NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE

The 'North Jersey Coast Line' is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail line. Out of 43 inbound and 44 outbound daily weekday through trains, 7 round trips (about 16%) use the Waterfront Connection (opened September 9, 1991) to Hoboken Terminal; One round trip terminates at Newark Penn Station, while the remainder of the through trains terminate at New York Penn Station. In addition, 11 of those inbound through trains are represented by an electric train north of Long Branch, and a diesel train south of that point. Likewise, 17 southbound through trains are presented by an electric train north of Long Branch, and a diesel train south of that point. Five of the inbound electric trains and four of the outbound electric trains use South Amboy as their southern terminus, while two of the inbound electric trains and one of the outbound electric trains uses Aberdeen-Matawan as their southern terminus. Weekend and holiday service is much more simple. 23 inbound and 24 outbound trains represent the full schedule, with three round trips to Hoboken, with the rest running to New York. of those, 18 inbound and 19 outbound trains are represented by both electric and diesel service. Passengers can transfer at Newark Penn Station or Secaucus Junction to reach the other destinations, if necessary.
The line is only electrified north of Long Branch. Electrified operation began between Rahway and South Amboy on March 11, 1936. Electrification was extended to Matawan in 1983 and to Long Branch in 1988. Some diesel trains operate through to Hoboken (via the Waterfront Connection) or Newark. There are also Bay Head-Long Branch shuttles which connect to Long Branch-New York Penn Station electric trains.
Peak trains arrive in New York or Hoboken on weekdays between 7 am and 9:30 am, and leave New York or Hoboken on weekdays between 4 pm and 7 pm [1]. Peak trains currently arrive in New York-Penn between 7:15 am and 9:03 am, and they arrive in Hoboken between 7:05 am and 9:16 am; peak trains leave New York between 4:17 pm and 6:52 pm and Hoboken between 4:20 pm and 6:19 pm. [2]

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Commuter Clubs

Rolling stock

Station listing

Commuter Clubs

The line is also home to the last remaining Commuter Club in the state of New Jersey. The Jersey Shore Commuter Club has use of half of Comet II car 5459 for their own activities. The club end of the car is furnished similar to Amtrak's Horizon Fleet cars which are based upon the Comet design. When this car runs, the club car portion is always coupled to the locomotive. The club's old car (PRR 1734) is being preserved by the URHS. Numerous other clubs had operated on the line using various cars including an ex-Florida East Coast observation car. However most of these clubs disappeared due to declining membership.

Rolling stock

The Coast Line has among the most diverse selection of fleet in the NJT system. Long Branch trains to and from New York use ALP-44/ALP-46 locomotives and Comet IIM/Comet III/Comet IV/Comet V cars. Budd Arrow III cars can only run as far as Aberdeen-Matawan due to voltage phase changes.
All service south of Long Branch is diesel and consists of GP40PH-2s, GP40FH-2s and F40PH-2CATs with Comet cars. Diesels also run through service to Hoboken on weekdays.

Station listing

See Northeast Corridor Line for stations between New York/Hoboken and Perth Amboy Junction.

Milepost	City	Station	Connections
20	Rahway	Rahway	NJT Northeast Corridor Line splits, NJT Bus: 62
21	Woodbridge Township	Avenel
22.5		Woodbridge	NJT: 62, 116, 803
21	Perth Amboy	Perth Amboy	NJT Bus: 62, 116, 813, 815, 817
1.5	South Amboy	South Amboy	NJT Bus: 815, 817
6.5	Aberdeen	Aberdeen-Matawan	NJT Bus: 135
8.5	Hazlet	Hazlet
12.5	Middletown	Middletown
16.5	Red Bank	Red Bank	Academy Bus NJT: 831, 832, 833, 834, 835
19	Little Silver	Little Silver	Academy Bus
20	Oceanport	Monmouth Park
22.5	Long Branch	Long Branch	NJT: 831, 837
24.5		Elberon
26.5	Allenhurst	Allenhurst	NJT: 837
28	Asbury Park	Asbury Park	Academy Bus NJT Bus: 317, 830, 832, 836, 837
29	Bradley Beach	Bradley Beach	Academy Bus NJT Bus: 317, 830
31	Belmar	Belmar	Academy Bus NJT Bus: 317, 830
33	Spring Lake	Spring Lake	Academy Bus NJT: 317, 830
35	Manasquan	Manasquan	Academy Bus NJT Bus: 317, 830
37	Point Pleasant Beach	Point Pleasant Beach	Academy Bus NJT Bus: 317, 830
38	Bay Head	Bay Head