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===Public transportation=== [[NJ Transit]] provides bus service between the township and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] on the [[559 (New Jersey bus)|559]] bus route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726183332/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesOceanCountyTo Ocean County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 26, 2010. Accessed December 26, 2012.</ref> [[Academy Bus]] offers Parkway Express routes from the Forked River Service Area to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] or to [[Wall Street]] in [[Lower Manhattan]].<ref>[http://www.academybus.com/Commuters/Timetables.aspx Commuter Schedules], [[Academy Bus]]. Accessed August 11, 2015.</ref> Ocean Ride local service is provided on the OC5 Lacey route.<ref>[http://www.gmtma.org/pg-bus-ocean.php Ocean County Bus Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814190256/http://gmtma.org/pg-bus-ocean.php |date=2015-08-14 }}, Greater Mercer TMA. Accessed August 10, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/ReferenceGuide.pdf#page=9 Ocean Ride Rider's Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627011911/http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/ReferenceGuide.pdf#page=9 |date=2015-06-27 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed August 10, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/TransitMap.pdf Ocean County Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205314/http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/Transportation/PDFs/Transportation/TransitMap.pdf |date=2015-09-23 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed August 10, 2015.</ref> There is no rail service in the township. In the late nineteenth and early-to-mid twentieth centuries, the township was served by the [[Tuckerton Railroad]], [[Toms River Railroad]], and the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] (CNJ). The CNJ's former roadbed, running parallel to Route 9, has been partially converted to the [[Barnegat Branch Trail]], a [[rail trail]].<ref>[http://www.planning.co.ocean.nj.us/rail/plan/plan9-28_exist.pdf Barnegat Branch Trail-Conceptual Plan: Existing Right-of-Way Conditions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406134910/http://www.planning.co.ocean.nj.us/rail/plan/plan9-28_exist.pdf |date=2017-04-06 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The former railroad right-of-way is an intact and largely continuous linear corridor that runs 13.6 miles and contains approximately 92 acres. As noted, the Trail corridor spans seven municipalities. From the south the municipalities include: Barnegat Township, Ocean Township (Waretown), Lacey Township (Forked River, Lanoka Harbor), Berkeley Township, (Bayville, Pinewald) Beachwood Borough, South Toms River Borough and Downtown Toms River."</ref> The Tuckerton Railroad's former roadbed runs parallel to Lacey Road, ending in nearby [[Whiting, New Jersey|Whiting]]. Today, the closest train stations are in [[Bay Head station|Bay Head]], with service on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]] toward [[New York City]], and [[Absecon station|Absecon]], with service on the [[Atlantic City Line]] toward [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] and [[Philadelphia]].
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