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The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey. It is electrified as far south as Long Branch. On rail system maps it is colored light blue, and its symbol is a sailboat. It is based on what was once the New York & Long Branch Railroad which was co-owned by the Central of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad.〔Wood, Don, "The Unique New York & Long Branch," (1985, Audio-Visual Designs)(ISBN 0917451104).〕 Most trains operate between New York Penn Station and Long Branch with frequent rush-hour service and hourly local off-peak service. Diesel shuttle trains between Long Branch and Bay Head meet these electric trains. Hourly New York to Long Branch service operates on weekends, with bi-hourly diesel shuttle service (with some extra trains) between Long Branch and Bay Head. Full hourly service operates during the peak summer season. During weekdays, five round trip diesel trains have run from Bay Head to Hoboken Terminal using the Waterfront Connection since September 9, 1991. Passengers can reach New York via the Northeast Corridor Line at Newark, or PATH at Newark or Hoboken. On May 18, 2015, NJ Transit expanded service to include 3 inbound and 3 outbound weekday trains running from Bay Head directly to New York Penn Station and back. These trains are pulled by ALP-45DP Locomotives since electrification ends at Long Branch. Some electric trains terminate at South Amboy or Aberdeen-Matawan and make all stops from New York Penn Station, providing local service for the Northeast Corridor stops of Rahway, Linden, Elizabeth, and North Elizabeth during rush hours. ==Service== The line is double track except for the bridge over the Manasquan River at Brielle. The line has cab signals and wayside block signals; the line from Rahway to Long Branch is signaled for operation in either direction on both tracks (NORAC Rule 261). Twelve interlockings facilitate flexibility in operation between the two tracks; these and other interlockings control movements to or from freight lines such as the Chemical Coast Secondary, the Perth Amboy Secondary, and the Monmouth Secondary, as well as Long Branch Yard. Passenger yards are at Long Branch and Bay Head. Long Branch Yard is fully electrified, and mostly interlocked. Bay Head contains a large balloon (circular looping) track where entire trains can reverse direction without backing up or uncoupling the locomotive, and obviating the need for a turntable. It remains in service, even though push-pull operation has eliminated the need for turning of trains. Bay Head Yard has no interlocking; all switches are hand-operated. A yard and sidings formerly existed at South Amboy, dating back to when electrification ended there, but have been removed; trains terminating at South Amboy can be bypassed by using the other track, as the new station has a single island platform. On May 18, 2015 six new trains (Inbound: 3312, 3318, 3326) (Outbound: 3361, 3363, 3373)were created providing "One Seat Ride" service between Bay Head and New York during peak period commuting hours. Weekdays: *4300 series shuttle trains operate between Bay Head and Long Branch. *3200 series trains operate between Long Branch and New York Penn Station *3300 series trains operate "One Seat Ride" direct between Bay Head and New York Penn Station *3400 series trains operate between Aberdeen-Matawan and New York Penn Station *3500 series trains operate between South Amboy and New York Penn Station *2300 series trains operate between Bay Head and Hoboken *2600 series trains operate between Long Branch and Hoboken Weekends / Major Holidays: *4700 series shuttle trains operate between Bay Head and Long Branch. *7200 series trains operate between Long Branch and New York Penn Station *7300 series trains operate "One Seat Ride" direct between Bay Head and New York Penn Station Summer shore express 7300 series operates during the summer months only from June through September. * * Conrail Shared Assets also operates over the North Jersey Coast Line to reach customers south of Red Bank. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Jersey Coast Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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