{{short description|Monorail system at Newark Liberty International Airport}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = | name = AirTrain Newark | logo = AirTrain EWR text logo.svg | logo_width = 250px | image = Airtrain approaches terminal A.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = AirTrain Newark in 2023 | type = People mover, monorail | system = | status = Operating | locale = Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark & Elizabeth, New Jersey | start = Terminal A | end = Newark Liberty International Airport station | stations = 6 (formerly 8) | daily_ridership = | website = | open = {{Start date and age|1996|05|31}} | lastextension = October 21, 2001 (to RailLink station) | close = | owner = Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | operator = Alstom | character = Elevated | stock = 18 x Von Roll Mk III | tracklength = {{Convert|3|mi}} | tracks = | electrification = <!-- Is the supply voltage DC or AC? -->Dual third rails | speed_mph = 20 | speed = | map = {{switcher |{{maplink-road|from=AirTrain Newark.map}} |Show interactive map |{{AirTrain Newark|inline=1}} |Show route diagram }} }}
'''AirTrain Newark''' is a {{Convert|3|mi|adj=on}} monorail people mover system connecting the terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and the Newark Liberty International Airport Station on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), where transfers are made to Amtrak and NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Guide to Civil Engineering Projects In and Around New York City |publisher=Metropolitan Section, American Society of Civil Engineers |year=2009 |edition=2nd |page=94}}</ref> The monorail opened in 1996, and is planned to be replaced by a Cable Liner system by 2030.
== History == === Planning and initial operations === thumb|View from the front car of a train in 1997|left In 1991, ground was broken for AirTrain Newark's construction.<ref name="Sullivan 1996">{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=John |date=May 30, 1996 |title=Long-Delayed Monorail to Open at Newark Airport |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/30/nyregion/long-delayed-monorail-to-open-at-newark-airport.html |access-date=May 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A monorail had been proposed in order to alleviate vehicular traffic at the terminals. Originally projected to open in 1994, the completion date was pushed back due to a change in project management and issues related to the system's switches.<ref name="Sullivan 1996" />
The $354 million monorail eventually opened on May 31, 1996.<ref name="Sullivan 1996" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 10, 2001 |title=Newark Airport Monorail Set to Run |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/10/nyregion/newark-airport-monorail-set-to-run.html |access-date=May 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It initially served only as an airport circulator, a service which allows passengers to transfer between airport terminals or concourses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Joe |date=June 1, 1996 |title=NEW JERSEY DAILY BRIEFING;Monorail Opens With Spat |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/01/nyregion/new-jersey-daily-briefing-monorail-opens-with-spat.html |access-date=December 21, 2016 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Tangel 2015">{{Cite news |last=Tangel |first=Andrew |last2=Janos |first2=Adam |date=May 1, 2015 |title=Port Funds Plan to Replace Newark AirTrain |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/port-funds-plan-to-replace-newark-airtrain-1430443422 |access-date=December 21, 2016 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Service was phased in, with trains operating from 5 am to 11 pm for the first 60 days of the monorail's operations, after which time it would operate at all times, starting early that August.<ref name="Sullivan 1996" /> The monorail tracks were soon thereafter extended to the Northeast Corridor, with construction on that project beginning in 1997; the extension opened on October 21, 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Gootman |first=Elissa |date=October 22, 2001 |title=New Train Service To Newark Airport |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-manhattan-new-train-service-to-newark-airport.html |access-date=February 19, 2010 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="Sullivan 2000">{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=John |date=October 22, 2000 |title=Newark's Train to The Plane |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/22/nyregion/road-and-rail-newark-s-train-to-the-plane.html |access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Johnston 2001">{{cite news | last=Johnston | first=David Cay | title=Travel Advisory; A Rail Link From New York to Newark Airport | work=The New York Times | date=November 25, 2001 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/travel/travel-advisory-a-rail-link-from-new-york-to-newark-airport.html | access-date=November 2, 2024}}</ref>
When the system first opened in 1996, a fleet of 12 six-car trains ran on the network. The fleet was later expanded to 18 six-car trains.<ref name="Bombardier signs $243 2012">{{Cite news |date=August 3, 2012 |title=Bombardier signs $243-million monorail contract for Newark airport |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bombardier-signs-243-million-monorail-contract-for-newark-airport/article4459641/ |access-date=December 10, 2013 |publisher=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>
In September 2000, the monorail temporarily shut down after defects were detected in the system's de-icing mechanisms.<ref name="Sullivan 2000" /><ref name="The New York Times 2001">{{Cite news |date=March 10, 2001 |title=Newark Airport Monorail Set to Run |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/10/nyregion/newark-airport-monorail-set-to-run.html |access-date=May 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smothers |first=Ronald |date=March 29, 2000 |title=Monorail to Newark Airport To Close 3 Months for Repairs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/29/nyregion/monorail-to-newark-airport-to-close-3-months-for-repairs.html |access-date=May 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 9, 2001 |title=Tests Keep Airport's Monorail Closed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/09/nyregion/tests-keep-airport-s-monorail-closed.html |access-date=May 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Originally anticipated to last for three months, the shutdown & repairs lasted for six months, and the monorail resumed operations on the morning of March 10, 2001.<ref name="The New York Times 2001" /> Adtranz was responsible for paying the $25 million in repairs, and temporary shuttle buses provided service in lieu of the monorail during the shutdown period.<ref name="The New York Times 2001" />
The contract to build the system was awarded to Von Roll, but the project was finished by Adtranz, which acquired Von Roll's monorail division while the system was being built. Adtranz was later acquired by Bombardier Transportation, which was itself purchased by Alstom, which continues to operate the AirTrain under contract to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – the operator of the airport.
AirTrain service was suspended from May 1, 2014, for 75 days, until mid-July, to allow for repairs to be made.<ref name="Repairs-NJ.com">{{Cite news |last=Strunski |first=Steve |date=April 8, 2014 |title=Newark airport monorail to close for two months for repairs starting May 1 |work=The Star-Ledger |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/newark_airport_monorail_to_close_for_repairs_starting_may_1.html |access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Repairs-PANYNJ">{{Cite press release |title=MEDIA ADVISORY – AIRTRAIN NEWARK SERVICE TO BE SUSPENDED FOR REPAIRS BEGINNING MAY 1, 2014 |date=March 8, 2014 |publisher=PANYNJ |url=http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1956 |access-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028125223/http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1956 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Repairs were completed early, and the system resumed operations on July 3.<ref name="AP-2014-07-03">{{Cite news |last=Associated Press |date=July 3, 2014 |title=AirTrain running again at Newark airport after 2 months of repairs |publisher=NJ.com |url=http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/07/airtrain_running_again_at_newark_airport.html |access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>
=== Replacement === The system has a projected lifespan of 25 years.<ref name="Reitmeyer 2019" /> In April 2015, the PANYNJ suggested that initial work to replace the system would cost $40 million in consultant and engineering studies.<ref name="nj.com">{{Cite web |last=Strunksy |first=Steve |date=April 30, 2015 |title=Will the Newark airport monorail keep running while a replacement is built? |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/will_the_newark_airport_monorail_keep_running_while_a_replacement_is_built.html#incart_river |access-date=June 1, 2015 |website=NJ.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Strunsky |first=Steve |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Newark airport monorail targeted for scrap heap, cost $354M to build |publisher=The Star-Ledger |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/newark_airport_monorail_targeted_for_scrap_heap_cost_354m_to_build.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured |access-date=April 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strunsky |first=Steve |date=April 29, 2015 |title=Cost to replace Newark airport monorail could top $1B, experts say |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/cost_to_replace_newark_airport_monorail_could_top_1b_experts_say.html#incart_river |access-date=June 1, 2015 |website=NJ.com}}</ref><ref name="Tangel 2015" /> In 2017, the Port Authority decided to include the then $1.7 billion PATH extension to the Newark Liberty International Airport "RailLink" station in their 2017 10-year capital plan, while the AirTrain was given $300 million for maintenance and repairs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2021 |title=$2 Billion Plans to Replace Rapidly Aging Newark Airport Monorail Advance |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-billion-plans-to-replace-rapidly-aging-newark-airport-monorail-advance/2887418/ |access-date=April 26, 2021 |website=NBC New York}}</ref>
However, in January 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced a plan for a $2 billion replacement project for the AirTrain. Murphy has stated that replacement is necessary because the system is reaching the end of its projected 25-year life and is subject to persistent delays and breakdowns. The Port Authority would be responsible for funding the project.<ref name="Reitmeyer 2019">{{Cite web |last=Reitmeyer |first=John |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Murphy Wants to Replace Newark Airport Monorail, No More 'Bubblegum' Fixes |url=https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/01/22/murphy-wants-to-replace-newark-airport-monorail-no-more-bubble-gum-fixes/ |access-date=February 11, 2019 |website=NJ Spotlight}}</ref> In October 2019, the Port Authority's Board of Commissioners approved the AirTrain Newark Replacement Project, with an estimated cost of $2.05 billion. Construction was expected to start in 2021 and be completed in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=October 24, 2019 |title=Big money fixes coming to Newark airport's monorail, PATH stations |publisher=NJ.com |url=https://www.nj.com/traffic/2019/10/big-money-fixes-coming-to-newark-airports-monorail-path-stations.html}}</ref> A draft environmental impact statement was completed in February 2021 when the proposed opening date was shifted to 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=February 12, 2021 |title=New AirTrain at Newark Airport could open in 2026, replace old monorail |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/02/new-airtrain-at-newark-airport-could-open-in-2026-replace-old-monorail.html}}</ref> Federal environmental approval for the project was received later that year.<ref name="Trains 2021">{{Cite web |last=Lassen |first=David |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Newark AirTrain project gets federal environmental approval |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/newark-airtrain-project-gets-federal-environmental-approval/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref>
In December 2023, the Port Authority announced that Doppelmayr will manufacture the replacement system, awarding them the contract in the first phase of the project's contract procurement process.<ref name="Higgs 2023">{{Cite web |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Newark airport monorail to be replaced with modern alternative, board says |url=https://nj.com/news/2023/12/newark-airport-monorail-to-be-replaced-with-modern-alternative-board-says.html |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=nj |language=en|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Tara |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Doppelmayr wins Newark monorail contract |url=https://www.airportsinternational.com/article/doppelmayr-wins-newark-monorail-contract |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=Airports International |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Fazelpoor 2023">{{Cite web |last=Fazelpoor |first=Matthew |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Port Authority approves $9.3B budget, advances AirTrain replacement |url=https://njbiz.com/port-authority-approves-9-3b-budget-advances-airtrain-replacement/ |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=NJBIZ |language=en-US|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Staff |first=ROI-NJ |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Modern AirTrain at Newark airport takes another step with awarding of contract |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/12/18/industry/modern-airtrain-at-newark-airport-takes-another-step-with-awarding-of-contract/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=ROI-NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> The new system will use automated, cable-driven trains, and many portions of the route will travel along new alignments; the new system will be in {{Convert|2.5|mi|adj=}} in length and have four stations.<ref name="Higgs 2023" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=About – AirTrain EWR |url=https://www.ewrredevelopment.com/about-airtrain-ewr/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Building A New EWR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2023 |title=AIRTRAIN NEWARK REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TAKES MAJOR STEP FORWARD WITH SELECTION OF FIRM FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AIRTRAIN TECHNOLOGY AND VEHICLES |url=https://www.panynj.gov/content/port-authority/en/press-room/press-release-archives/2023-press-releases/-airtrain-newark-replacement-program-takes-major-step-forward-wi.html |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=www.panynj.gov |language=en}}</ref> Tutor Perini received a $1.2 billion contract in November 2024 to construct the new system's stations and elevated tracks,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Bousquin |first=Joe |date=November 15, 2024 |title=Tutor Perini/O&G JV lands $1.2B Newark AirTrain job |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/tutor-perini-og-jv-newark-airtrain/733130/ |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Construction Dive |postscript=none}}; {{cite web |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Contract let to build Newark airport peoplemover as successor to monorail |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/peoplemovers-and-monorails/contract-let-to-build-newark-airport-peoplemover-as-successor-to-monorail/67898.article |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Railway Gazette International}}</ref> at which point the system's cost had increased to $3.5 billion<ref>{{cite web |last=Munoz |first=Daniel |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Newark Liberty Airport new AirTrain cost swells to $3.5B |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2024/11/14/newark-liberty-airport-new-airtrain-cost-swells/76303723007/ |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Bergen Record}}</ref> and the opening date shifted further to 2030.<ref name=":1" /> Parsons Corporation was hired the next month to design the stations and guideway.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 5, 2024 |title=Parsons Selected as Lead Designer for Newark AirTrain Replacement Program |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/parsons-selected-as-lead-designer-for-newark-airtrain-replacement-program-dddb73cd?mod=markets |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=MarketWatch}}</ref> Work on the AirTrain Newark replacement commenced October 7, 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last=Harrington | first=John | title=Port Authority breaks ground on AirTrain Newark system at Newark Airport | website=ROI-NJ | date=October 8, 2025 | url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2025/10/08/transportation/port-authority-breaks-ground-on-airtrain-newark-system-at-newark-airport/ | access-date=December 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Fazelpoor | first=Matthew | title=$3.5B AirTrain project launches at Newark airport (photos) | website=NJBIZ | date=October 8, 2025 | url=https://njbiz.com/port-authority-airtrain-newark-groundbreaking-2025/ | access-date=December 25, 2025}}</ref> Because it wished to prioritize the AirTrain replacement, the PANYNJ deferred an extension of the PATH's Newark–World Trade Center line to Newark Airport by ten years.<ref>{{cite web | last=Higgs | first=Larry | title=Port Authority shelves PATH Newark Airport extension for 10 years to pay for higher cost monorail | website=NJ.com | date=December 25, 2025 | url=https://www.nj.com/news/2025/12/port-authority-shelves-path-newark-airport-extension-for-10-years-to-pay-for-higher-cost-monorail.html | access-date=December 25, 2025}}</ref>
Starting January 15, 2026, the AirTrain is suspended on weekdays between 5:00 AM until 3:00 PM to allow construction on the replacement project, with a brief temporary reopening of service on May 22. Additional suspensions are also planned from September 30 until October 30 of the same year, and for October 30, 2026 lasting until January 15, 2027. Throughout each of the shutdowns, AirTrain service will be replaced by temporary free shuttle buses, where it will feature a temporary additional stop at the rental car facility outside of Terminal A. On January 15, 2026, AirTrain service was truncated back to P4, its former terminus, where riders are currently required to use replacement shuttle buses for service to and from the RailLink station.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=AirTrain construction at Newark Airport to cause weekday closures and delays |url=https://newjersey.news12.com/airtrain-construction-at-newark-airport-to-cause-weekday-closures-and-delays |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=News 12 - Default}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Larry Higgs {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2026-01-12 |title=Newark Liberty AirTrain replacement project begins with service cuts starting Thursday |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2026/01/newark-liberty-airtrain-replacement-project-begins-with-service-cuts-starting-thursday.html |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>
== Fare == The AirTrain is fare-free, except for passengers traveling to and from the RailLink station to connect with NJ Transit or Amtrak; passengers are required to pay an $8.50 "AirTrain access fee" at that station. When passengers purchase a rail ticket to or from the station, the fee is automatically added to the ticket price and a barcode is printed on the ticket that is used to pass through the fare gate array between the AirTrain platform and the train platform. Passengers using passes to another station and those who pay a cash fare on board the train must purchase a separate AirTrain ticket from machines located on either side of the fare gates. Child tickets (ages 5 to 11) are exempt from this additional fare.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newark Liberty International Airport |url=https://www.njtransit.com/airport |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=NJ Transit}}</ref>
The access fee has been raised several times since the system was built, with the last increase to $8.75 going into effect on March 4, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lazar |first=David |date=March 5, 2023 |title=AirTrain fare increase goes into effect Sunday |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2023/03/05/airtrain-fare-increase-goes-into-effect-sunday|access-date=May 10, 2023 |publisher=NY1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shwe |first=Elizabeth |date=March 5, 2023 |title=AirTrain fare increases to $8.25 due to 'inflation' |url=https://gothamist.com/news/airtrain-fare-increases-to-825-due-to-inflation|access-date=May 10, 2023 |publisher=Gothamist}}</ref>
== Stations == <!-- This section is linked from List of rapid transit systems -->[[File:2015-04-09 06 27 48 Passengers boarding AirTrain Newark at the NJ Transit Newark Liberty International Airport Rail Station, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|Newark Liberty International Airport Station (RailLink station, Amtrak/NJ Transit trains)]] thumb|Terminal C station thumb|Terminal A (formerly P2; reopened January 2023)<ref name="P2advisory2">{{Cite press release |title=Bridges, Tunnels and Rail Advisory for June 1 to 4 |date=June 2, 2021 |publisher=PANYNJ |url=https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/press-room/press-release-archives/2021-press-releases/bridges--tunnels-and-rail-advisory-for-june-1-to-4.html |access-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="pdfmap">{{cite web |title=AirTrain Newark Map |url=https://newarkairport.com/static/ewr/pdf/ewr-airtrain-brochure-english.pdf |access-date=October 26, 2022 |publisher=PANYNJ}}</ref>The AirTrain has three major stations within the airport: one for each terminal (A, B, and C). Two stations – Terminal B and Terminal C – sit on top of their respective terminal buildings. There are two other stations (P3 and P4) for the parking lots and rental car facilities, plus a sixth (the RailLink station) at the Northeast Corridor. The system previously included two other stations: P1 and P2 – but the P1 station was removed in July 2019 to permit construction of a new consolidated rental car and parking facility,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airtrain EWR Replacement Program Briefing Book |url=https://www.ewrredevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Airtrain-EWR-Program-Briefing-Book-V2.pdf#page=11 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |publisher=PANYNJ |page=8}}</ref> and P2 closed in June 2021 in connection with the same project.<ref name="P2advisory2" /> However, the P2 station was reopened as the new Terminal A station in conjunction with the new Terminal A in January 2023. The original Terminal A station was initially used as an "employees only" stop, but as a result of the terminal's replacement, the "employees only" stop was relocated to the dormant P3 station. The P3 station reopened to passengers in January 2026 to provide a temporary shuttle pickup area for service to parking facilities, rental cars, and hotels during the replacement project.<ref name="P2advisory2" />
All stations are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.<ref name="www.panynj.gov">{{Cite web |title=AirTrain Newark System Map |url=https://www.newarkairport.com/static/ewr/pdf/ewr-airtrain-map.pdf |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=www.panynj.gov |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey}}</ref>
In 2007, the average daily paid ridership was 4,930.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 8, 2008 |title=LIRR, AirTrain, Tri-Rail Note Higher Annual or Daily Passenger Counts |work=Progressive Railroading |url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=15045 |access-date=September 17, 2009}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" |Station<ref name="www.panynj.gov" /> ! scope="col" |Connections<ref name="www.panynj.gov" /> ! scope="col" |Notes |- ! scope="row" |{{vanchor|RailLink}} | * Amtrak: Northeast Regional, Keystone Service * NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, North Jersey Coast Line * Shuttle bus to P4, Terminal A, and rental car facility - 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekdays | * Opened on October 21, 2001<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Sullivan 2000" /><ref name="Johnston 2001" /> * AirTrain replaced by shuttle buses until May 22, 2026<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |- ! scope="row" |{{vanchor|P4}} | * P4 parking garage – daily parking * Shuttle bus to the RailLink station - 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekdays | * Original terminus prior to the system's extension to the RailLink station<ref name="Sullivan 1996" /> ; terminus reinstated during AirTrain replacement project * Shuttles to airport hotels, off-airport rental cars, and off-airport parking facilities originally served this station but have relocated to P3 to accommodate construction of the AirTrain replacement project. |- ! scope="row" |{{vanchor|Terminal C}} | * Terminal C * Short-term Parking C | rowspan="2" | * AirTrain service planned to be replaced by shuttle buses during shutdowns amid replacement project. * Terminal B planned to be replaced. |- ! scope="row" |{{vanchor|Terminal B}} | * Terminal B * Short-term Parking B |- ! scope="row" |P3 | * Airport hotel shuttles * Off-airport rental car shuttles * Shuttles to off-airport parking facilities | *Former consolidated rental car facility *Formerly provided daily parking facility *Closed to passengers in 2023; later reopened in January 2026 to temporarily accommodate shuttles during the AirTrain replacement project. *Terminus during AirTrain shutdowns |- ! scope="row" |{{vanchor|Terminal A}} | * Terminal A * Short-term Parking A * Consolidated rental car facility | *Formerly '''P2''', which originally closed in 2021. *Later reopened as Terminal A in January 2023<ref name="P2advisory2" /> *Shuttle bus required for access between the AirTrain station and terminal *Replaced by shuttle buses during AirTrain shutdowns amid replacement project; additional stop also added at the rental car facility |}
=== Former stations === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Station !Opened !Closed !Notes |- |'''P1''' | rowspan="2" |May 31, 1996 |May 2019 |Daily parking facility |- |'''Terminal A''' |January 2023 | * Under demolition as of 2024 * Replaced by new Terminal A in 2023 |}
== Rolling stock == thumb|The interior of an AirTrain Newark monorail car in 2023 AirTrain Newark operates using 18 Von Roll Mk III trainsets, each train consisting of 6 cars.<ref name="Bombardier signs $243 2012" /> Each set travels up to {{Convert|20|mph|km/h}} along the line.<ref name="Sullivan 1996" /> The fleet originally consisted of 12 six-car trains, but an additional six trainsets – also six cars in length – were eventually added, bringing the total number of trainsets to 18.<ref name="Bombardier signs $243 2012" /> Pre-recorded announcements onboard the trains announce the stations and the airlines and connections available at the given station – in addition to various other messages; the announcements are recorded by former traffic reporter Bernie Wagenblast.<ref name="Calvan 2023">{{Cite web |last=Calvan |first=Bobby Caina |date=June 22, 2023 |title=As a transgender woman, a New York City subway icon finds her voice |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/as-a-transgender-woman-a-new-york-city-subway-icon-finds-her-voice/4445404/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}</ref>
Upon the completion of the replacement AirTrain Newark system in 2030,<ref name=":1" /> the current Von Roll Mk III monorail trainsets will be retired and replaced by cable-driven trainsets manufactured by Doppelmayr.<ref name="Higgs 2023" /><ref name="Fazelpoor 2023" />
== See also == * List of rapid transit systems * List of airport people mover systems * Airport rail link * AirTrain JFK * AirTrain LaGuardia, a proposed but later cancelled project * AirTrain SFO, at San Francisco International Airport {{clear}}
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