NJ Transit resumes full service for 1st time since Sandy

  Eyewitness News

NEWARK (WABC) -- New Jersey Transit has resumed full service into Manhattan for the first time since Superstorm Sandy hit.

"The full restoration of our New York Penn Station rail service marks another important milestone for NJ Transit and our customers, the majority of whom commute to and from Midtown Manhattan," executive director James Weinstein said. "Equally important is the progress we've made on the North Jersey Coast Line, which was among the hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy. Again, I cannot emphasize enough the tireless efforts made by our rail employees to restore service for our customers."

The North Jersey Coast Line is operating nine additional trains, restoring the line's service level to 96 percent of its pre-Sandy schedule. Two of the added trains will operate between Long Branch and New York Penn Station, while the remaining seven trains will either originate or terminate in Bay Head, with four of those trains resuming direct service between Bay Head and Hoboken Terminal.

Additional trains are as follows: