World Cup chaos strands NJ Transit riders at Penn Station
Commuters miss family moments and work as soccer fans flood Penn Station, exposing cracks in transit planning during global events.
NJ Transit riders are paying the price for the World Cup’s arrival in New York. Penn Station, already a pressure cooker during rush hours, is buckling under the weight of soccer fans flooding the city. Delays are piling up.
A Millburn father missed his daughter’s prom after his train sat stalled for 45 minutes. A Bronx man, heading to a family visit, arrived two hours late because his NJ Transit line crawled to a halt near Newark. These aren’t isolated incidents—they’re symptoms of a system stretched thin by the sudden surge in passengers.
