Secaucus Junction in Secaucus, New Jersey, is an intermodal transit hub served primarily by New Jersey Transit and also Metro-North Railroad.
As early as 1962, state officials proposed a Secaucus transfer station located where the Pennsylvania crossed the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. The plan was part of a larger vision for commuter railroads in northern New Jersey.
The $450 million, 321,000-square-foot station, known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages, opened on December 15, 2003. It was dedicated to U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died in 2013, who worked to secure federal tax dollars for the project.
The station is on the Northeast Corridor, about five miles from both New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station. The Northeast Corridor crosses the Erie Main Line at Secaucus, allowing passengers to transfer between the lines.
While NJ Transit rail lines serve the station, Amtrak trains do not stop. In 2016, officials built a bus terminal at the station.
