As restrictions lift, NJ Transit riders ask when station seating will reopen Updated May 05, 2021; Posted May 05, 2021 A passenger walks past barricaded benches in Hoboken Terminal's waiting room on April 28. Seating was closed due to social distancing regulations. NJ Transit officials did not say when passengers will be allowed to sit. Facebook Share When will passengers be able to take a load off their feet and sit down in NJ Transit train stations and bus terminal waiting rooms? Gov. Phil Murphy has lifted restrictions on other places and venues, in response to increased coronavirus vaccination rates, but seating areas in stations and terminals remain blocked and barricaded.