NJ Transit Rail Services
Somerset County is serviced by two NJ Transit rail lines: the Morris and Essex Line – Gladstone Branch (Gladstone to New York City) and the Raritan Valley Line (High Bridge to New York City).
You can use the NJ Transit online trip planner to view service to/from specific locations and calculate the travel cost. For additional information regarding NJ Transit train lines, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/train-to.
Reduced Fare Program:
Senior citizens (62 years of age* and older) and people with disabilities can save one-half or more of the regular one-way fare through NJ Transit’s Reduced Fare Program. Passengers with disabilities must show their valid NJ Transit Reduced Fare ID or Medicare Card to the bus operator, light rail vehicle operator, or train conductor while senior citizens can present any valid form of ID.
For more information, please visit NJ Transit’s website.
*65 years of age for travel to/from Metro-North stations.
RVCC students are offered 25 % discounts on NJ Transit monthly passes:
Students taking at least 12 credits receive a 25% student discount on NJ Transit monthly passes through the NJ TRANSIT Mobile Student program at Raritan Valley Community College. This can be used for rail, bus, or light rail. Learn more at RVCC’s website.
Morris & Essex Line
The NJ Transit Morris and Essex Line (Gladstone Branch) offers rail service from Lyons east to New York, Penn Station and west to Hackettstown.
The NJ Transit Morris and Essex Line (Gladstone Branch) offers rail service from:
- Lyons (Lyons Road off S. Finley Road)
- Basking Ridge (Ridge Street and Depot Place)
- Bernardsville (Mine Brook Road – Route 202)
- Far Hills (Route 202 near intersection of Far Hills Road)
- Peapack (Holland Road between Route 202 and Main St)
- Gladstone (Main Street near intersection of Pottersville Road)
| To points east: | To points west: | |
| Millington | Chatham | |
| Stirling | Madison | |
| Gillette | Convent Station | |
| Berkeley Heights | Morristown | |
| Murray Hill | Morris Plains | |
| New Providence | Mount Tabor | |
| Summit** | Denville | |
| Short Hills | Dover | |
| Millburn | Mt. Arlington | |
| Maplewood | Lake Hopatcong | |
| South Orange | Netcong | |
| Mountain Station | Mt. Olive | |
| Highland Ave | Hackettstown | |
| Orange | ||
| Brick Church | ||
| East Orange | ||
| Newark – Broad Street | ||
| Hoboken | ||
| New York – Penn Station |
**A change of trains at Summit is required for some trips.
Raritan Valley Line
NOTE: On weekdays until Mid-December (except November 22) from approximately 7:30AM until 3:30PM, Coach USA buses will replace Raritan Valley Line trains between Raritan and High Bridge to support track rehabilitation. Learn more here.
The NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line offers weekday and weekend rail service from North Branch east to Penn Station, New York, and west to High Bridge.
Raritan Valley Line Schedule (updated 11/12/23)
The NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line offers weekday and weekend rail service from:
- North Branch (River and Station Road)
- Raritan (between Thompson and Anderson Street)
- Somerville (Urban Drive at Division Street)
- Bridgewater (East Main Street and Cole Drive – station parking information)
- Bound Brook (Main Street at Hamilton Street)
| To points east: | To points west: | |
| Dunellen | White House | |
| Plainfield | Lebanon | |
| Netherwood | Annandale | |
| Fanwood | High Bridge | |
| Westfield | ||
| Garwood | ||
| Cranford | ||
| Roselle Park | ||
| Union | ||
| Newark Penn Station** | ||
| Hoboken | ||
| New York – Penn Station |
**A change of trains is required at Newark Penn Station on some trains in order to travel to New York-Penn Station, Check the rail schedule for trains offering “one seat ride” services into New York.
Northeast Corridor Line
While not in Somerset County, you can take either the Somerset County DASH or the CAT-1R bus into New Brunswick to connect to the Northeast Corridor Line. This line offers weekday and weekend rail service from New Brunswick east to Penn Station, New York, and west to Trenton.
