The North Jersey Coast Line is one of New Jersey Transit commuter rail lines. Out of 43 inbound and 44 outbound daily weekday through trains, 7 round trips (about 16%) use the Waterfront Connection (opened September 9, 1991) to Hoboken Terminal; One round trip terminates at Newark Penn Station, while the remainder of the through trains terminate at New York Penn Station. In addition, 11 of those inbound through trains are represented by an electric train north of Long Branch, and a diesel train south of that point. Likewise, 17 southbound through trains are presented by an electric train north of Long Branch, and a diesel train south of that point. Five of the inbound electric trains and four of the outbound electric trains use South Amboy as their southern terminus, while two of the inbound electric trains and one of the outbound electric trains uses Aberdeen-Matewan as their southern terminus. Weekend and holiday service is much more simple. 23 inbound and 24 outbound trains represent the full schedule, with three round trips to Hoboken, with the rest running to New York. of those, 18 inbound and 19 outbound trains are represented by both electric and diesel service. Passengers can transfer at Newark Penn Station or Secaucus Junction to reach the other destinations, if necessary.

The line is only electrified north of Long Branch. Electrified operation began between Rahway and South Amboy on March 11, 1936. Electrification was extended to Matawan in 1983 and to Long Branch in 1988. Some diesel trains operate through to Hoboken (via the Waterfront Connection) or Newark. There are also Bay Head-Long Branch shuttles which connect to Long Branch-New York Penn Station electric trains.

Commuter Clubs

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The line is also home to the last remaining Commuter Club in the state of New Jersey. The Jersey Shore Commuter Club has use of half of Comet II car 5459 for their own activities. The club end of the car is furnished similar to Amtrak's Horizon Fleet cars which are based upon the Comet design. The club's old car (PRR 1734) is being preserved by the URHS. Numerous other clubs had operated on the line using various cars including an ex-Florida East Coast observation car. However most of these clubs disappeared due to declining membership.

Station listing

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See Northeast Corridor Line for stations between New York/Hoboken and Perth Amboy Junction.

Milepost	City	Station	Oper	Connections
20	Rahway	Perth Amboy Junction		NJT Northeast Corridor Line splits
21	Woodbridge Township	Avenel	NJT
22.5		Woodbridge	NJT
25 20	Perth Amboy	Woodbridge Junction/Long Branch Junction
21		Perth Amboy	NJT
22 0		CP Beach
1.5	South Amboy	South Amboy	NJT
6.5	Aberdeen	Aberdeen-Matawan	NJT
8.5	Hazlet	Hazlet	NJT
12.5	Middletown	Middletown	NJT
16.5	Red Bank	Red Bank	NJT
19	Little Silver	Little Silver	NJT
20	Oceanport	Monmouth Park	NJT
22.5	Long Branch	Long Branch	NJT
24.5		Elberon	NJT
26.5	Allenhurst	Allenhurst	NJT
28	Asbury Park	Asbury Park	NJT
29	Bradley Beach	Bradley Beach	NJT
31	Belmar	Belmar	NJT
33	Spring Lake	Spring Lake	NJT
35	Manasquan	Manasquan	NJT
37	Point Pleasant Beach	Point Pleasant Beach	NJT
38	Bay Head	Bay Head	NJT

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