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New York Penn Station → Rahway
- Travel time
- 39min
- Peak fare
- $9.25
- Weekday trains
- 66
- Distance
- 17.9mi
Trains run direct from New York Penn Station to Rahway on the North Jersey Coast Line, no change of train. The trip takes 32 to 44 minutes and covers 17.9 miles with 5 stops in between. There are 66 trains each weekday, roughly one every 17 minutes, with the first at 4:28 AM and the last at 1:22 AM. A one-way ticket costs $9.25, the same on all trains.
This is the outbound direction, leaving New York Penn Station. In this direction the gap between trains is about 12 minutes in the morning peak and 20 minutes at midday. 32 of the 66 weekday trains skip stops; the fastest run is what the travel-time range below reflects. Going back, Rahway to New York Penn Station has 59 weekday trains, first at 4:33 AM and last at 1:28 AM, taking 32 to 52 minutes. See the return trip.
Updated 21 Sep 2026 · NJ Transit Rail GTFS · NJ Transit rail timetable fare tables
The North Jersey Coast Line runs from New York Penn Station and Hoboken down the Northeast Corridor to Rahway, then along the Raritan Bay and the Jersey Shore through Perth Amboy, Matawan, Red Bank and Long Branch to Bay Head.
Calling points
ServiceNew York Penn Station to Rahway
Fares
NJ Transit charges the same fare on all trains.
Source: NJ Transit rail timetable fare tables.
How the pass break-even is calculated
NJ Transit prices a rail ticket on the distance between your origin and destination. The fare is the same on every train: there is no peak surcharge and no off-peak discount, so the one-way price shown here is the price at 8 AM on a Tuesday and at noon on a Sunday. The zone numbers that appear in NJ Transit's own data are internal identifiers, not something printed on a ticket, so this site does not show them.
One-way, round-trip, ten-trip, weekly and monthly tickets are sold in the NJ Transit app and at station ticket machines. If a machine was available where you boarded, buying on board costs extra. Children under five ride free with a fare-paying adult, older children and seniors ride at a reduced rate, and disabled riders ride at a reduced rate with the relevant ID.
Where this site has no fare for an NJ Transit pair, it is because that fare has not yet been loaded from the timetable it is printed in, not because the trip is free. The fare tables are read from NJ Transit's published line timetables, and every value is checked against the operator's own price ratios before it is shown.
Stopping pattern
Questions
How long is the train from New York Penn Station to Rahway?
Between 32 and 44 minutes on the published schedule; the typical run is 39 minutes with 5 stops in between.
Are there express trains from New York Penn Station to Rahway?
Yes. 32 of the 66 weekday trains skip stops. The fastest makes 2 stops and the fullest 6, which is the difference between 32 and 44 minutes.
Does the fare change by time of day?
No. A one-way ticket is $9.25 on every train, weekday or weekend.
When is the first and last train from New York Penn Station?
The first weekday departure is at 4:28 AM and the last at 1:22 AM. Weekends run 50 trains on Saturday and 50 on Sunday.
How often do trains run in the morning peak?
Between 6 and 10 AM the gap between departures averages about 12 minutes in this direction.
Do I need to change trains?
No. Every train counted here runs direct on the North Jersey Coast Line.