NJ Transit train crashes into wall inside Hoboken station

A New Jersey Transit train hit a wall at the Hoboken terminal on Thursday morning.

CBS New York said the incident happened around 8:30 a.m. at the 100-year-old NJ Transit station.  NBC New York reported the crash caused extensive damage to the wall with twisted metal and pile of bricks around the immediate are of the station.

WFAN anchor John Minko told New York radio station WINS that the train "went right through the barriers and into the reception area." Helicopter footage from News 12 New Jersey shows extensive rail and roof damange.

ABC 7 reported about 100 people are being treated for injuries.  Passengers told the station the train was the #1614 on the Pasack Valley Line that had left Spring Valley, New York and was due into Hoboken at 8:28 a.m.

The Northeast Corridor is not directly affected by the crash.

PATH and NJ Transit service into Hoboken station has been suspended along with Hudson Bergen Light Rail service. NY Waterway, NJ Transit and private carrier buses and PATH are crosshonoring NJ Transit rail tickets.

The connection between the Lakawanna station and the PATH station has been closed.

It's the second serious crash involving NJ Transit equipment this week. One bus rear-ended another inside the Lincoln Tunnel on Tuesday.

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Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com.

The Associated Press contributed to this report