River Line

GTW of the River Line

The River Line is a NJ Transit- operated mass transit route that connects New Jersey's capital, Trenton , with Camden . The route opened on March 15, 2004.

The River Line vehicles run on a former Conrail branch line and also take part in urban road traffic in Camden and Trenton. While the diesel railcars used are considered normal railroad vehicles in Europe, they are viewed as light rail in the USA . The concept is called tram-train ( tram / light rail uses railway infrastructure).

route

The 50-kilometer route mostly runs along the Delaware River , hence the name River Line. The partly single-lane route stops at 20 stations, in Camden you can change to PATCO , which leads to Philadelphia . On weekdays the trains can only run during the day, at night the route is occupied by freight trains.

vehicles

It run 20 diesel-powered light railcars of the type Stadler GTW (GTW). Each vehicle consists of 2 end cars, in which the passengers can be accommodated, as well as a middle section in which the drive equipment is housed. The wheels of the middle section are driven. A truck MTU V12 diesel engine of the 12V183TD13 series, which has been modified for rail applications and is directly coupled to an electrical generator, serves as the drive . This supplies the two electric motors that drive the middle section via an air-cooled converter . The trains were manufactured in a joint project between Bombardier and Stadler Rail .

Train stations

local community	railway station	Geographical location	comment
Trenton	Trenton Transit Center	South Clinton Avenue	Transfer options: SEPTA (towards Philadelphia ) NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line (towards New York City ) Amtrak Northeast Regional
	Hamilton Avenue	Hamilton Avenue
	Cass Street	Cass Street
Bordentown	Bordentown	West Park Avenue
Florence Township	Roebling	Hornberger Avenue
Florence Township	Florence	US Route 130
Burlington	Burlington Towne Center	West Broad Street
Burlington	Burlington South	West Broad Street
Beverly	Beverly / Edgewater Park	Railroad Avenue
Delanco Township	Delanco	Rhawn Avenue
Riverside	Riverside	Franklin Street
Cinnaminson Township	Cinnaminson	Broad Street
Riverton	Riverton	Main Street
Palmyra	Palmyra	East Broad Street
Pennsauken Township	Pennsauken / Route 73	River Road
Pennsauken Township	Pennsauken Transit Center	River Road	Opening October 2013 Transfer to the Atlantic City Line
Camden	36th Street	36th Street
	Walter Rand Transportation Center	Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway	Possibility to change to the PATCO Speedline
	Cooper Street / Rutgers University	Street
	Aquarium	Delaware Avenue
	Entertainment center	Delaware Avenue

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c RTiver Line System Map. (PDF; 4.5 MB) NJ Transit, October 2013, accessed on October 19, 2013 .
↑ Mike Frassinelli: NJ Transit returns to pre-Hurricane Sandy levels with 12 more train routes. The Star-Ledger, October 9, 2013, accessed October 9, 2013 .
↑ Michelle Caffrey: New Pennsauken connection of Atlantic City Rail Line, River Line opens. South Jersey Times, October 14, 2013, accessed October 17, 2010 .

Web links

Commons : River Line - collection of images, videos and audio files

River Line homepage

[system_map-1] RTiver Line System Map. (PDF; 4.5 MB) NJ Transit, October 2013, accessed on October 19, 2013 .

[2] Mike Frassinelli: NJ Transit returns to pre-Hurricane Sandy levels with 12 more train routes. The Star-Ledger, October 9, 2013, accessed October 9, 2013 .

[opening_pensauken_transit_center-3] Michelle Caffrey: New Pennsauken connection of Atlantic City Rail Line, River Line opens. South Jersey Times, October 14, 2013, accessed October 17, 2010 .