SUMMER 2017 NEW JERSEY TRANSIT ALTERNATE MIDTOWN DIRECT SERVICE ON MORRIS AND ESSEX LINES JULY 10 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5

 No Midtown Direct Service on the Morris and Essex lines through the Oranges on weekdays, except for three Midtown Direct Trains that will arrive in Penn Station New York before 7:00 AM. West Orange is working with its vendor, Mobility Coach, to provide earlier morning service to at least one of these trains.  No corresponding PM Midtown Direct Service out of New York Penn Station for the three morning trains  Midtown Direct Service will be rerouted to Hoboken except the three early morning trains cited above.  Modified Morris and Essex train schedules will be provided by NJ Transit by Monday June 19.  PATH service out of Hoboken will be enhanced with 12 peak hour trains provided.  NY Waterways Ferry service will be enhanced out of Hoboken to the World Financial Center, Pier 11 on the east side of lower Manhattan and a new service will be started to 39 Street on the west side of Manhattan with service every 15 minutes.  NJ Transit Bus Service will be enhanced or started to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan o From Hoboken, Route 126 o From South Orange, Route 107 o From Newark Penn Station, Route 108 o From Newark Broad Street, the Morris and Essex stop, new route to start July 10  NJ Transit light rail service will be enhanced between Newark Broad Street and Newark Penn Station  Fares will be reduced by approximately 50 percent and riders who normally buy monthly passes or daily tickets to New York Penn Station should buy monthly passes or daily tickets to Hoboken.  For July and August riders should purchase Hoboken rail passes and not New York Penn Station passes.  The NJ Transit pass or ticket to Hoboken will be honored on NJ Transit buses to New York cited above, PATH and New York Waterways Ferries. For PATH service from Manhattan to Hoboken the current plan is only to cross honor tickets at 33rd Street and the World Financial Center.  Private carrier bus lines to Port Authority Bus Terminal will also cross honor Hoboken rail passes. However no enhanced service on those lines such as Community/Coach USA, DeCamp or Lakeland has been established.  By June 19 NJ Transit will provide a detailed service plan enumerating all the travel options into New York City beginning on July 10.  NJ Transit has a dedicated web site for updates on the alternate service into New York http://njtransit-theupdate.com/  NJ Transit riders are strongly encouraged to download their newest mobile App. Here are links to the app for Android phones and Apple phones: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.njtransit.njtapp https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nj-transit-mobile-app/id589549928?mt=8  As more information becomes available, West Orange will post travel information or links on its web page and Facebook Jitney page.