AirTrain Newark

AirTrain Newark
AirTrain Monorail entering Newark Airport Rail Station, 2004
Overview
Type	Monorail
Locale	Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey
Termini	Newark Airport rail station (north) P1 (south)
Stations	8
Operation
Opened	May 31, 1996
Owner	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Operator(s)	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Character	Elevated
Technical
Line length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Track gauge	monorail
Electrification	Dual third rails
Route map Legend Newark Airport rail station P4 Terminal C Terminal B Terminal A P3 P2 P1

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.^[1] 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.^[2] It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,^[3] which also operates the airport and AirTrain JFK.

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Stops

An AirTrain over the P3 parking lot, 2005

View from the front car of the train, 1997

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 parking lots and rental car facilities plus an eighth at the Northeast Corridor.

• Newark Airport rail station
• P4 (parking / hotel shuttles)
• Terminal C
• Terminal B
• Terminal A
• P3 (parking lot D / rental cars)
• P2 (parking lot D / rental cars)
• P1

See also

• List of rapid transit systems
• List of airport circulators
• Airport rail link

References

1. ^ Guide to Civil Engineering Projects In and Around New York City (2nd ed.). Metropolitan Section, American Society of Civil Engineers. 2009. p. 94. 
2. ^ Sullivan, John (2000-10-22). "Newark's Train to The Plane". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906EEDB133EF931A15753C1A9669C8B63. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
3. ^ AirTrain Newark > Home
4. ^ "LIRR, AirTrain, Tri-Rail Note Higher Annual or Daily Passenger Counts". Progressive Railroading. 2008-02-08. http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=15045. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
5. ^ New Jersey Transit