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Preceding station	Metro-North Railroad	Following station
Ramsey Route 17 toward Port Jervis	Port Jervis Line	Hoboken Terminus
Preceding station	New Jersey Transit	Following station
Newark Penn toward Trenton	Northeast Corridor Line	New York Terminus
Newark Penn toward Bay Head	North Jersey Coast Line
Newark Broad Street toward Hackettstown	Montclair-Boonton Line
Newark Broad Street toward Hackettstown	Morristown Line
Newark Broad Street toward Gladstone	Gladstone Branch
Wood-Ridge toward Spring Valley	Pascack Valley Line	Hoboken Terminus
Kingsland toward Port Jervis	Main Line
Rutherford toward Port Jervis	Bergen County Line

The Frank R. The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, or MTA Metro-North Railroad, or more commonly Metro-North, is a Suburban commuter rail service Ramsey Route 17 Station is one of the New Jersey Transit rail stations in Ramsey New Jersey serving both its Main Line and Bergen County line trains as The Port Jervis Metro-North station serves the residents of that city and surrounding communities History The line was built as the main line of the New York and Erie Rail Road, opening to Port Jervis in 1848 Hoboken Terminal is a major transportation hub located in Hoboken, New Jersey on the Hudson River waterfront operated by New Jersey Transit. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub The Northeast Corridor Line is a Commuter rail operation run by New Jersey Transit along Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub Bay Head is a railway station in Bay Head New Jersey. This station is served by trains on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, and it is the southern The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit Commuter rail line which provides service between New York Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Hackettstown Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Hackettstown, New Jersey. History On October 17[[ 960]] the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and Erie Railroad merged to form the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit 's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines. Newark Broad Street Station is a historic New Jersey Transit Commuter rail station at 25 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Gladstone Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Peapack-Gladstone New Jersey. The Gladstone Branch is a branch of New Jersey Transit 's Morris and Essex Lines. Wood-Ridge Station is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. Spring Valley is a Metro-North Railroad station and terminus of New Jersey Transit 's Pascack Valley Line. The Pascack Valley Line is a Commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit. Hoboken Terminal is a major transportation hub located in Hoboken, New Jersey on the Hudson River waterfront operated by New Jersey Transit. Kingsland Station is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the carrier's Main Line The Port Jervis Metro-North station serves the residents of that city and surrounding communities The Main Line (or Erie Main Line) is a Rail line owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the United States that runs from Suffern New Rutherford is a New Jersey Transit Train station serving the Bergen County Line. The Port Jervis Metro-North station serves the residents of that city and surrounding communities The Bergen County Line (or Bergen Line) is a Commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station, known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages, is a major rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey. Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 15931 The station was opened on December 15, 2003 to rectify a long-standing problem on New Jersey Transit's rail system - many of its commuter train routes terminated at Hoboken Terminal, forcing travelers to use the PATH system or ferries to access New York City. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Hoboken Terminal is a major transportation hub located in Hoboken, New Jersey on the Hudson River waterfront operated by New Jersey Transit. The Port Authority Trans-Hudson ( PATH) is a Rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service The City of New York The construction of the $450 million, 312,000 ft² (29,000 m²) station atop the spot where the Hoboken-bound tracks pass under the New York Penn Station-bound tracks allows travelers to switch trains more conveniently and save an estimated 15 minutes traveling to midtown. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City

Overview

Of New Jersey Transit's 11 commuter rail lines, three do not make stops at Secaucus Junction. Raritan Valley Line service terminates at Newark Penn Station; the diesel locomotives used on the line are not permitted in New York Penn Station or the Hudson River tunnels. The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit, running out of Newark Penn Station, with most trains terminating at the Raritan Pennsylvania Station in Newark New Jersey (also known as Newark Penn Station) is a railroad/subway/bus transportation hub The Atlantic City Line runs only in the southern part of the state, and trains on the Princeton Branch operate in shuttle service between Princeton and Princeton Junction only. History In the 19th and early 20th century Atlantic City was the major seaside vacation destination for the Philadelphia area for both wealthy and working class alike The Princeton Branch is a Commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U Princeton is served by the Princeton Branch of New Jersey Transit. Princeton Junction at West Windsor is a New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail station on the Northeast Corridor located in Princeton Junction, an Morris and Essex Lines trains arriving and departing from Hoboken Terminal do not operate via Secaucus Junction; only some of the Midtown Direct service on those lines makes a stop at the station. See also Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch The Morris & Essex Lines are a group of railroad lines in New Jersey owned and operated by New Jersey The Kearny Connection in Kearny, New Jersey, allows trains from New Jersey Transit 's Gladstone Branch and the Morris and Essex Lines

The station was named after Senator Frank Lautenberg, who had worked to allocate federal funds for the project. Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23 1924 is an American businessman and Democratic Party Politician.

Main concourse, with sculpture symbolizing the Meadowlands and lit in NJ Transit colors. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving

Despite its name, Secaucus Junction is not a true junction, in which trains can be switched between lines; there is currently no rail connection between the upper and lower levels. A junction, in the context of Rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge It would be more accurately called Secaucus Transfer or the Secaucus Connection, since it allows passengers to change trains rather than allowing trains to change direction. This might change in the future, if the Access to the Region's Core program is built as planned. The Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel (also known as THE Tunnel) is a proposed railroad tunnel that would be built under the Hudson River, connecting New Jersey ^[1]

The station is configured as a dual-level station with four tracks on each level. The upper level goes from East to West and has three platforms; two outer platforms with one track each and one central island platform with two tracks. An island platform (also known as center platform or centre platform) on a Railway is where a single platform lies between two tracks The upper level's middle island platform serves tracks A and B which serve the peak direction trains from Penn Station. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City (For example, in the morning rush hours, all Penn Station bound trains stop on either track A or B located on the island platform; in the evening, all trains leaving Penn Stop there. ) The two outer side platforms serve off-peak trains (including trains to/from Penn Station on weekends); those tracks are numbered 2 and 3.

The upper level has a main concourse. In the center is a 30-foot-high (10 m) steel, glass and titanium sculpture of a cattail (abundant in the surrounding Meadowlands) by San Francisco artist Louis "Cork" Marcheschi. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Titanium (taɪˈteɪniəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Ti and Atomic number 22 Typha is a Genus of about eleven Species of Monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Monogeneric family Typhaceae The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The tops of the cattails are lit from within in the purple, red and orange colors of NJ Transit. There is a newsstand and waiting area around it. A newsagent ( British English) newsagency ( Australian English) or newsstand ( American English) is often a small business that sells

The lower level has two island platforms with two tracks each. They are lettered E, F, G, and H. The inner tracks serve the Bergen County, Main, and Port Jervis Lines. The outer tracks serve the Pascack Valley Line. All southbound trains on this level will terminate at Hoboken Terminal. Hoboken Terminal is a major transportation hub located in Hoboken, New Jersey on the Hudson River waterfront operated by New Jersey Transit.

To create the junction the bodies from the Hudson County Burial Grounds had to be disinterred and moved to another cemetery. The Hudson County Burial Grounds are also known as the Secaucus Potter's Field and Snake Hill Cemetery and it is located in Secaucus New Jersey.

In 2005, New Jersey Turnpike Exit 15X was opened to provide easier access to the station from the surrounding area. The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled 15X is the least used interchange on the New Jersey Turnpike^[2], partly due to a lack of parking at the junction. There is no public parking at the junction as it was built to allow rail commuters to get to mid-town Manhattan more easily by switching from trains to Hoboken to trains serving Penn Station, not for boarding. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Hoboken Terminal is a major transportation hub located in Hoboken, New Jersey on the Hudson River waterfront operated by New Jersey Transit. New Jersey Transit considers this to have been a mistake^[3], and is looking to construct a parking deck at the location.

The station is located on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line, but, as of 2007, no Amtrak trains stop there. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency

The Pascack Valley Line will offer frequent shuttle service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex starting in the middle of 2009 with the Secaucus Junction Station serving as a major transfer point for passengers coming from New York City and other areas in New Jersey. The Pascack Valley Line is a Commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit. The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and

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