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{{Short description|NJ Transit rail station}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
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 | name=Wayne Route 23
 | style=NJ Transit
 | image=Wayne-Route 23 station platform.jpg
 | image_caption=Wayne Route 23 Transit Center's rail platform
 | address=
 | coordinates={{coord|40.8993|-74.2561|type:railwaystation_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
 | line=
 | other={{bus icon|12px|NJT Bus}} '''[[New Jersey Transit Bus Operations|NJT Bus]]''': [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (100-199)|194, 198]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300-399)#324|324]], [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (700-799)#748|748]]
 | platform=1 [[side platform]]
 | levels=
 | tracks=1
 | parking=1100
 | bicycle=
| passengers =54 (average weekday)<ref name="ridership">{{cite report|url=https://archive.org/details/njt-boarding-data-q-1-2025-1|title=Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019&ndash;2025|publisher=[[NJ Transit]]|date=2025|accessdate=June 1, 2025|via=[[Internet Archive]]|location=[[Newark, New Jersey]]}}</ref>
| pass_year = 2024
 | pass_percent=
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 | opened=January 12, 2008
 | closed=
 | rebuilt=
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 | accessible=Yes
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 | owned=[[NJ Transit]]
 | zone=9 (train)<ref name="timetables">{{cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf|title=Montclair-Boonton Line Timetables|publisher=[[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations]]|access-date=November 27, 2010|date=November 7, 2010|location=Newark, New Jersey|archive-date=July 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728054346/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 6 (bus)
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 | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=NJ Transit|line=Montclair-Boonton|left=Mountain View|right=Little Falls|note-mid1=limited service}}
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The '''Wayne Route 23 Transit Center''' is a mass transportation hub located in [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States|USA]]. Operated by [[NJ Transit]], the complex consists of two major components. One is a bus terminal that provides service to [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]], [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]], and intermediate points in the surrounding area. The other is a train platform that is connected to the [[Montclair–Boonton Line]] and offers service to [[Hoboken Terminal]], connecting service to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]], and local service to points between [[Montclair State University (NJT station)|Montclair State University]] and [[Hackettstown (NJT station)|Hackettstown]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/an_cp_project081.shtml Description of Wayne-Route 23 Park and Ride project from njtransit.com]</ref> It is located off of the southbound lanes of [[Route 23 (New Jersey)|New Jersey Route 23]] on West Belt Road, near the interchange where Route 23, [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|I-80]], and [[U.S. Route 46|US 46]] meet, across from the [[Willowbrook Mall (Wayne, New Jersey)|Willowbrook Mall]]. The station opened in January 2008 and has 1,000 parking spaces.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=1997  New Wayne/Route 23 Transit Center Opens January 12, 2008]</ref>

New Jersey Transit intends for this combined rail and bus station to become an "interceptor station," that will help relieve the habitual congestion at the West Belt Road Interchange, where the three major highways meet. In addition, the construction of the station was meant also to ease congestion at what was then Route 23 Park & Ride, a bus depot on Route 23 north that has since been renamed Mother's Park & Ride, and the [[Willowbrook Mall (Wayne, New Jersey)|Willowbrook Mall]] Park & Ride; the now-Mother's site had limited parking while NJT was having trouble with overfull parking areas at Willowbrook.

==History==
The [[New Jersey Transit]] project description dated November 2005 stated that the agency would be advertising for a construction contract beginning in March 2006 for "off-site road improvements." Preliminary construction during July and August 2006.

On September 13, 2006, New Jersey Transit's Board of Directors formally awarded the contract to construct this facility. Construction began in the fall of 2006 to finish in early 2008.

In December 2007, it was announced that the station would open to bus service on Saturday, January 12, 2008, with rail service beginning Monday January 14, 2008.

In March 2008, Wayne Route 23, along with the park and ride lots at Willowbrook Mall, Mother's Park & Ride, and Allwood Road Park & Ride in [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]] began charging customers to park. Parking passes are available at ticket machines on the rail and bus platforms at the station; daily and monthly passes are available.  The Wayne bus garage is located on the opposite side of Route 23.  There has been a proposal to build a parking deck with another 1,000 spots and develop the land at the station.

==Station layout and services==
In addition to Montclair-Boonton trains, the Transit Center is served by the following New Jersey Transit bus lines:

*'''194''' to [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] and Butler/Newfoundland
*'''198''' to Port Authority Bus Terminal and [[William Paterson University]]
*'''324''' to and from Port Authority Bus Terminal (bus originates from and terminates here)
*'''748''' to [[Willowbrook Mall (Wayne, New Jersey)|Willowbrook Mall]] and Paterson

== References ==
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==External links==
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