Stable map fields
The interface uses station geography and route membership. A station served by two displayed routes appears when either route remains selected.
Methodology
What this comparison includes
The station names, route memberships, stop identifiers, and coordinates come from NJ TRANSIT's official GTFS rail feed. The downloaded archive used for this edition contained source files dated 2026-08-19. This is a curated view of northern and central New Jersey stations, not a substitute for the official rail system map.
Schedule-dependent fields
Travel duration, transfers, destination, service frequency, fare, parking availability, and accessibility can depend on the train, date, station, or current conditions. Use NJ TRANSIT before travel.
Deliberate exclusions
The map does not use real-estate figures, third-party school scores, tax totals, safety comparisons, or subjective town recommendations.
Map limits
Markers show official station coordinates over a general-purpose basemap. They do not depict track geometry or promise a particular destination or transfer pattern.
Research the route, then the exact trip
NJ TRANSIT's New York rail guidance explains that service patterns differ by route and time. Its current Raritan Valley guidance describes certain weekday trains extended to or from New York during midday and evening periods, while weekend and holiday travel uses connecting service through Newark Penn. Morris & Essex service can use New York, Hoboken, or Newark Broad Street destinations. Confirm your station pair, date, and departure time in the trip planner.
Once both itineraries are defined, use the NJ commute comparison calculator to record the property-to-platform, in-system, and destination-side legs under the same assumptions.
Morris & Essex Line
The selected view covers suburban stations from South Orange through Dover. Some stations east of Summit also appear under the Gladstone Branch because current GTFS trips use them.
Gladstone Branch
The selected view follows the branch from New Providence through Gladstone and includes shared stations nearer Newark.
Raritan Valley Line
The selected view covers stations from Union through Raritan, plus Newark Penn because current GTFS trips use that stop.
Northeast Corridor
The selected view covers Newark Penn through New Brunswick. Stop patterns differ among trains, so line membership alone is not an itinerary.
Official NJ TRANSIT research links
Open the responsible NJ TRANSIT resource for the decision you are making. Recheck conditions close to departure.