NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit will spend $101.4 million to purchase 34 light-rail cars for expanded subway service in Newark and extensions of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system, which serve two of the most densely populated areas of the state, a wire service reported.
The agency’s board of directors approved the purchase Wednesday.
The Hudson-Bergen system is to get 28 of the cars, which are part of a $554 million expansion from Hoboken Terminal to North Bergen (to be done in 2005) and in Bayonne (to open next year). The money is from federal and state funds.
The remaining six cars are part of a $207 million expansion of the Newark subway that is to be done in 2005. It will connect Newark’s Penn and Broad Street stations, linking the Northeast Corridor with the Morris and Essex rail lines.
The subway expansion also will bring service to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Riverfront Stadium. The money is from a federal grant.