Some very optimistic people in Ewing are considering a transit village application for the West Trenton station.
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F23A4 wrote:I wonder how much ridership would originate from Central and Upper Bucks County, PA commuters heading to Nwk/NYC.There's quite a few people already using the Princeton Jct station who have PA license plates. I'd guess there are some (many?) at Lawrence, too. And, Trenton has always had a lot of PA plates in the rip-off lots near the station.
JLo wrote:Hillsborough is not near West Trenton. About 35 miles apart, I think.Actually, it's about 24 miles by rail from Bound Brook to "Trenton" on the Reading NY Short Line, so Hillsborough is probably 2 miles less.
Lackawanna484 wrote:There's quite a few people already using the Princeton Jct station who have PA license plates. I'd guess there are some (many?) at Lawrence, too. And, Trenton has always had a lot of PA plates in the rip-off lots near the station.Lawrence? You mean Hamilton, right?
Lackawanna484 wrote:I think that he means the LINE goes through there. To my knowledge, a stop was even planned there. Am I right, or do I have the wrong line?JLo wrote:Hillsborough is not near West Trenton. About 35 miles apart, I think.Actually, it's about 24 miles by rail from Bound Brook to "Trenton" on the Reading NY Short Line, so Hillsborough is probably 2 miles less.
Lackawanna484 wrote:Are you referring to the 1994 Northridge quake ?JLo wrote:I agree the deal is a non-brainer, and could be installed in a few days if necessary. Los Angeles opened a brand new commuter line to Santa Clarita and added three stations, parking lots, etc over a long weekend following an earthquake. Should take NJ about 10-15 years to open a line where track already exists, etc.
BlockLine_4111 wrote:Lackawanna484 wrote:JLo wrote:I agree the deal is a non-brainer, and could be installed in a few days if necessary. Los Angeles opened a brand new commuter line to Santa Clarita and added three stations, parking lots, etc over a long weekend following an earthquake. Should take NJ about 10-15 years to open a line where track already exists, etc.Are you referring to the 1994 Northridge quake ?
JLo wrote:A station is planned for Hillsborough near Rt 206 and Amwell Road.Although I live near there, I'm still MUCH closer to Jersey Ave (which arguably would still provide faster svc to Nwk during the rush). But it would be interesting to see how many current JA folks migrate to WT @ Hillsborough.