New Jersey Transit Map Papal Visit

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New Jersey Transit released the Public Transportation Plans today for the Atlantic City Line and the River Line. On the Atlantic City line, there aren’t any station stops between Atlantic City and Philadelphia’s 30th St. Station. You can read the full details below. On the River Line, there will be only 4 stops at Bordentown, Florence, Burlington South and Pennsauken ending up at the Walter Rand Transportation Center. There won’t be any services from there to anywhere, so from Walter Rand you would most likely have to walk into Philadelphia. See below for the details on the River Line.

River Line

River LINE will offer limited service starting at 6 a.m. from Trenton, only making stops at Bordentown, Florence, Burlington South, Pennsauken Transit Center and the Walter Rand Transportation Center. Trains will NOT stop at Hamilton Ave., Cass Street, Roebling, Burlington Towne Centre, Beverly/Edgewater Park, Delanco, Riverside, Cinnaminson, Riverton, Palmyra, and 36th Street.

Trains will not operate beyond the Walter Rand Transportation Center in downtown Camden due to expected crowded road conditions. Following the Papal Event, River Line trains will leave the Walter Rand Transportation Center, Camden, on a load-and-go basis. In an attempt to increase overall seating capacity, no bicycles will be allowed on River Line trains that weekend. And, an advanced purchased Special Event ticket will be required to board a River LINE train.

Atlantic City Line

Atlantic City Rail Line will operate hourly trips from the Atlantic City Rail Terminal which will express to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia only beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The trains will NOT stop at Absecon, Egg Harbor City, Hammonton, Atco, Lindenwold, Cherry Hill, and Pennsauken. The last train to leave Atlantic City bound for Philadelphia will be at 2 p.m. Travel time will be about one hour and 25 minutes.

A total of 4,140 tickets will be available each day for rail service to 30th Street Station on Saturday and Sunday.

Following the Papal event on Saturday, September 26, trains will leave 30th Street Station expressing to Atlantic City at 10 p.m. and operate every half-hour. After the Papal event on Sunday, September 27, trains will leave 30th Street Station expressing to Atlantic City at 7 p.m. and operate every half-hour.

Please note: No bicycles will be allowed on the Atlantic City Rail Line from Thursday, September 24 through and including Sunday, September 27.