UPDATED after the 4-April PM commute (see NEW below)

NEW: NJT Press release re: extra trains and new ferry service

It’s going to be tough sledding for a while…

• NEW: L Higgs (NJ.com) Sorry, but your NJ Transit commute from hell might not end today
• NEW: A Siff (NBC) No End in Sight to Commute Nightmare

The best sources of official info are

1. www.njtransit.com –  The actual URL for the details may change. So just go there and look for the big message front-and-center on that page.
2. NJ Transit’s Twiter feed – https://twitter.com/njtransit.
   You do NOT need a Twitter account to go to that site on any browser.

One constant: Cross honoring remains in effect with NJ TRANSIT bus, private carrier bus, NY Waterway ferry, and PATH at Newark, Hoboken and 33rd Street.

NEW: A list of ways to travel between Manhattan and Hoboken

NEW: A link to the NJT App

Also: Previous Clever Commute contingency blog posts (note: some may be out of date)

The other, best source? Clever Commute!  

1. In case you are not yet onboard, then please get our free app
2. Please invite your coworkers to get our free app (https://clevercommute.com/app/).
3. (also cover LIRR and Metro North)
   We’re onboarding lots of new users today…all are welcome!
4. Work in the media? (or know someone who does?), please contact us so we can add you to our “media advisory” list
5. If you have any questions about our best practices for sending alerts, please review them.
6. We’re on Twitter
   – Follow @clevercommute for general info
   – Get your line-specific alerts as tweets (see clevercommute.com/twitter for all the follows)

To sum it up:

• Use the official and unofficial channels to stay informed
• Allocate extra time for your commute
• Use our free app to share some digital breadcrumbs to help fellow passengers 🙂
• Be thankful things were not worse 🙂

If you have any questions, please use the Contact feature of our web site. 

The links in the Option column generally lead to Trip Planner tools at the provider’s web site

In the event of an NJ Transit strike, we have crowdsourced these alternative ways to get to/from NYC. Please continue to share via the Contact feature of our web site or via our Facebook page.

Please visit the Clever Commute NJT Strike Command Center for more resources.

These are options above and beyond NJT’s contingency plan.

By train line

Northeast Corridor Line

• NJT Bus – 108, 112, 115 and 129 bus routes

North Jersey Coast Line

• NJT Bus – 116 and 133/135 bus routes

Gladstone-Morristown Line

• Lakeland Bus
• NJT Bus – 107X and 114X bus routes

Montclair-Boonton Line

• 6 Ways to get to NYC when the train is not running
• DeCamp Bus lines
• [Facebook] Montclair Ride Share
• [Facebook] Glen Ridge Community Ride Share Board
• NJT Bus – 191X and 324 bus routes

Main-Bergen County Line

Pascack Valley Line

Raritan Valley Line

• NJT Bus – 113 and 114X bus routes

Port Jervis Line

Disclaimer: this is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed or verified by Clever Commute.
Please contact us if you have any fixes to the below or additional suggestions.

Now…what you might not know is that NJT always does some degree of cross-honoring. Your train pass may be valid for a bus (or light rail) that can get you home.
Info: http://www.njtransit.com/ti/ti_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=RailTicketsTo
Click on Travel Flexibility

Here are some options

1. Take the bus to the city. Sure…DeCamp. But have you tried NJT bus at the Allwood Park & Ride in Clifton?
2. Get to Secaucus Junction and take any available train into Penn
3. Take a NJT bus (e.g. #29 express) to Newark Penn Station. Take PATH or NJT.
4. Take NJT bus (e.g. #11/28/29) to Newark Broad St (stop is University Ave at Lackawanna Ave)
5. Drive to Harrison or Jersey City. Take PATH.
6. Use Newark City Subway / Newark light rail from Bloomfield to Newark Broad or Newark Penn.
   Take PATH or NJT
   More info here
   Note: If you have a monthly ticket you get unlimited travel on Newark Light Rail during the month the pass is valid