Western Gladstone Line Train Disruption to Continue Through Sunday

Although Bernardsville trains heading east were running on a normal schedule as of Friday mid-day, said a NJ Transit employee at the scene, NJ Transit's website said that rail service is due to disrupted further west along the Gladstone branch through Sunday as a result of damage sustained from severe flooding along the line on Thursday.

Additionally, the Friday train schedule from Bernardsville was modified, and customers were asked to check the website for further updates.

On Friday, NJ Transit employees and Bernardsville police said damage had been sustained between the Bernardsville and Far Hills stations, and also at another location near the Peapack station in Peapack-Gladstone.

Ongoing repairs were taking place on Friday, with additional work to be done.

Customers were advised of the following: 

• Gladstone Branch service will remain suspended between Gladstone and Bernardsville stations in both directions through Sunday, August 25.  Substitute bus service will not operate. Customers will need to find alternate transportation to or from the Bernardsville station. Normal service to and from Gladstone station is scheduled to resume on Monday, August 26.
• On Friday evening, August 23, modified train service was to operate between Bernardsville and Hoboken as follows:

• Train 6431, the 5:19 p.m. New York departure, will be cancelled at Summit, where customers will board Train 433, which will depart Summit at 6:17 p.m., to continue their trip.
• Train 435, the 6:02 p.m. Hoboken departure, will be cancelled at Summit, where customers will board Train 6437, which will make an additional stop at Summit this evening, to continue their trip.
• Train 439, the 6:39 p.m. Hoboken departure will be cancelled out of Hoboken Terminal. Customers are advised to use Train 441, the 6:59 p.m. Hoboken departure.
• Train 434, the 9:23 p.m. Hoboken arrival, will not operate.
• All other evening trains will operate normal schedules between Hoboken and Bernardsville.
• Trains may be subject to 10-15 minute delays in both directions between Bernardsville and Summit stations.

Gladstone Branch service was disrupted starting in the afternoon on Thursday, August 22, due to a number of washouts along the line, where the stone ballast that supports the rails was washed away because of severe flooding in the Far Hills and Peapack area, NJ Transit said. In addition, a culvert was undermined near Peapack, requiring extensive repairs, according to NJ Transit.

Cutstomers were advised to check njtransit.com for the latest service information before starting a trip.