The No. 1101 Main Line train left Hoboken -- bound for Suffern, NY -- shortly after 1:30 a.m.
The pedestrian was struck at the Passaic station around 2 a.m.
There were no injuries to the six customers or crew on board.
NJ TRANSIT police were investigating. They not only hadn't identified the victim as of mid-morning on Tuesday. They didn't have a gender or approximate age.
"It's still under investigation," said Emma Wright, NJT's senior public information officer.
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