New Jersey's Commuter Rail Network Evolution

From its beginning in 1983, Newark's commuter rail network has grown to 156 stations, spanning 433 miles (697 kilometers). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the NJ Transit network that we know today.

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- Population given is the sum of all counties and independent cities with stations in them.
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📸 Image Credits:
- Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand - New Jersey Transit, Metropark, New Jersey, Nov. 2008, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Phil Gengler - http://pgengler.net/images IMG_3786.jpg, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Luke H. Gordon from Greenwood Lake, NY, USA. Edited slightly prior to upload by Daniel Case - IMG_7303, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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New Jersey Bergen County line commuter rail
New Jersey Gladstone Branch commuter rail
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New Jersey Meadowlands branch commuter rail
New Jersey Montclair-Boonton line commuter rail
New Jersey Morristown line commuter rail
New Jersey Northeast Corridor line commuter rail
New Jersey North Jersey Coast line commuter rail
New Jersey Pascack Valley line commuter rail
New Jersey Princeton Dinky branch commuter rail
New Jersey Raritan Valley line commuter rail
New York Port Jervis line commuter rail
New York Pascack Valley line commuter rail

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