NJ TRANSIT is offering special rail service between Hoboken and Far Hills to transport passengers to and from the 105th running of the Far Hills Race Meeting on Saturday, October 17. NJ TRANSIT’s Far Hills Station on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines is located directly across the street from Moorland Farms, the site of the event.
Passengers should note that because of the Portal Bridge cutover project, weekend schedules on the Morris & Essex Lines differ from their usual patterns. Those who have travelled to the Far Hills Race Meeting in past years should carefully review the schedules for this year, including the schedules for trains operating to Far Hills.
- Please note that on October 17, Gladstone Branch trains will operate:
- Westbound from Summit to Far Hills only from 8:25 a.m. until 1:21 p.m. (with more frequent service from approximately 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon)
- Passengers should note that most trains operating to Far Hills will originate in Hoboken. Please see schedule for details.
- Eastbound from Far Hills to Summit/Hoboken from 3:20 p.m. until 7:05 p.m. (the last train will not depart before 7:05 p.m.)
- Westbound from Summit to Far Hills only from 8:25 a.m. until 1:21 p.m. (with more frequent service from approximately 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon)
- At all other times, Lakeland bus service will replace Gladstone Branch trains between Gladstone and Summit.
- ALL trains operating along the Gladstone Branch this day will terminate/originate at Far Hills station. Frequent Lakeland shuttle bus service will operate between Gladstone, Peapack and Far Hills all day.
-via Press Release
