Newark–Elizabeth Rail Link Explained

Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link
Linelength:	8.8miles

The Newark–Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL) is a New Jersey Transit proposed 8.8miles-long light rail line in New Jersey, which would connect the downtown areas of Newark and Elizabeth with Newark Liberty International Airport. The construction of the project was being planned in stages, or "minimum operable segments" (MOS).

The first minimum operable segment (MOS-1) opened to the public on July 17, 2006, as the Newark Light Rail Broad Street Line, connecting Broad Street Station and Penn Station in Newark.^[1]

The second segment (MOS-2) would have connected Penn Station with the airport, while the third segment became known as the Union County Light Rail.

New Jersey Transit cited the project in its 2016 Capital Improvement Program without any specific allocation.^[2]

Station listing

MOS-2

• Newark Penn Station
• Market Street (at Mulberry Street)
• Government Center (Mulberry Street)
• Lincoln Park/Symphony Hall (Camp Street)
• Newark Liberty International Airport (connecting with the airport via AirTrain Newark)

Liberty Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Service

The planned Liberty Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Service which include the Greater Newark go bus and the Union go bus expressway, will provide service along much of the route of the NERL.^[3]

References

1. Web site: New Jersey Transit: Newark City Subway (NCS) Extension to Newark Broad Street Station. NJ TRANSIT Department of Capital Planning and Programs . 2015-09-07 . August 2006 . NJ Transit. https://web.archive.org/web/20090617074049/http://www.njtransit.com/an_cp_project005.shtml. 2009-06-17.
2. Web site: FY 2016 Transportation Capital Program . New Jersey Transit . 29 . 2022-12-27.
3. Web site: Liberty Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Service . NJDOT . 2012-03-03.