Useful for commuters
When I’m in Penn Station, I can’t tell whether or not a particular train stops at my station or not. This app solves that problem, and it lets me know when trains are late or canceled. I can also see the latest alerts.
Unfortunately, the data can only be as accurate as NJTransit supplies it, and NJTransit doesn’t always give out a lot of information. As I go to Penn Station, I see trains that haven’t arrived at the station as having the status of “All Aboard”, but the same information can be seen in NJTransit’s webpages too. Some trains aren’t canceled until 10 to 20 minutes after they’ve passed. Again, that’s NJ Transit’s fault.
Despite these issues, I use this app every day.
Where I’d like to see some improvement?
* It would be nice if the app shows all trains. For example, if an express follows a local, but the express will get there first, the local doesn’t show up on the schedule. The problem is that the express — although not in the station yet — shows up as “All Aboard” when the local is in the station, and I get on the local not realizing it. Again, this is NJTransit’s issue, but it would be nice to see the locals on the schedule.
* It would be nice to see all the stops the train makes and not just the stops between the origin and destination. People ask me if a train will stop at a particular stop, but I can’t always tell.
* The schedule updates are not always there — although it’s been pretty good for the last year or two. There were times I had to wait a few weeks for a schedule update. Meanwhile, the app didn’t show any trains.
* A way to select “Today” for the schedule.
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iTrans NJT Rail Schedules and Alerts, v6.0