page_title: Transportation in New Jersey
section_title: Intercity rail
hierarchical_section_title: Transportation in New Jersey / Mass transit / Railroads / Intercity rail
caption_attribution_description: English: pic of interior of Newark Penn Station, taken by author I took this picture of the interior of Newark Penn Station on July 14th, 2004.
context_page_description: Transportation in New Jersey utilizes a combination of road, rail, air, and water modes. New Jersey is situated between Philadelphia and New York City, two major metropolitan centers of the Boston-Washington megalopolis, making it a regional corridor for transportation. As a result, New Jersey's freeways carry high volumes of interstate traffic and products. The main thoroughfare for long distance travel is the New Jersey Turnpike, the nation's fifth-busiest toll road. The Garden State Parkway connects the state's densely populated north to its southern shore region. New Jersey has the 4th smallest area of U.S. states, but its population density of 1,196 persons per sq. mi causes congestion to be a major issue for motorists.
  New Jersey has a statewide mass transit system, centered on transportation to New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey Transit, the chief operator of intrastate public transportation, manages three separate light rail systems, eleven commuter rail lines, and a statewide bus system.
context_section_description: Amtrak operates intercity passenger rail service in New Jersey along the electrified Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington. Amtrak operates approximately 110 trains daily in New Jersey.
  Amtrak operates two local routes: the Northeast Regional and Keystone Service. The Northeast Regional travels along the full length of the Northeast Corridor (except for a few trains which travel to Springfield, Massachusetts). From Washington, some extended service travels to Virginia as far as Newport News, Norfolk or Roanoke. The Keystone Service travels along the Northeast Corridor, and continues along the Keystone Corridor past 30th Street Station. While certain trains only travel along the Keystone Corridor, others continue past Philadelphia to New York.
  Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express uses tilting technology to reach a maximum speed of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) between Washington and New York. The speed of the Acela Express has made it competitive with the speed of regional air shuttles, and has allowed it to capture over half of the air/rail market of the cities it passes through.
  The state's busiest Amtrak station, Penn Station in Newark,  is also the 14th busiest station in the Amtrak system. This is mainly because it is frequently used as an alternative stop for Amtrak passengers traveling in the New York area, as well as its status as the sole intercity rail station in heavily populated northeastern New Jersey.
  In addition, Amtrak operates several daily and night trains, which stop at Newark Penn Station and Trenton Rail Station:
caption: Interior of Newark Penn Station, the busiest Amtrak station in New Jersey
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