AirTrain Newark

AirTrain Newark
AirTrain Newark in 2023
Overview
OwnerPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
LocaleNewark Liberty International Airport, Newark & Elizabeth, New Jersey
Stations5 (formerly 8)
Service
TypePeople mover, monorail
Operator(s)Alstom
Rolling stock18 x Von Roll Mk III
History
OpenedMay 31, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-05-31)
Last extensionOctober 21, 2001 (to RaiLink station)
Technical
Track length3 miles (4.8 km)
CharacterElevated
ElectrificationDual third rails
Operating speed20 mph (32 km/h)
Route map

RailLink Station Amtrak NJ Transit
P4
Terminal C
Terminal B
Former Terminal A (permanently closed)
(Employees only)
Terminal A
P1 (demolished)

AirTrain Newark is a 3-mile (4.8 km) monorail people mover system connecting the terminals and various parking facilities at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and trains at Newark Liberty International Airport Station on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), where transfers are possible to Amtrak and NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line.[1] The monorail opened in 1996, and is planned to be replaced by the mid-to-late 2020s.

  1. ^ Guide to Civil Engineering Projects In and Around New York City (2nd ed.). Metropolitan Section, American Society of Civil Engineers. 2009. p. 94.