AirTrain Newark is a 3-mile (4.8 km)
monorail system connecting
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to the
Newark Liberty International Airport train station on the
Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail line of
New Jersey Transit and
Amtrak. Originally serving only as an
airport circulator, a service which allows passengers to transfer between
airport terminals or
concourses, the monorail track was refurbished and extended to the NEC, with construction beginning in 1997. The system reopened for service on October 21, 2001. which also operates the airport and .
Automated announcements recorded by traffic reporter
Bernie Wagenblast tell riders which airlines can be found in each terminal.
In 2007, the average daily paid ridership was 4,930.
Fare
The train is free, except to and from the Amtrak/New Jersey Transit station. In that case, the fare is included in the price of the train ticket. New Jersey Transit monthly pass holders must pay an extra $5.50 to ride AirTrain, unless they set EWR as the origin or destination stop for their pass.
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The AirTrain has three major stations within the airport, one for each main terminal (A, B, and C). These stations sit on top of the terminal buildings. There are four other stations (P1, P2, P3, and P4) for the...
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