Sunday, September 27, 2026

Middletown incident

Service suspended on the North Jersey Coast Line between Aberdeen-Matawan and Long Branch 8:37 AM – 4:29 PM

Of the 38 North Jersey Coast trains scheduled during it: 6 cancelled or cut short, 11 at least 15 min late.

What NJ Transit said

• 8:37 AMNorth Jersey Coast Line rail service is suspended in both directions between Aberdeen-Matawan and Long Branch due to a downed tree across the tracks near Middletown. Customers should visit njtransit.com/abc for available alternate service information.
• 9:31 AMNorth Jersey Coast Line rail service is suspended in both directions between Aberdeen-Matawan and Long Branch. Service between Long Branch and Bay Head is subject to delays and cancellations due to multiple downed trees across the tracks. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT buses.
• 9:50 AMNorth Jersey Coast Line rail service has resumed in both directions between Aberdeen-Matawan and Bay Head and is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to multiple downed trees across the tracks.
• 12:49 PMNorth Jersey Coast Line rail service is subject to up to 30-minute delays in both directions due to earlier multiple downed trees across the tracks.
• 1:36 PMNorth Jersey Coast Line rail service is suspended in both directions between Aberdeen-Matawan and Long Branch due to downed trees across the tracks. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT buses. Customers should visit njtransit.com/ABC for available alternate service information.
• 3:18 PMNorth Jersey Coast Line rail service has resumed in both directions between Aberdeen-Matawan and Long Branch and is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to downed trees across the tracks.

Trains during it

23 trains scheduled during it ran late, were cancelled or cut short: 903 min of delay in all. Worst first, line by line.