Meadowlands Rail Link Coming Soon

Getting to those Springsteen shows just got a bit easier…

Trains will operate between Hoboken Terminal, Secaucus Junction and Meadowlands Sports Complex stations approximately every 10 to 20 minutes beginning 3 1/2 hours before and up to two hours after events.

NJ Transit will announce daily service schedules at a later date.

For events with fewer than 50,000 fans in attendance, NJ Transit will continue to operate the shuttle bus service between Secaucus Junction and Giants Stadium. [NJ.com]

Izod Center

The new rail service between New York City and The Meadowlands doesn’t officially open to the public until Sunday, July 26, but NJ Governor Jon Corzine is giving it a test run today. (Truth be told, when I took the train and bus to that Springsteen show back in May, I was surprised at how easy it was to get to Izod Center from New York. The trip via rail and express coach bus was only about 40 minutes from Penn Station.)

In other NJ related news, Bruce Springsteen recently announced 25 new US tour dates (including 2 nights at MSG). Updated Springsteen tour schedule after the jump.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE LEGENDARY E STREET BAND 2009 US TOUR DATES
19-Aug Hartford, CT Comcast Theater On Sale Now
22-Aug Mansfield, MA Comcast Center On Sale Now
23-Aug Mansfield, MA Comcast Center On Sale Now
25-Aug Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center On Sale Now
10-Sep Nashville, TN Sommett Center 25-Jul
12-Sep Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre 24-Jul
13-Sep Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center 24-Jul
16-Sep Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center 31-Jul
20-Sep Chicago, IL United Center 1-Aug
30-Sep East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium Sold out
02-Oct East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium Sold out
03-Oct East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium Sold out
08-Oct East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium On Sale Now
09-Oct East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium Sold out
13-Oct Philadelphia, PA Spectrum 27-Jul
14-Oct Philadelphia, PA Spectrum 27-Jul
25-Oct St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 8-Aug
26-Oct Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 8-Aug
02-Nov Washington, D.C. Verizon Center TBA
03-Nov Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena 28-Aug
07-Nov New York, NY Madison Square Garden TBA
08-Nov New York, NY Madison Square Garden TBA
10-Nov Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 22-Aug
13-Nov Auburn Hills, MI Palace At Auburn Hills 22-Aug
15-Nov Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 1-Aug