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NJT Meadowlands Line
By Peggy Darlington
The Meadowlands Line opened in 2009 and operates only during major events at Giants Stadium. The line shares a right of way with the Main, Bergen, and Pascack Valley Lines before veering off onto its separate right of way
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Hoboken |
We leave Hoboken ,described on a separate page, in our diesel train .
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Secaucus Junction |
The new Secaucus Junction station officially called the "Frank Lautenberg Rail Station," a 312,000-square-foot station which opened for full service December 15, 2003. This new station, visible from the New Jersey Turnpike, functions as a transfer point between ten New Jersey Transit rail lines, with emphasis on transfers to the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast , allowing those passengers from the Main, Bergen, and Pascack Valley lines easier access to New York City and points south. The upper level of this station has one island platform, two wall platforms and four tracks. Based on track numbers (A, B, 2 and 3 for the NECL Level and E, F, G, H for the lower level) it appears that room is available for tracks C,D,1 and 4.
The lower level has two high island platforms and four tracks. There is a $250 million interchange of the New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 15X, designed especially to serve this rail station." The Portal bridge replacement project and ARC Tunnel will add additional tracks and a loop track connecting the lower level and upper level tracks to this station's south end for future added service to New York.
Our train will usually leave from track H.
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Meadowlands |
We veer off on our two track right of way and head in a southeasterly direction and run at street level with some grade separations and enter our three track station . The station has a side high platform serving track 1 and a high island platform serving tracks 2 and 3. The end ramps down to ground while the bump block is just past the end of paltforms . The side platform also has additional ramps to the Stadium parking lot. An enclosed crossover is at the far end. Due to crowds and NJT personnel controlling traffic flow, further observations were not possible. A return visit is planned for a later time
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Last revised 10/3/09