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March 6, 2024
Contact: Press Office 973-491-7078

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL AT CINNAMINSON STATION ON RIVER LINE LIGHT RAIL

CINNAMINSON, NJ — The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with state, county, and local partners, will conduct a training exercise on Saturday, March 9th at the Cinnaminson station on the River LINE Light Rail beginning at 9 a.m.

The drill, which will gauge responses to a simulated transportation incident, will take approximately three (3) hours to complete. Residents and customers are advised that they will see an increased presence of police and emergency personnel in the area of Cinnaminson Station.
Service Advisory: To accommodate the emergency response drill, River LINE trains will bypass Cinnaminson station in both directions from 7:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.

In addition to New Jersey Transit Police Department’s personnel, the following entities will also be participating in the exercise:

• New Jersey Transit Office of Emergency Management
• River LINE personnel
• Cinnaminson Police Department
• Cinnaminson Fire Department
• Cinnaminson EMS
• Cinnaminson OEM
• Riverton Police Department
• Riverton Fire Department
• Delran Fire Department
• Burlington County Sheriff’s Department
• Burlington County OEM

The New Jersey Transit Police Department annually conducts multiple drills and training sessions simulating various transportation emergency scenarios throughout the statewide system.