Wayne-Route 23 (NJT station)
| Wayne Route 23 | |||||||||||
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 The rail platform at the Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′57″N 74°15′22″W / 40.8993°N 74.2561°WCoordinates: 40°53′57″N 74°15′22″W / 40.8993°N 74.2561°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections |  NJT Bus: 75, 194, 198, 324, 748 |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1100 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 12, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 9 (train)[1] and 6 (bus) | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 88 (average weekday)  31.82% |
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Wayne Route 23 Transit Center is a New Jersey Transit park-and-ride station in Wayne, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line that provides bus service to New York City and various other points in the area as well as Montclair-Boonton Line train service to New York, Hoboken, and intermediate points along the line between Hackettstown and Montclair State University.[2] It is located off of the southbound lanes of New Jersey Route 23 on West Belt Road, near the interchange where Route 23, Interstate 80, and U.S. Route 46 meet, across from the Willowbrook Mall. The station opened in January 2008 and has 1,000 parking spaces.[3] New Jersey Transit intends for this combined rail and bus station to become an "interceptor station," that will help relieve the habitual congestion at the West Belt Road Interchange, where the three major highways meet. The Wayne Township bus garage is located on the opposite side of Route 23. There has been a proposal to build a parking deck with another thousand spots and develop the land at the station.
In addition to Montclair-Boonton trains, the Transit Center is served by the following New Jersey Transit bus lines:
- 75 to Newark Penn Station and Butler
- 194 to Port Authority Bus Terminal and Butler/Newfoundland
- 198 to Port Authority Bus Terminal and William Paterson University
- 324 to Port Authority and Wayne Route 23
- 748 to Willowbrook Mall and Paterson
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[edit] Project cost
US $51 million was budgeted for this project.[citation needed]
[edit] Construction history
The New Jersey Transit project description dated November 2005 stated that the agency would be advertising for a construction contract beginning in March 2006 for "off-site road improvements." Preliminary construction during July and August 2006.
On September 13, 2006, New Jersey Transit's Board of Directors formally awarded the contract to construct this facility. Construction began in the fall of 2006 to finish in early 2008.
In December 2007, it was announced that the station would open to bus service on Saturday, January 12, 2008, with rail service beginning Monday January 14, 2008.
In March 2008 Wayne Route 23, along with three other major transit hubs (Willowbrook Park & Ride at Willowbrook Mall and Mother's Park & Ride on Route 23 North in Wayne and Allwood Road Park & Ride in Clifton) began charging customers to park. Parking tickets are available at ticket machines on the rail and bus platforms at the station. Daily and monthly tickets are available.
[edit] References
- ^ "Montclair-Boonton Line Timetables". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ Description of Wayne-Route 23 Park and Ride project from njtransit.com
- ^ New Wayne/Route 23 Transit Center Opens January 12, 2008
