NJ Transit Train Delays Hit a Record After the Governor's Pledge to Fix Them
- On-time record, reliability hit low ahead of more Penn work
- Lawmakers say $25 million more in budget nowhere near enough
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New Jersey Transit commuter trains have hit their worst on-time and reliability records in the 18 months since Governor Phil Murphy promised to overhaul the nation’s second-biggest commuter railroad.
For the 12 months ended in March, 90% of peak trains departed or arrived on schedule. That’s the lowest average among 16 years of such data on NJ Transit’s website. Trains also broke down more frequently than ever from the July start of the fiscal year through March, records show.