Are New Jersey Transit Trains Unreserved?

[DivMiler]

I will be traveling sometime from New York Pennsylvania Station to Madison, NJ roundtrip.

I saw the nice video they show of how to buy a ticket at a kiosk at the station, but it does not answer this question: are the tickets unreserved? If I purchase a ticket from NYP to Madison (or vice versa) do I have to state on which train I want to use it?

 

[Jersey Jeff]

I saw the nice video they show of how to buy a ticket at a kiosk at the station, but it does not answer this question: are the tickets unreserved?

All NJT trains are unreserved. If you bought a "round trip excursion" ticket (IIRC, it has "ORT" printed on it), it is only good for off-peak travel, and you have to use it in the direction indicated on the ticket. One way tickets can be used any time in either direction.

 

[DivMiler]

All NJT trains are unreserved. If you bought a "round trip excursion" ticket (IIRC, it has "ORT" printed on it), it is only good for off-peak travel, and you have to use it in the direction indicated on the ticket. One way tickets can be used any time in either direction.

Thanks!

 

[jis]

If you bought a "round trip excursion" ticket (IIRC, it has "ORT" printed on it), it is only good for off-peak travel,

naturally ORT stands for Off-peak Round Trip.

 

[printman2000]

Rode NJT three times in June with one way tickets and they were only collected once. I suppose I could have used the same tickets again, but my integrity got the best of me.

 

[Long Train Runnin']

Rode NJT three times in June with one way tickets and they were only collected once. I suppose I could have used the same tickets again, but my integrity got the best of me.

Were you riding Newark to New York I know at that point they seem to just give up on ticket checks even on slow weekend trains. Morning rush hour I understand.

 

[Green Maned Lion]

I don't get why anyone would ever ride NJ Transit NWK-NYP. There are so many cheaper ways.

 

[printman2000]

Rode NJT three times in June with one way tickets and they were only collected once. I suppose I could have used the same tickets again, but my integrity got the best of me.

Were you riding Newark to New York I know at that point they seem to just give up on ticket checks even on slow weekend trains. Morning rush hour I understand.

The two times they did not pull it, it was NYP to Newark Penn.

 

[printman2000]

I don't get why anyone would ever ride NJ Transit NWK-NYP. There are so many cheaper ways.

Two of my three trips I used NJT because I had a bunch of luggage. I did not want to change trains on PATH, not to mention they are a lot more crowded (at least when I used them) and a lot less convenient when arriving/departing on Amtrak..

The third trip was because of a ticketing limitation. I used my credit cards for the max number of times on the kiosk.

 

[MikefromCrete]

Rode NJT three times in June with one way tickets and they were only collected once. I suppose I could have used the same tickets again, but my integrity got the best of me.

It's not your fault that the tickets weren't collected. I wouldn't have a problem with using the ticket until some NJ Transit employee actually collected it.