Secaucus Train Station -- a giant waste? (Newark, Paterson: crime rate, school)

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by Freshflakes757

.....still not answering my question there...?

It was built to give the people on the Diesel Network and better access to NYC via the Electric Network....its not the only Transfer station NJT has.... there's also Newark Broad Street , Trenton Transit Center , Newark Penn Station , Newark Airport Station (Not fully built out) , Hoboken Terminal & Summit....with Future Transfer stations in Atlantic City Transit Center, Pennsuaken Transfer , West Trenton Transit Center, Bound Brook Transit Center, Watesseeing Ave (Bloomfield) , Kearny Central , Paterson Transit Center and Hawthrone Transit Center

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Freshflakes757

It doesn't look filled up to capacity at all...

Just out of curiousity, what were they trying to accomplish with building this station?

The point was to be able to transfer from one New Jersey train line to another without having to go all the way to New York (or Hoboken) to do so.

[openheads]

It's a transfer station that better connects NJ's train lines. Seems like a good thing to me.

[GiantRutgersfan]

Originally Posted by lammius

You can park at Secaucus. There’s a big parking lot outside. I forget how much it costs to park there, but it’s not very much IIRC.

it is not really all that big and it is very expensive if you are using it for work (reasonable on nights/weekends)

[lammius]

Originally Posted by GiantRutgersfan

it is not really all that big and it is very expensive if you are using it for work (reasonable on nights/weekends)

Over 1,000 spaces according to the website. And yes, if you're using it every day, it would be very expensive indeed (although it may still be cheaper than NYC parking, tolls and wasted gas in traffic, IDK). If you live farther out, it seems like it would be a better idea to park at a station farther up the line and then transfer at Secaucus to a NY-bound train!

[Mightyqueen801]

When the lot first opened, it was much cheaper. Then I guess as it got popular, the lot owners realized they could raise the prices and people would still park there.

I used it a few times when I worked in the city and wanted to go to Bergen County to visit my mom after work. I'd drive there, take a train to my office in the Flatiron area, then after work just get back to Secaucus and drive to Bergen County.

[lammius]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

When the lot first opened, it was much cheaper.

I thought so. I only parked there once (about 2 years ago) and didn't think I paid more than $10 or $11 for the day.

[Freshflakes757]

Originally Posted by lammius

Over 1,000 spaces according to the website. And yes, if you're using it every day, it would be very expensive indeed (although it may still be cheaper than NYC parking, tolls and wasted gas in traffic, IDK). If you live farther out, it seems like it would be a better idea to park at a station farther up the line and then transfer at Secaucus to a NY-bound train!

If that's the case then why don't we all move to Texas? This place is getting too ridiculous in terms of cost. And we don't even have good weather year round?

(Waiting for Nexis to chime in about how great the weather and public transit is year round.)

[vfrex]

Originally Posted by Freshflakes757

If that's the case then why don't we all move to Texas? This place is getting too ridiculous in terms of cost. And we don't even have good weather year round?

(Waiting for Nexis to chime in about how great the weather and public transit is year round.)

(Waiting for you to stop trolling about a ****ing train station.)

[Freshflakes757]

Originally Posted by vfrex

(Waiting for you to stop trolling about a ****ing train station.)

It's a piece of crap, and a waste of tax payer money. How do you justify the 15 lane off ramp? Have you seen it on google maps? It's bigger than the city of hoboken.

Train lines were being efficiently transferred at Newark Penn for years. I blame Union propaganda.