Overview
- NJ Transit confirmed late Wednesday that it will not alter its World Cup transit policy to accommodate a possible Knicks Game 6 on June 16.
- The agency will limit its Penn Station platforms to World Cup ticketholders for four hours before each match and three hours after, with the last direct trains for Knicks riders leaving Newark Broad Street at 5:08 p.m. and Newark Penn at 5:23 p.m.
- Riders who arrive after those cutoffs must transfer to PATH service in Newark to reach Manhattan, and NJ Transit says PATH will accept NJ Transit New York tickets at no extra charge.
- After discharging passengers, NJ Transit will convert trains into dedicated World Cup return service able to carry up to about 40,000 fans, and regular eastbound service is expected to resume roughly three hours after each match, around 8:30 p.m.
- The policy deepens a wider dispute over fairness and cost after NJ Transit set a special MetLife Stadium round-trip fare that fell from $150 to $98 following sponsor support, drawing public criticism over event prioritization and commuter impacts.