Transit agency's reliance on doughnut shop to open station has commuters railing

Customers of a state-operated transit agency were railing Thursday when the agency admitted it relies on Dunkin' Donuts employees to unlock the entrance to one of its train stations every morning.

The acknowledgment by NJ Transit, which operates commuter trains and buses in New Jersey, also sparked the latest roasting of the beleaguered agency on social media.

As commuters tweeted their seemingly daily complaints about delayed trains during the morning rush, one rider questioned why the doors to the Hamilton Township train station in Mercer County were still locked.

In its response, NJ Transit seemed to throw Dunkin' Donuts under the train.

"Hi Steve," an NJ Transit employee with the initials "TB" responded on the agency's official Twitter account. "Like previously stated, Dunkin' Donuts is responsible for opening the doors in the morning at Hamilton station."

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