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'''North Brunswick''' is a proposed railroad station along the [[Northeast Corridor]] (NEC) in [[North Brunswick, New Jersey]], that will be built by [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations]] (NJT) to serve its [[Northeast Corridor Line]]. Approved in 2013, it was planned to open in 2018<ref>{{cite web | last = Chang | first = Kathy | title = NJ Transit announces approval of train station: Northeast Corridor line will run through MainStreetNB project, to be built along Route 1 north | publisher = The Sentinel | date = January 17, 2013 | url = http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2013-01-17/Front_Page/NJ_Transit_announces_approval_of_train_station.html | access-date = 2013-07-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130222043844/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2013-01-17/Front_Page/NJ_Transit_announces_approval_of_train_station.html | archive-date = 2013-02-22 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/new_nj_transit_station_planned.html|title=New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line|work=NJ.com|access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref> and projected to cost $30 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.gmnews.com/2014/02/20/settlement-adds-affordable-housing-to-transit-village/|title=Settlement adds affordable housing to transit village - ns.gmnews.com - North South Brunswick Sentinel|work=gmnews.com|access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref> It is one of several projects along the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC.
'''North Brunswick''' is a proposed railroad station along the [[Northeast Corridor]] (NEC) in [[North Brunswick, New Jersey]], that will be built by [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations]] (NJT) to serve its [[Northeast Corridor Line]]. Approved in 2013, it was planned to open in 2018<ref>{{cite web | last = Chang | first = Kathy | title = NJ Transit announces approval of train station: Northeast Corridor line will run through MainStreetNB project, to be built along Route 1 north | publisher = The Sentinel | date = January 17, 2013 | url = http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2013-01-17/Front_Page/NJ_Transit_announces_approval_of_train_station.html | access-date = 2013-07-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130222043844/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2013-01-17/Front_Page/NJ_Transit_announces_approval_of_train_station.html | archive-date = 2013-02-22 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=Frassinelli2013/> and projected to cost $30 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chang|first=Kathy|date=February 20, 2014|url=http://www1.gmnews.com/2014/02/20/settlement-adds-affordable-housing-to-transit-village/|title=Settlement adds affordable housing to transit village|work=North South Brunswick Sentinel|access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref> It is one of several projects along the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC.


The station was proposed for the former [[Johnson & Johnson]]<ref>[http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130422/NJBIZ01/304199996/In-North-Brunswick-train-is-finally-pulling-into-station In North Brunswick, train is finally pulling into station]</ref> facility on [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|Route 1]] and Aaron Road by the new owners of the {{convert|212|acres|adj=on}} site,<ref>[http://www.ourtowncenter.info/background/history.html History], Our Town Center. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref> and is part of a [[transit-oriented development]] known as Main Street North Brunswick.<ref name=Frassinelli2013/><ref>[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/new-jersey/77647-northeast-rail-corridor-to-get-new-new-jersey-stop-with-its-own-transit-village NEC to get new NJT stop]</ref> New Jersey Transit's Fiscal 2015 capital budget allocated funding for the station.<ref>{{cite web|title=NJ TRANSIT ADOPTS FISCAL YEAR 2015 OPERATING, CAPITAL BUDGETS|date=July 9, 2014|url=http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2931|publisher=New Jersey Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2014-07-31/Business/Costco_opens_as_first_part_of_transit_village.html|title=Costco opens as first part of transit village - eb.gmnews.com - East Brunswick Sentinel|work=gmnews.com|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624165732/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2014-07-31/Business/Costco_opens_as_first_part_of_transit_village.html|archive-date=June 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of mid-2017, construction of the project had not begun.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/nyregion/new-jersey-area-rising-around-transit-hub-lacks-one-thing-its-hub.html|title=New Jersey Area Rising Around Transit Hub Lacks One Thing: Its Hub|last=Corasaniti|first=Nick|date=2017-03-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In October 2017, it was announced the project had received $50 million from the Transportation Trust Fund.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171101014011/http://www.centraljersey.com/news/north-brunswick-is-riding-high-on-train-station-announcement/article_19e88b96-978d-5b5c-8633-bef555a63108.html]</ref> In October 2019, NJT and Middlesex County had committed $70 million to start work on the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/traffic/2019/10/central-jersey-is-getting-a-new-train-station-but-we-dont-know-how-much-itll-cost.html|title=Central Jersey is getting a new train station, but we don't know how much it'll cost|last=Higgs|first=Larry|date=2019-10-30|website=nj|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NJ Transit Enlists Ally for Long Delayed North Brunswick Train Station|url=https://www.njspotlight.com/2019/10/nj-transit-enlists-ally-for-long-delayed-north-brunswick-train-station/|date=2019-10-31|website=NJ Spotlight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref>
The station was proposed for the former [[Johnson & Johnson]]<ref>{{cite web |date=April 22, 2013 |url=http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130422/NJBIZ01/304199996/In-North-Brunswick-train-is-finally-pulling-into-station |title=In North Brunswick, train is finally pulling into station |website=NJBIZ}}</ref> facility on [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|Route 1]] and Aaron Road by the new owners of the {{convert|212|acres|adj=on}} site,<ref>[http://www.ourtowncenter.info/background/history.html History], Our Town Center. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref> and is part of a [[transit-oriented development]] known as Main Street North Brunswick,<ref name=Frassinelli2013/><ref>{{cite web |last=Kalet |first=Hank |date=January 28, 2015 |url=http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/new-jersey/77647-northeast-rail-corridor-to-get-new-new-jersey-stop-with-its-own-transit-village |title=NEC to get new NJT stop |website=NewsWorks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204164444/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/new-jersey/77647-northeast-rail-corridor-to-get-new-new-jersey-stop-with-its-own-transit-village |archive-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> New Jersey Transit's Fiscal 2015 capital budget allocated funding for the station.<ref>{{cite web|title=NJ TRANSIT ADOPTS FISCAL YEAR 2015 OPERATING, CAPITAL BUDGETS|date=July 9, 2014|url=http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2931|publisher=New Jersey Transit|access-date=September 13, 2014|archive-date=September 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913102124/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2931|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chang|first=Kathy|date=July 31, 2014|url=http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2014-07-31/Business/Costco_opens_as_first_part_of_transit_village.html|title=Costco opens as first part of transit village|work=East Brunswick Sentinel|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624165732/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2014-07-31/Business/Costco_opens_as_first_part_of_transit_village.html|archive-date=June 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> which has been designated a [[transit-oriented development]], or 'transit village'.<ref name="NorthBruns">{{cite web | url=https://northbrunswicknj.gov/programs_and_service/north-brunswick-transit-village/ | title=North Brunswick Transit Village }}</ref>

As of mid-2017, construction of the project had not begun.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/nyregion/new-jersey-area-rising-around-transit-hub-lacks-one-thing-its-hub.html|title=New Jersey Area Rising Around Transit Hub Lacks One Thing: Its Hub|last=Corasaniti|first=Nick|date=2017-03-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-03|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In October 2017, it was announced the project had received $50 million from the Transportation Trust Fund.<ref>{{cite web |last=Amato |first=Jennifer |date=October 31, 2017 |url=http://www.centraljersey.com/news/north-brunswick-is-riding-high-on-train-station-announcement/article_19e88b96-978d-5b5c-8633-bef555a63108.html |title=North Brunswick is riding high on train station announcement |website=www.centraljersey.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101014011/http://www.centraljersey.com/news/north-brunswick-is-riding-high-on-train-station-announcement/article_19e88b96-978d-5b5c-8633-bef555a63108.html |archive-date=1 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2019, NJT and Middlesex County had committed $70 million to start work on the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/traffic/2019/10/central-jersey-is-getting-a-new-train-station-but-we-dont-know-how-much-itll-cost.html|title=Central Jersey is getting a new train station, but we don't know how much it'll cost|last=Higgs|first=Larry|date=2019-10-30|website=nj|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NJ Transit Enlists Ally for Long Delayed North Brunswick Train Station|url=https://www.njspotlight.com/2019/10/nj-transit-enlists-ally-for-long-delayed-north-brunswick-train-station/|last=Flanagan|first=Brenda|date=2019-10-31|website=NJ Spotlight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921064437/https://www.njspotlight.com/2019/10/nj-transit-enlists-ally-for-long-delayed-north-brunswick-train-station/|archive-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> In 2021 the County Improvement Authority hired WSP USA to design the station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loyer|first=Susan|date=April 16, 2021|title=North Brunswick train station project takes another major step|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/transportation/2021/04/16/nj-transit-train-station-project-north-brunswick-takes-another-step/7223396002/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=MyCentralJersey.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Initial designs were released in March 2023. Construction is slated to begin 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/discover-our-community/north-brunswick-train-station |title=North Brunswick Train Station |website=Middlesex County, NJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fry |first=Chris |date=March 6, 2023 |url=https://jerseydigs.com/north-brunswick-train-station/ |title=Plans Revealed for NJ Transit's North Brunswick Train Station |website=Jersey Digs}}</ref>

Although station construction has yet to begin (as of 2024), the Main Street North Brunswick [[transit village]] has continued to develop, with [[Costco]] and [[Target Corporation|Target]] opening in 2014, [[Panera Bread]] opening in 2017, [[Courtyard by Marriott]] opening in 2019, [[Shake Shack]] opening in 2024, and 100 [[townhomes]] fully occupied.<ref name="NorthBruns"/>


==Mid-Line Loop and County Yard==
==Mid-Line Loop and County Yard==
NJT plans to build a [[flying junction]] and [[balloon loop]] called the Mid-Line Loop between MP 36 and MP 37 on the NEC south of the new station, allowing trains to turn around and enter and leave service without crossing over tracks,<ref name=Frassinelli2013>{{cite news |last=Frassinelli |first=Mike |title=New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |date=January 8, 2013 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/new_nj_transit_station_planned.html |access-date=2013-01-08}}</ref> and function as a staging area for a mid-line terminus. NJT originates trains to [[Newark Penn Station]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] during peak hours from the [[Jersey Avenue (NJT station)|Jersey Avenue]] station, to the north in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].
NJT plans to build a [[flying junction]] and [[balloon loop]] called the Mid-Line Loop between MP 36 and MP 37 on the NEC south of the new station, allowing trains to turn around and enter and leave service without crossing over tracks,<ref name=Frassinelli2013>{{cite news |last=Frassinelli |first=Mike |title=New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |date=January 8, 2013 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/new_nj_transit_station_planned.html |access-date=2013-01-08}}</ref> and function as a staging area for a mid-line terminus. NJT originates trains to [[Newark Penn Station]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] during peak hours from the [[Jersey Avenue (NJT station)|Jersey Avenue]] station, to the north in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].


NJT is creating a "train haven" at [[County Yard]] where equipment could be stored during serious storms. The work involves reconfiguring and expanding the yard into the adjacent Mile Run Yard, which is not in service.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rouse | first = Karen | title = NJ Transit hires firm to design train haven | work = [[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]] | date = January 9, 2014 | url = http://www.northjersey.com/news/239377681_NJ_Transit_hires_firm_to_design_train_haven.html | access-date = January 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Frassinelli | first = Mike | title = Scarred by Sandy, NJ Transit to get permanent home to store trains | work = [[The Star-Ledger]] | date = January 8, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/scarred_by_sandy_nj_transit_to_get_permanent_home_to_store_trains.html | access-date = January 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title = Final Agenda NJT Regularly Scheduled Board of Directors' Meeting | publisher = [[New Jersey Transit]] | date = January 8, 2014 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/2014_01_08_BoardItems_final.pdf | access-date = January 16, 2014}}</ref>
NJT is creating a "train haven" at [[County Yard]] where equipment could be stored during serious storms. The work involves reconfiguring and expanding the yard into the adjacent Mile Run Yard, which is not in service.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rouse | first = Karen | title = NJ Transit hires firm to design train haven | work = [[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]] | date = January 9, 2014 | url = http://www.northjersey.com/news/239377681_NJ_Transit_hires_firm_to_design_train_haven.html | access-date = January 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Frassinelli | first = Mike | title = Scarred by Sandy, NJ Transit to get permanent home to store trains | work = [[The Star-Ledger]] | date = January 8, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/scarred_by_sandy_nj_transit_to_get_permanent_home_to_store_trains.html | access-date = January 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title = Final Agenda NJT Regularly Scheduled Board of Directors' Meeting | publisher = [[New Jersey Transit]] | date = January 8, 2014 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/2014_01_08_BoardItems_final.pdf | access-date = January 16, 2014 | archive-date = January 16, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116110841/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/2014_01_08_BoardItems_final.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>


As of 2019, construction plans for the new station did not include construction of the mid-line loop.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NJ Transit's first new station in years risks adding congestion|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/nj-transits-first-new-station-years-risks-adding-congestion|date=2019-11-26|website=Crain's New York Business|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref>
As of 2019, construction plans for the new station did not include construction of the mid-line loop.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NJ Transit's first new station in years risks adding congestion|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/nj-transits-first-new-station-years-risks-adding-congestion|date=2019-11-26|website=Crain's New York Business|agency=Bloomberg|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref>


==High-speed corridor==
==High-speed corridor==
In August 2011 the [[United States Department of Transportation]] obligated $450 million to a six-year project to improve {{convert|24|mi|km}} of the [[Northeast Corridor]] for a [[High-speed rail in the United States#New Jersey–New York City upgrades|high-speed corridor between New Brunswick and Trenton]] along what is called the "New Jersey Speedway".<ref>{{cite news | last = Vantuono | first = William C | title = Amtrak sprints toward a higher speed future | work = [[Railway Age]] | date = June 11, 2013 | url = http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/high-performance/amtrak-sprints-toward-a-higher-speed-future.html?channel= | access-date = January 15, 2014}}</ref> The [[High-speed rail in the United States#Northeast Corridor: Next Generation High-Speed Rail|Next Generation High-Speed]] project is to upgrade electrical power, signals, and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speed to {{convert|160|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and with new trains to {{convert|186|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name = obligated>{{cite web | last = Schned | first = Dan | title = U.S. DOT Obligates $745 Million to Northeast Corridor Rail Projects | publisher = America 2050 | date = August 24, 2011 | url = http://www.america2050.org/2011/08/us-dot-obligates-745-million-to-northeast-corridor-rail-projects.html | access-date = 2011-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/federal_local_officials_tour_njs_high-speed_rail_project_site_in_trenton.html|title=Federal, local officials tour N.J.'s high-speed rail project site in Trenton|work=NJ.com|access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref>
In August 2011, the [[United States Department of Transportation]] obligated $450 million to a six-year project to improve {{convert|24|mi|km}} of the [[Northeast Corridor]] for a [[High-speed rail in the United States#New Jersey–New York City upgrades|high-speed corridor between New Brunswick and Trenton]] along what is called the "New Jersey Speedway".<ref>{{cite news | last = Vantuono | first = William C. | title = Amtrak sprints toward a higher speed future | work = [[Railway Age]] | date = June 11, 2013 | url = http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/high-performance/amtrak-sprints-toward-a-higher-speed-future.html?channel= | access-date = January 15, 2014}}</ref> The [[High-speed rail in the United States#Northeast Corridor|Next Generation High-Speed]] project is to upgrade electrical power, signals, and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speed to {{convert|160|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and with new trains to {{convert|186|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name = obligated>{{cite web | last = Schned | first = Dan | title = U.S. DOT Obligates $745 Million to Northeast Corridor Rail Projects | publisher = America 2050 | date = August 24, 2011 | url = http://www.america2050.org/2011/08/us-dot-obligates-745-million-to-northeast-corridor-rail-projects.html | access-date = 2011-11-24 | archive-date = February 20, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101054/http://www.america2050.org/2011/08/us-dot-obligates-745-million-to-northeast-corridor-rail-projects.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/federal_local_officials_tour_njs_high-speed_rail_project_site_in_trenton.html|title=Federal, local officials tour N.J.'s high-speed rail project site in Trenton|work=NJ.com|last=Urciuoli|first=Brielle|date=7 August 2014 |access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://northbrunswicknj.gov/programs_and_service/north-brunswick-transit-village/ North Brunswick Transit Village], North Brunswick Township
* [https://gardencommercial.com/retail/main-street/ NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ MAIN STREET 2300 US HIGHWAY 1], Garden Commercial (property developer)
* [https://www.ourtowncenter.info/ The North Brunswick Transit Village Home Page], North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC


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North Brunswick
General information
LocationNorth Brunswick, NJ
Coordinates40°26′17″N 74°29′53″W / 40.438°N 74.498°W / 40.438; -74.498
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms1 island (initial)
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
OpenedTBA
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Princeton Junction
toward Trenton
 Northeast Corridor Line Jersey Avenue
toward New York Penn Station
Location
Map

North Brunswick is a proposed railroad station along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in North Brunswick, New Jersey, that will be built by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) to serve its Northeast Corridor Line. Approved in 2013, it was planned to open in 2018[1][2] and projected to cost $30 million.[3] It is one of several projects along the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC.

The station was proposed for the former Johnson & Johnson[4] facility on Route 1 and Aaron Road by the new owners of the 212-acre (86 ha) site,[5] and is part of a transit-oriented development known as Main Street North Brunswick,[2][6] New Jersey Transit's Fiscal 2015 capital budget allocated funding for the station.[7][8] which has been designated a transit-oriented development, or 'transit village'.[9]

As of mid-2017, construction of the project had not begun.[10] In October 2017, it was announced the project had received $50 million from the Transportation Trust Fund.[11] In October 2019, NJT and Middlesex County had committed $70 million to start work on the station.[12][13] In 2021 the County Improvement Authority hired WSP USA to design the station.[14] Initial designs were released in March 2023. Construction is slated to begin 2025.[15][16]

Although station construction has yet to begin (as of 2024), the Main Street North Brunswick transit village has continued to develop, with Costco and Target opening in 2014, Panera Bread opening in 2017, Courtyard by Marriott opening in 2019, Shake Shack opening in 2024, and 100 townhomes fully occupied.[9]

Mid-Line Loop and County Yard

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NJT plans to build a flying junction and balloon loop called the Mid-Line Loop between MP 36 and MP 37 on the NEC south of the new station, allowing trains to turn around and enter and leave service without crossing over tracks,[2] and function as a staging area for a mid-line terminus. NJT originates trains to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station during peak hours from the Jersey Avenue station, to the north in New Brunswick.

NJT is creating a "train haven" at County Yard where equipment could be stored during serious storms. The work involves reconfiguring and expanding the yard into the adjacent Mile Run Yard, which is not in service.[17][18][19]

As of 2019, construction plans for the new station did not include construction of the mid-line loop.[20]

High-speed corridor

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In August 2011, the United States Department of Transportation obligated $450 million to a six-year project to improve 24 miles (39 km) of the Northeast Corridor for a high-speed corridor between New Brunswick and Trenton along what is called the "New Jersey Speedway".[21] The Next Generation High-Speed project is to upgrade electrical power, signals, and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speed to 160 mph (260 km/h), and with new trains to 186 mph (299 km/h).[22][23]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Chang, Kathy (January 17, 2013). "NJ Transit announces approval of train station: Northeast Corridor line will run through MainStreetNB project, to be built along Route 1 north". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Frassinelli, Mike (January 8, 2013). "New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Chang, Kathy (February 20, 2014). "Settlement adds affordable housing to transit village". North South Brunswick Sentinel. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "In North Brunswick, train is finally pulling into station". NJBIZ. April 22, 2013.
  5. ^ History, Our Town Center. Accessed November 25, 2012.
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