Secaucus Junction - Station Layout

Station Layout

Despite its name, Secaucus Junction is not a true junction, in which trains can be switched between lines; there is no rail connection between the upper and lower levels. It would be more accurately called Secaucus Transfer or the Secaucus Connection, since it allows passengers to change trains rather than allowing trains to change direction. It allows change of track for Main and Bergen County lines so that way it is a junction.

Secaucus Junction has two platform levels connected by a third level on top.

• The bottom level lacks electrification and has four tracks and two island platforms serving the Bergen County Line, Main Line, Pascack Valley Line, and Meadowlands Line trains.
• The upper level of tracks is electrified and serves trains to and from New York Penn Station with four tracks and three platforms: two side platforms serving Tracks 2 and 3 and one island platform serving Tracks A and B.
• The upper concourse of the station contains amenities and serves passengers switching trains. To transfer between trains on different levels, passengers climb to the concourse, pass through ticket gates, and descend to their destination platforms. At the center of this level is a 30 ft-high (10m) steel, glass and titanium sculpture of a cattail (abundant in the surrounding New Jersey Meadowlands) by San Francisco artist Louis "Cork" Marcheschi. The tops of the cattails are lit from within in the purple, blue and orange colors of NJ Transit. There is a newsstand, a Dunkin' Donuts, a small pub and waiting area around the concourse, and a Sbarro's.