River Line (NJ Transit)

River Line
Overview
OwnerNJ Transit
LocaleCamden, Burlington, and Mercer counties, New Jersey
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeHybrid rail
SystemNJ Transit
Operator(s)Alstom
Rolling stock20 Stadler GTW
Daily ridership8,633 (avg. weekday)[1]
Ridership2,713,160 (FY2017)[1]
History
OpenedMarch 14, 2004[2]
Technical
Line length34 mi (55 km)[1][3]
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
Map
NEC & Amtrak NEC
to New York & Boston
time from
Trenton
0:00
Trenton
Northeast Corridor
to Washington
0:02
Hamilton Avenue
0:04
Cass Street
0:11
Bordentown
0:16
Roebling
0:19
Florence
0:24
Burlington Towne Centre
0:26
Burlington South
0:30
Beverly/Edgewater Park
0:34
Delanco
0:36
Riverside
0:41
Cinnaminson
0:43
Riverton
0:45
Palmyra
0:48
Pennsauken–Route 73
ACL
0:50
Pennsauken Transit Center
ACL
0:53
36th Street
PATCO
0:58
Walter Rand T.C.
PATCO
1:01
Cooper Street–Rutgers University
1:03
Aquarium
1:05
Entertainment Center

The River Line (stylized as River LINE) is a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) line in southern New Jersey that connects the cities of Camden and Trenton, New Jersey's capital. It is so named because its route between the two cities is parallel to the Delaware River.

The River Line stops at the PATCO Speedline's Broadway station (Walter Rand Transportation Center) and the NJ Transit Atlantic City Line's Pennsauken Transit Center, providing connections to Philadelphia. Its northern terminus is adjacent to the Trenton Transit Center in Trenton.

The line is operated for New Jersey Transit by the Southern New Jersey Rail Group (SNJRG), which originally included Bechtel and Bombardier Transportation. Now that the project is in its operational phase, Bombardier is the only member of SNJRG.[4] In 2021, Alstom acquired Bombardier Transportation.

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  3. ^ "Camden-Trenton: River Line Light Railway Gains Riders, Spurs Economic Development". lightrailnow.org.
  4. ^ "Bombardier Wins New Operations and Maintenance Contract in New Jersey". bombardier.com. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved May 10, 2018.