Jersey Coast line, which extends into Point Pleasant Beach and ends at Bay Head; the Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley, Morris and Essex and Port Jervis lines, starting around 1 p.m.

Additional buses will also be operating from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on over three dozen bus routes starting around noon, according to NJ Transit.  

On Memorial Day, trains will operated on a weekend/major holiday schedule on all lines, according to NJ Transit. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate on a weekend schedule, Newark Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule and River Line will operate on a Sunday schedule. Bus schedules vary by route.

Every weekend families riding on NJ Transit can save on their tickets with the Family Super Saver Fare, which allows two children 11 and younger to travel free with each fare-paying adult. For the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the program will be extended and in effect from 7 p.m. Friday, May 24 until 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, according to NJ Transit. 

Additional details and timetables can be found online at njtransit.com.