Crime & Safety
NJ Transit to Stage Emergency Response Drill in Mercer County
The training exercise will take place Sunday morning, July 29, along the River Line light trail track in Hamilton Township. Taking part will be local police and fire units, NJ Transit police, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, and other agencies.
Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by NJ Transit.
The NJ Transit Police Department, together with state and local partners, will conduct a training exercise on Sunday, July 29, along the River Line tracks in Hamilton Township to test a response from multiple agencies to a simulated train incident.
Also participating in the exercise will be the Hamilton Fire Department; Hamilton Police Department; Hamilton Office of Emergency Management; Mercer County Office of Emergency Management; New Jersey EMS Taskforce; Robert Wood Johnson EMS; New Jersey State Park Police Department; and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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The exercise will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and take about three hours to complete. During the exercise, River Line trains will not operate between Bordentown and Cass Street stations. Customers will have to board buses for service between these stations.
In addition, customers may notice police and emergency personnel, and local residents may see activity in the staging areas along Route 29 and Lamberton Road.
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Light rail service will resume normal operations at 12 p.m., after the exercise is complete.
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