The light rail only runs every 20 minutes on the weekend and it's pretty cold waiting at stations right now.

It doesn't seem to actually run by the time tables that google and other apps have but once I'm at a station the times displayed are usually pretty accurate. Is there any way to see those times displayed at stations before actually getting there so I can just better plan how long I'll be waiting?

In the the city for buses you can go to their app, type in the bus route, and then see where all the buses on it currently are.

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jjimenez323 t1_j7ecfiy wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:08 AM

I pray for this every day

ineedmytowel t1_j7ehlch wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:56 AM

I don't think so, but if anyone knows a data source it would be great.

It's so frustrating. As you say, the times at the station are accurate, but the Google data and NJ transit app aren't right.

Edit: After looking at the NJ Transit website, it seems pretty clear that they don't expose this data:

Departure vision API's list of stations is just the rail stations, not light rail: https://www.njtransit.com/users/developer-tools. This also matches what you see under departure vision in the NJ transit app
MyLightRail mentions that it tells you when the next scheduled train is coming, while MyBus says it has real-time information: https://www.njtransit.com/mybustexting
Google/Lyft don't have the live time

I'm going to file a request ticket with them to expose this data, but presumably there's some reason they haven't so far

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possums101 t1_j7ea9g8 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 3:49 AM

Isn’t this on the NJ transit app?

jjimenez323 t1_j7ecdn2 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:08 AM

It's not live on the app. Only shows a schedule which is NOT accurate.

uieLouAy t1_j7fop17 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 1:41 PM

It’s not technically real time, but the Via app somehow has accurate run times based on the weekend schedule. Just punch in light rail stops as your pick up location and destination and, in addition to whether or not there’s a Via in the area, it will tell you when the next light rail is.

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WhichSea15 t1_j7frg5t wrote on February 6, 2023 at 2:04 PM

The best thing I’ve found is text the number posted at the station with your station code (I think you can also google them). They aren’t always right, but better than guessing blind

ReeseCommaBill t1_j7g6ss3 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 3:55 PM

I use the Transit app on iOS and I find it pretty reliable. On the weekends there are often service changes that impact the times. It helps to follow them on social. They’ll post the times the trains leave from their starting terminals. If one is operating every 30 minutes as opposed to the usual 20 minutes, I know to be careful.