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The Princeton Branch is a branch off of New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line. Also known as the Dinky Line, the branch is served by special shuttle trains. In Princeton University slang, the train is called the 'Dinky', hence the nickname of the line. The term is anachronistic, as 'dinky' is a term for a small locomotive, but the Princeton Branch is today served by a locomotive-less electric multiple unit coach. NJ Transit has also considered using diesel multiple unit coaches on the line.

The Princeton Branch provides rail service directly to the Princeton University campus. With the advent of AirTrain service between Newark Liberty International Airport and the airport's NJ transit station, it became possible to travel between the University campus and Newark Airport entirely by train (prior to AirTrain service, buses took passengers between Newark Penn Station and the airport).

Station listing

Milepost	City	Station	Oper	Connections
	West Windsor	Princeton Junction	NJT	NJT Northeast Corridor Line
	Princeton	Princeton	NJT

External links

Daily Princetonian article on DMU use on the Princeton Branch (http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/04/30/news/10490.shtml)

New Jersey Transit (official site (http://www.njtransit.com/))
Hoboken Division	Erie Lines: Bergen County Line – Main Line – Pascack Valley Line Morris and Essex Lines: Gladstone Branch – Montclair-Boonton Line – Morristown Line
Newark Division	North Jersey Coast Line – Northeast Corridor Line – Princeton Branch – Raritan Valley Line
South NJ and light rail	Atlantic City Line – Hudson-Bergen Light Rail – Newark City Subway – River LINE
Connections	Aldene Connection – Hunter Connection – Kearny Connection – Montclair Connection – Secaucus Junction – Waterfront Connection
Other information	New Jersey Transit rail operations – List of New Jersey Transit stations

Categories: New Jersey Transit

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