transportation in New Jersey#Right-in/right-out expressways
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Transportation in New Jersey utilizes a combination of road, rail, air, and water modes. New Jersey is situated between Philadelphia and New York City, two major metropolitan centers of the Boston-Washington megalopolis, making it a regional corridor for transportation. As a result, New Jersey's freeways carry high volumes of interstate traffic and products. The main thoroughfare for long distance travel is the New Jersey Turnpike, the nation's fifth-busiest toll road. The Garden State Parkway connects the state's densely populated north to its southern shore region. New Jersey has the 4th smallest area of U.S. states,[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossry2.pdf Census 2000 Geographic Terms and Concepts], Census 2000 Geography Glossary, U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed July 10, 2007. but its population density of 1,196 persons per sq. mi (462 persons per km2)[http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/index.php 2010 United States Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220035511/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/index.php |date=December 20, 2012 }} causes congestion to be a major issue for motorists.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/cbtf/faq.htm Congestion Buster Task Force: Frequently Asked Questions], New Jersey State Department of Transportation.
New Jersey has a statewide mass transit system, centered on transportation to New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey Transit, the chief operator of intrastate public transportation, manages three separate light rail systems, eleven commuter rail lines, and a statewide bus system. The Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) links transportation hubs in Manhattan and northeastern New Jersey, while the PATCO Speedline connects downtown Philadelphia to Camden County, New Jersey. Intercity rail is operated by Amtrak along the Northeast Corridor between the major population centers of the Northeastern United States. In addition, New Jersey is home to Newark Liberty International Airport, the nation's fifth-busiest international gateway,{{cite web|url=http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2009/html/table_04_07b.html|title=Top 20 U.S. Gateways for Nonstop International Air Travel: 2006 and 2007|publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics|access-date=June 1, 2010|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604001827/http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2009/html/table_04_07b.html|url-status=dead}} and the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the principal container ship facility of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Roadways
New Jersey has {{convert|38131|mi|km}} of roads managed by state, county, and municipal governments and toll road authorities.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/cis/pdf/full2010.pdf New Jersey FY 2010-2018 Statewide Capital Investment Strategy (SCIS)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219092333/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/cis/pdf/full2010.pdf |date=December 19, 2011 }} The major roadways fall under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), which operates the state highway system. State-owned highways and toll roads consist of 7% of road mileage and 66% of traffic volume. In contrast, county and municipal roads consist of 93% of road mileage and 34% of traffic volume.
New Jersey, along with Oregon, is one of only two states which prohibit customers from pumping gasoline at gas stations. (However, Oregon has recently changed the law, allowing self-service at night time in rural areas.) As a result, all gas stations are either full service or minimum service.
=Distinctive features=
==Jughandles==
According to the NJDOT, a jughandle is an "at-grade ramp" provided at or between intersections to permit motorists to make indirect left turns and/or U-turns. This design utilizes a setup that requires a motorist to use a ramp off the right lane of the main road in advance of the intersection or beyond the intersection. The NJDOT defines three types of jughandles in its design manual. "Type A" is the standard forward jughandle that intersects with a cross street. With forward ramps, all turning traffic (right and left) exit onto a jughandle ramp to the right. "Type B" is a variant with no cross-street intersected by the jughandle; it curves 90 degrees left to meet the main street, and is only used at a "T" intersection or a U-turn. "Type C" is the standard reverse jughandle; left-turning vehicles pass through the intersection and enter a ramp that loops roughly 270 degrees.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/documents/RDME/sect6E2001.shtm |title=NJDOT - Roadway Design Manual (Customary U.S. Units) - Section 6 |access-date=July 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306035845/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/documents/RDME/sect6E2001.shtm |archive-date=March 6, 2009 }} Jughandles can cause motorist confusion because turning setups are inconsistent among intersections, and such an alignment is unfamiliar to motorists outside of the northeastern United States.[http://wcbstv.com/topstories/nj.jug.handles.2.1620779.html Drivers Fed Up With N.J. Jug Handles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414164234/http://wcbstv.com/topstories/nj.jug.handles.2.1620779.html |date=April 14, 2010 }}, CBS 2, April 9, 2010.
File:Marlton circle.jpg before its elimination in 2010]]
==Traffic circles==
{{main article|List of traffic circles in New Jersey}}
In the 1920s and 1930s, traffic circles were built throughout the state because they were viewed as an efficient way to move traffic through three or more intersecting roads.{{cite news | last=Peterson | first=Iver | title=Squaring Traffic Circles With Lights and Bridges | newspaper=The New York Times | date=November 12, 1991 | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEEDE1E38F931A25752C1A967958260 | access-date=July 28, 2008 }} As suburban and rural populations grew, the traffic circles became outdated because increased vehicle speed and traffic volume caused them to be more dangerous. Many traffic circles became notorious for having frequent accidents and being confusing, especially for non-locals.{{cite book | last=Africano | first=Lillian |author2=Nina Africano | title=You Know You're in New Jersey When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Garden State | publisher=Globe Pequot | year=2006 | location=Guilford, CT | isbn=0-7627-3939-8 | page=90 }} Part of the confusion has arisen because a circle is comprised as a series of uncontrolled intersections, so the driver to the right (entering the circle) has the right of way. Since the 1970s, the NJDOT has begun phasing out traffic circles by building a road through the circle, adding traffic signals, adding grade separation, or converting the circle into a modern roundabout.{{cite news | last=Newman | first=Andy | title=Road and Rail; Straightening Out the Perilous Somerville Circle | newspaper=The New York Times | date=January 28, 1996 | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05EFDD1639F93BA15752C0A960958260 | access-date=July 28, 2008 }}{{cite web |last=Dwyer |first=Christopher |url=http://www.bh-ba.com/cardiff_traffic.html |title=Buchart-Horn Designs Replacement For Bygone Transportation System |publisher=Buchart Horn, Inc. & BASCO Associates |access-date=July 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813102239/http://bh-ba.com/cardiff_traffic.html |archive-date=August 13, 2007}}{{cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Walter |url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090724/NEWS/907240350/State-DOT-to-begin-revamping-traffic-circle-Monday-in-Flemington |title=State DOT to begin revamping traffic circle Monday in Flemington |publisher=mycentraljersey.com |access-date=January 21, 2011 }}
==Right-in/right-out expressways==
A Right-in/right-out (RIRO) expressway (also called a Jersey freeway) is a partially limited-access divided highway without at-grade intersections. Despite its name, it is not a true freeway because driveways provide direct access to adjacent properties. A RIRO expressway employs interchanges, tight-radius ramps, and right turns to eliminate signalized intersections. To increase safety, RIRO expressways have a continuous median barrier and speed limits are lower than typical freeways. Examples are NJ 4, NJ 17, and NJ 208.
=State highways=
{{main article|State highways in New Jersey}}
The NJDOT maintains the state's public road system. Each road is referred to as a Route, and most major highways within New Jersey are under NJDOT jurisdiction (except toll roads). State Routes are signed with the standard circular highway shield. Interstate Highways and U.S. Highways are assigned numbers corresponding to their existing route numbers, as there is no duplication between the systems. With the exception of Interstate Highways, most state highways are arterial roads with at-grade intersections, although several of these, such as NJ 24 and NJ 55, are built to freeway standards.
==Interstate Highways==
File:2024-07-03 13 58 54 View north along Interstate 287 from the cliffs on the east side of the highway just north of Exit 55 in Wanaque, Passaic County, New Jersey.jpg, in Wanaque, New Jersey.]]
The Interstate Highway System includes {{convert|431|mi|km}} of New Jersey's expressways and carries 20 percent of all vehicle travel.[http://www.tripnet.org/NewJerseyInterstateFactSheet062906.pdf New Jersey Interstate Highway System Facts, tripnet.org.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929121031/http://www.tripnet.org/NewJerseyInterstateFactSheet062906.pdf |date=September 29, 2006 }} Interstate 95, which traverses the full length of the East Coast, is the most heavily traveled roadway in the state. Turnpikes are not included in New Jersey's Interstate Highway network, except for the northern section of the New Jersey Turnpike.
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==U.S. Highways==
The U.S. Highway system is complementary to the Interstate Highway System. New Jersey's U.S. Highways have been gradually replaced by Interstate Highways and toll roads for long-distance travel, although the routes are still important for regional travel. The system is composed of principal arterial roads, which may feature jughandle ramps, interchanges, and traffic circles at major junctions.
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=Toll roads=
{{main article|New Jersey Turnpike|Garden State Parkway|Atlantic City Expressway}}
File:New Jersey Turnpike toll gate.jpg lanes at the Exit 8A Toll Gate of the New Jersey Turnpike.]]
New Jersey has a {{convert|356|mi|km|adj=on}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.statemaster.com/graph/trn_tol_roa_mil-transportation-toll-road-mileage |title=Toll road mileage by state |access-date=June 1, 2009 |archive-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808084623/http://www.statemaster.com/graph/trn_tol_roa_mil-transportation-toll-road-mileage |url-status=dead }} system of toll roads maintained by state agencies. Aside from portions of the New Jersey Turnpike designated as I-95 and I-78, none of the toll roads are Interstate Highways due to the restriction of tolled facilities or commercial establishments in the Interstate Highway System. New Jersey's toll roads are the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Atlantic City Expressway. The New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway are maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the Atlantic City Expressway is maintained by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. All toll roads have service areas, at which food, gas, and other commercial services are provided. In addition, New Jersey toll roads are assigned internal numbers by NJDOT—the New Jersey Turnpike is 700 (south of the split with I-95), the Garden State Parkway is 444, the Palisades Interstate Parkway (not tolled, but maintained by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission) is 445, and the Atlantic City Expressway is 446.
=County routes=
{{main article|County routes in New Jersey}}
All 21 counties in New Jersey have designated county routes. County routes are divided into 500-series routes, which complement the state highway system, and the 600-series routes assigned independently in each county. Each route is usually referred to by its preexisting local name in an address.
=Bridges and tunnels=
{{See also|List of crossings of the Delaware River|List of crossings of the Raritan River|List of crossings of the Hackensack River}}
File:Pulaski Skyway full view.jpg and Hackensack rivers.]]
New Jersey has interstate compacts with all three neighboring states. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Delaware River Port Authority (Pennsylvania), the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (Pennsylvania), and the Delaware River and Bay Authority (Delaware) operate nearly all of the bridges and tunnels between other states. Tolls are collected in one direction; it is free to cross into New Jersey, but motorists must pay when exiting the state. The exception to this is the Dingman's Ferry Bridge where tolls are charged both ways.
The following table lists bridges with an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway route, the four bridges to Philadelphia, and the six crossings to New York City:
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Mass transit
=Buses=
==Public bus service==
{{main article|New Jersey Transit Bus Operations}}
File:NJ Transit RTS hybrid 4002.jpg, en route to Princeton.]]
New Jersey Transit operates 247 bus routes throughout the state with 1785 buses under direct control and 327 buses leased to private operators.[http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2007/agency_profiles/2080.pdf NTD figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024209/http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2007/agency_profiles/2080.pdf |date=October 2, 2008 }} New Jersey Transit provides local, commuter, and long-distance bus service in all 21 New Jersey counties. Outside of the state, New Jersey Transit has bus lines terminating at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in Manhattan, and the Greyhound Terminal in Philadelphia. 2 routes, the 196 and 197 terminate in Warwick, New York. New Jersey Transit's Wheels division is operated under contract by private companies using smaller fleets.
==Private bus carriers==
Several private bus companies serve New Jersey. Most of these carriers operate with state funding to offset losses, and state owned buses are provided to these carriers of which Coach USA companies make up the bulk. Other carriers include private charter and tour bus operators that take gamblers from other parts of New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, and Delaware to the casino resorts of Atlantic City. Dollar vans augment other systems in Hudson, eastern Bergen, and Passaic counties.
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|+ Major private bus carriers in New Jersey:[http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusPCTo Private Carriers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807014313/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusPCTo |date=August 7, 2009 }}, New Jersey Transit. |
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|colspan=2| Academy | Commuter bus service from Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties to lower and midtown Manhattan |
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| Hudson Transit Lines/Shortline | Commuter bus service from Bergen County to Orange County, New York, Rockland County, New York, and Manhattan; |
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| Express bus from Newark Liberty International Airport to Manhattan |
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| Commuter and local bus service from Bergen County to Manhattan |
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| Commuter bus service from Middlesex County to Manhattan; local bus service in Middlesex County |
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|colspan=2| DeCamp Bus Lines | Charter Only |
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|colspan=2| Greyhound | Interstate bus service from terminals in Newark, Atlantic City, and Mount Laurel |
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|colspan=2| Lakeland Bus Lines | Commuter and local bus service from Morris, Somerset, Union, and Sussex counties to Manhattan |
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|colspan=2| Martz Trailways | Service from Warren County to Manhattan |
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|colspan=2| OurBus | Commuter bus service from Middlesex County and Essex County to Manhattan; Intercity service from North and Central Jersey points to Maryland and Washington, DC |
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| Charter Only |
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|colspan=2| Susquehanna Trailways | Commuter bus service from Newark and Somerville to Central Pennsylvania |
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|colspan=2| Trans-Bridge Lines | Service from the Skylands Region to and from Manhattan |
==Jitney buses==
Several cities in New Jersey are served by private jitney buses, including Paterson, Passaic, Union City, Jersey City, and Atlantic City. These services are operated with a variety of vehicles, from small cutaway minibuses, to full-sized coach buses. They operate without published schedules, but at high frequency. In some cases, buses run as often as once every minute.{{Cite web |url=http://www.njtpa.org/planning/regional-studies/completed-studies/hudson-county-jitney-study/hudsoncountyjitneystudy/hudsoncountyjitneystudyfinalreport |title=Hudson County Jitney Study - Final Report |access-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415234537/http://www.njtpa.org/planning/regional-studies/completed-studies/hudson-county-jitney-study/hudsoncountyjitneystudy/hudsoncountyjitneystudyfinalreport |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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| Paterson to New York via Route 4, Paterson/Passaic to New York via Route 3 |
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|Community Lines{{Cite web|url=http://www.jerseyjitneys.info/?page_id=72|title = Kennedy Boulevard – Port Authority | Jitney Buses of New Jersey}} |Journal Square to New York via Kennedy Boulevard |
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|Sphinx Transportation{{Cite web|url=http://www.jerseyjitneys.info/?page_id=30|title = Boulevard East – Port Authority | Jitney Buses of New Jersey}} |North Bergen to New York via Boulevard East |
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|Atlantic City Jitney Association |Local service in Downtown Atlantic City |
Numerous other small companies and owner-operators provide jitney bus service along major bus corridors in Hudson County.
=Railroads=
==Rapid transit==
===PATH===
{{main article|Port Authority Trans-Hudson}}
File:Jersey-city-exchange-place-platform.jpg into Exchange Place station.]]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), linking the New Jersey cities of Newark, Harrison, Jersey City and Hoboken to Manhattan. Opened in 1908 as the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, PATH has been operated by PANYNJ since 1962.
PATH has 13 stations and spans {{convert|13.8|mi|km}} of route mileage (not including track overlap). PATH operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During normal hours, PATH operates four train services, using three terminals in New Jersey and two in Manhattan. On weekends, holidays, and from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am Monday to Friday, PATH combines the lines to operate two train services. Although there are no free transfers in Manhattan, several Manhattan stations are adjacent to New York City Subway stations.
===PATCO===
{{main article|PATCO Speedline}}
File:PATCOTrainWoodcrestStation.JPG]]
The Delaware River Port Authority operates the PATCO Speedline between Camden County in New Jersey and Center City, Philadelphia. The line has four stations in Philadelphia and nine stations in New Jersey, and is {{convert|14.2|mi|km}} long.[http://www.ridepatco.org/about/history.html A History of Commitment], Port Authority Transit Corporation. The New Jersey stations have park and ride facilities, and a major stop at Woodcrest Station is directly connected to Exit 31 of Interstate 295. The PATCO Speedline operates 24 hours a day, although connecting rail facilities maintained by SEPTA and NJ Transit are closed during late night.
==Light rail==
{{main article|Light rail in New Jersey}}
File:Hudson bergen exchange place.jpg.]]
New Jersey Transit manages three separate light rail lines: the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail, and River Line. All of New Jersey Transit's light rail systems operate on a proof-of-payment fare collection system, as is typical of light rail systems throughout the United States.
The oldest of the three systems is the Newark Light Rail, consisting of the original Newark City Subway and the newer Broad Street Line. The Newark City Subway was opened in 1935, and was the sole remaining streetcar line when New Jersey Transit took operations in 1980. The Broad Street Line, which operates between Newark Penn Station and Broad Street Station, was opened in 2006.
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and the River Line were constructed by New Jersey Transit during the early 2000s using the rights-of-way of freight railroads. The first Minimum Operating Segment of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail was completed in 2002, and in 2006, service to its current northern terminus of Tonnele Avenue began. The River Line, despite not receiving federal funding due to low ridership projections, was completed in 2004. The River Line uses lightweight diesel multiple units, running along trackage owned by Conrail between Trenton and Camden.
==Commuter rail==
{{main article|New Jersey Transit Rail Operations}}
File:NJ Transit Multilevel 7014 on Train 6651.jpg train pulling into Millburn Station.]]
The New Jersey Transit Rail Operations division consists of 11 lines and 162 stations,{{Cite web |url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/an_factsataGlance_FY.pdf |title=New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance, 2006 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |archive-date=May 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507053957/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/an_factsataGlance_FY.pdf |url-status=dead }} primarily concentrated in northern New Jersey. It is the largest commuter rail system in the United States in terms of track mileage (951 route miles) and fourth-largest in terms of weekday ridership.American Public Transportation Association, [http://www.apta.com/research/stats/ridership/riderep/documents/08q4cr.pdf Commuter Rail Ridership Report] {{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Fourth Quarter 2008. The rail lines are divided into two divisions: the Hoboken Division, former Erie-Lackawanna Railroad lines that run from Hoboken Terminal or through Newark-Broad St.; and the Newark Division, former Pennsylvania Railroad, CRNJ, and NYLBR lines that run through Newark Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. The Newark Division also includes the Atlantic City Line, previously operated by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Across the system, stations range in size from urban complexes such as New York Penn Station to simple stops with only a small platform. Additionally, SEPTA offers service to their stations in Center City Philadelphia from their termini on the West Trenton Line and the Trenton Line.
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==Intercity rail==
{{main article|Northeast Corridor}}
File:Newark Pennsylvania Station interior.jpg, the busiest Amtrak station in New Jersey]]
Amtrak operates intercity passenger rail service in New Jersey along the electrified Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington. Amtrak operates approximately 110 trains daily in New Jersey.[http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NEWJERSEY09.pdf Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2009 - State of New Jersey]
Amtrak operates two local routes: the Northeast Regional and Keystone Service. The Northeast Regional travels along the full length of the Northeast Corridor (except for a few trains which travel to Springfield, Massachusetts). From Washington, some extended service travels to Virginia as far as Newport News, Norfolk or Roanoke. The Keystone Service travels along the Northeast Corridor, and continues along the Keystone Corridor past 30th Street Station. While certain trains only travel along the Keystone Corridor, others continue past Philadelphia to New York.
Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express uses tilting technology to reach a maximum speed of {{convert|135|mph|km/h}}[http://www.latimes.com/sports/chi-bullet-trains-17-apr17,1,81733.story "High-speed rail: Barack Obama says his proposal is key to rebuilding economy and will change travel in U.S."] {{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2009. between Washington and New York. The speed of the Acela Express has made it competitive with the speed of regional air shuttles, and has allowed it to capture over half of the air/rail market of the cities it passes through.[https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/Story?id=5648943&page=1 The case for high speed rail in America], ABC News, August 25, 2008.
The state's busiest Amtrak station, Penn Station in Newark, is also the 14th busiest station in the Amtrak system. This is mainly because it is frequently used as an alternative stop for Amtrak passengers traveling in the New York area, as well as its status as the sole intercity rail station in heavily populated northeastern New Jersey.
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Trenton
|10 |310 |116 |411,869 |
Princeton Junction
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New Brunswick
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Metropark
|85 |269 |11 |369,477 |
Newark Airport
|— |134 |12 |109,517 |
Newark Penn Station
|176 |310 |116 |630,939 |
In addition, Amtrak operates several daily and night trains, which stop at Newark Penn Station and Trenton Rail Station:
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Cardinal
|New York |Chicago |3 trains per week |32 |{{convert|1147|mi|km}} |
Carolinian
|New York |Charlotte |Daily |24 |{{convert|704|mi|km}} |
Crescent
|New York |New Orleans |Daily |33 |{{convert|1377|mi|km}} |
Palmetto
|New York |Savannah |Daily |20 |{{convert|829|mi|km}} |
Pennsylvanian
|New York |Pittsburgh |Daily |19 |{{convert|444|mi|km}} |
Silver Meteor
|New York |Miami |Daily |32 |{{convert|1389|mi|km}} |
Silver Star
|New York |Miami |Daily |36 |{{convert|1522|mi|km}} |
Vermonter
|St. Albans |Washington |Daily |30 |{{convert|611|mi|km}} |
=Ferries=
==Delaware River and Bay==
On the Delaware Bay, the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) operates the Cape May – Lewes Ferry, a {{convert|17|mi|km|adj=on}} ferry between Cape May, New Jersey and Lewes, Delaware. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry carries both automobiles and foot passengers, and the ferry trip takes approximately 80 minutes one way.[http://www.cmlf.com/FAQs Cape May - Lewes Ferry FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515051210/http://www.cmlf.com/FAQs |date=May 15, 2009 }} The fleet includes three vessels, each having a capacity of approximately 100 cars and 1000 passengers.{{cite web|title=Our Ferries|url=http://www.capemaylewesferry.com/AboutUs/tabid/101/Default.aspx|website=Cape May Lewes Ferry|publisher=DRBA|access-date=April 15, 2017}} The DRBA also operates the Forts Ferry Crossing between Fort Mott, New Jersey and Fort Delaware and Fort DuPont in Delaware.
The Delaware River Port Authority manages the RiverLink Ferry between the Camden waterfront and Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. Its vessels are the Independence, a 150-passenger vessel, and Freedom Ferry, a 600-passenger vessel.
==New York Harbor==
Several private companies operate ferries from New Jersey to Manhattan.[http://www.panynj.gov/commuting-traveling/ferry-transportation.html PANYNJ - Ferry Transportation]{{Cite web |url=http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2008/html/appendices/new_york_city_ferry.html |title=RITA - Ferry Terminals and Passenger Routes: New York, NY |access-date=November 12, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604002744/http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2008/html/appendices/new_york_city_ferry.html |url-status=dead }} The largest privately owned ferry companies are BillyBey Ferry Company and NY Waterway, which run ferries from Hudson County on the Hudson River, East River and Upper New York Bay and East River. NY Waterway also operates a ferry between Edgewater and the 39th Street Terminal and a ferry from Belford to Pier 11 at Wall Street. Liberty Water Taxi operates routes from Liberty State Park to the World Financial Center, Ellis Island and Liberty Island.
SeaStreak operates ferries from the Raritan Bayshore through The Narrows.
Freight transport
In 2003, nearly 621 million tons of freight were transported into, out of, within, and through New Jersey.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/freight/plan/pdf/2007statewidefreightplan.pdf 2007 Comprehensive Statewide Freight Plan], New Jersey Department of Transportation. One third of tonnage moves into the state, 27 percent moves outbound from the state, and 20 percent of tonnage moves within the state. The remaining 20 percent of tonnage consists of through traffic that originates and terminates outside of the state (based on truck and rail data). Trucks account for 75 percent of all goods moved in New Jersey and 97 percent of the volume of intrastate goods by weight. 36 percent of inbound goods and 22 percent of outbound goods are transported by water.
=Railroads=
New Jersey's freight rail system allows cost-effective shipment of goods and reduces traffic on highways. In 2007, New Jersey railroads carried 1,434,930 carloads of freight: 749,587 carloads were imported and 555,444 carloads were exported.[http://www.aar.org/~/media/AAR/InCongress_RailroadsStates/NewJersey2.ashx New Jersey], Association of American Railroads. The state has approximately {{convert|1000|mi|km}} of rail freight lines,[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/freight/rail/ Rail Overview], New Jersey Department of Transportation. operated by 3 national railroads, 2 regional railroads, and 14 short-line railroads. Major commodities shipped by rail include petrochemicals, construction materials, food products, raw materials, and finished goods for manufacturers.
=Seaports=
==Port of New York and New Jersey==
File:Line3174 - Shipping Containers at the terminal at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey - NOAA.jpg at the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, waiting to be transferred between ships, trains, and trucks.]]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the principal container ship facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The facility consists of two integrated ports, Port Newark and the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, which sit next to each other. The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is situated on Newark Bay, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Liberty International Airport. It handles the largest container volume of any port in the eastern United States, and the third largest in the country.[http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/new_jersey/html/table_01_14.html New Jersey Water Ports Ranked in Top 150 U.S. Ports by Tonnage: 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513081041/https://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/new_jersey/html/table_01_14.html |date=May 13, 2009 }} RITA Bureau of Statistics Since the facility is largely automated, it requires few workers and less container handling.[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/USA_NJ_Port_of_Newark_1582.php World Port Source - Port of Newark] The Port Authority also manages the Port Jersey along the Bayonne/Jersey City waterfront.
==Delaware River==
New Jersey has three ports along the Delaware River managed by the South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC). The Port of Camden was established in 1834, and has been operated by the SJPC since 1928.[http://www.southjerseyport.com/default.asp?Type=2 Port History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519032021/http://www.southjerseyport.com/default.asp?Type=2 |date=May 19, 2009 }} South Jersey Port Corporation The Port of Camden, composed of the Broadway Terminal and the Beckett Street Terminal, has rail and highway connections, and its Broadway Produce Terminal is capable of handling live produce. The South Jersey Port Corporation also operates the Port of Salem. The Port of Paulsboro is located across the river from the Philadelphia International Airport. Formerly a BP storage site for petroleum and chemicals, the facility is undergoing a renovation to relieve congestion from the ports of Camden.[http://www.bpaulsboronj.com/paulsboro_terminal.html BP Paulsboro Terminal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223155354/http://www.bpaulsboronj.com/paulsboro_terminal.html |date=December 23, 2008 }}
=Pipelines=
Twenty-four companies operate {{convert|35121|mi|km}} of pipelines in New Jersey. Of the total pipeline length, 94.2% is used for gas distribution, 4.2% is used for gas transmission, and 1.5% carries hazardous liquid.[http://www.pipelinesafetytrust.net/newjersey/basics/index.htm New Jersey State Pipelines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724005747/http://www.pipelinesafetytrust.net/newjersey/basics/index.htm |date=July 24, 2011 }}, Pipeline Safety Trust.
Aviation
{{main article|List of airports in New Jersey}}
=Commercial airports=
==Newark Liberty International Airport==
{{main article|Newark Liberty International Airport}}
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is the 10th-busiest airport and fifth-busiest international air gateway in the United States. Newark Liberty is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the other two major airports in the New York metropolitan area, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), along with three smaller airports including Teterboro Airport. It is about {{convert|15|mi|km}} southwest of Midtown Manhattan (New York City).
In addition to domestic flights, Newark Liberty has extensive international service covering all inhabited continents except for Oceania. United Airlines operates its third-largest hub at the facility, after O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, and George W. Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, making it the airport's largest tenant. In 2001, Continental Airlines began non-stop service between Newark Liberty and Hong Kong, making it the terminus of the world's longest non-stop scheduled airline route. Since 2001, Continental (merged with United) has expanded international service to include Beijing, Shanghai, and Delhi. FedEx Express, which operates a large cargo hub at the airport, is the second-largest tenant. This hub design makes United Airlines by far the leading carrier in the New York market.[http://newyorkbusiness.datajoe.com/app/ecom/pub_viewhtml.php?listid=3006&year=2007&htmlkey=maPyZSjws02KY Crain's New York Business Lists] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103140322/http://newyorkbusiness.datajoe.com/app/ecom/pub_viewhtml.php?listid=3006&year=2007&htmlkey=maPyZSjws02KY |date=January 3, 2014 }} The parking and terminals are connected by AirTrain Newark, which links to the Newark Liberty International Airport Station for transfers to Amtrak and NJ Transit trains. The AirTrain runs 24 hours a day between the airport and train with NJ Transit. Day Trains run every three minutes from 5:00 am to midnight (from 07:00 pm on Sundays). In the night, the train runs every 15 minutes{{cite news|url=http://whatisusa.info/transport-in-new-york-city-from-and-to-the-airport/|title=Transport in New York City from Airport|publisher=What is USA News|date=April 27, 2014 | access-date=December 11, 2013}}
==Atlantic City International Airport==
{{main article|Atlantic City International Airport}}
Aside from Newark International Airport, the only other scheduled airline service is at Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), a regional airport located {{convert|9|mi|km}} northwest of downtown Atlantic City. ACY has two runways and one terminal; current construction will upgrade airport baggage handling, expand the terminal to 14 jet bridges, and enlarge the service apron.[http://www.acairport.com/acairport/news_item.asp?PublicationID=20&ID=31 Airport expansion takes off with groundbreaking on baggage project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075647/http://www.acairport.com/acairport/news_item.asp?PublicationID=20&ID=31 |date=July 7, 2011 }}, Atlantic City International Airport, October 15, 2005. Spirit Airlines is the airport's largest operator, and AirTran Airways has begun flights to Atlanta and Orlando from the airport.[https://archive.today/20120909231757/http://pressroom.airtran.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=201565&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1268792&highlight= "AirTran Airways Hits the Jackpot with New Service in Atlantic City, N.J"], AirTran Airways, March 23, 2009.[https://archive.today/20120715201801/http://pressroom.airtran.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=201565&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1269779&highlight= "AirTran Airways Adds Three New Nonstop Routes to Orlando"], AirTran Airways, March 25, 2009. In addition, the airport is used for general aviation, military purposes, FAA testing, and other research.
=Non-commercial airports=
==Teterboro Airport==
{{main article|Teterboro Airport}}
Located {{convert|12|mi|km}} from midtown Manhattan in the New Jersey Meadowlands, Teterboro Airport is the main general aviation airport of New York City, and one of the busiest non-commercial airports in the country.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E3DC1530F936A35753C1A9609C8B63 "Aircraft Owners Agree to Bar Noisy Flights From Teterboro"], New York Times, October 5, 2006. Teterboro Airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
==Trenton-Mercer Airport==
{{main article|Trenton-Mercer Airport}}
Trenton-Mercer Airport is a regional airport located {{convert|4|mi|km}} northwest of downtown Trenton in Ewing Township. The airport formerly hosted scheduled commercial service, but has been left without a commercial airline ever since Boston-Maine Airways terminated its flights to Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is currently used for general and corporate aviation. Streamline, a subsidiary of Charter Air Transport, is prepared to start commercial service at Trenton-Mercer Airport on April 5{{update after|2011|04|05}}.Cusido, Carmen. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/01/streamline_will_serve_trenton-.html Streamline will serve Trenton-Mercer Airport], NJ.com, January 19, 2011.
==McGuire Air Force Base==
{{main article|McGuire Air Force Base}}
The McGuire Air Force Base is an active Air Force base located approximately {{convert|35|mi|km}} east of Philadelphia that is part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The base hosts the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing, the Air Force Reserve Command's 514th Air Mobility Wing, and the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Air Refueling Wing. McGuire is the only U.S. Air Force base hosting three AMC-gained flying wings of the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
See also
References
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External links
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=Governmental agencies=
- [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/ New Jersey Department of Transportation]
- [http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo New Jersey Transit Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914142234/http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo |date=September 14, 2017 }}
- [http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/ New Jersey Turnpike Authority]
- [http://www.sjta.com/sjta/ South Jersey Transportation Authority]
- [http://www.panynj.gov/ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]
- [http://www.drpa.org/ Delaware River Port Authority]
- [http://www.drba.net/ Delaware River and Bay Authority]
- [http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage Amtrak]
- [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/publicat/people.pdf NJDOT History of transportation in New Jersey]
=Maps=
- [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/map.shtm NJDOT] Official NJDOT state and county maps of transportation facilities (Maps are in PDF format)
- [http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=SystemMapsTo NJ Transit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629022315/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=SystemMapsTo |date=June 29, 2009 }} Official NJ Transit maps of its public transportation services (Maps are in PDF format)
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