Community Coach
{{Short description|American commercial intercity bus service}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Coach USA Community Coach
| logo = Community Coach logo.png
| logo_size = 167
| image = Coach USA Community Coach MCI 102DL3 7046.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Community Coach #7046 in charter service.
| company_slogan =
| parent = Coach USA
| founded = 1958
| headquarters = 160 Route 17, Paramus, New Jersey
| locale = Greater New York
| service_area = Passaic, Essex, and Morris counties (transit service)
Greater New York (charter service)
I-95 corridor to Washington (intercity)
| service_type = Line run
Intercity service
Contract operations
Charter bus service
| alliance =
| routes = 1 controlled
University shuttles for various colleges in Greater New York
| destinations =
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| lounge =
| fleet =
| ridership =
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| operator = Coach USA
| ceo = Newel Scoon[http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2006/agency_profiles/2160.pdf NTD Stats]
| website = [http://www.coachusa.com/community Community Coach]
}}
Community Coach is a bus operator in northern New Jersey owned by Coach USA, operating fixed route and charter service.
In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Community Coach) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.{{Cite web|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/coach-usa-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-in-delaware?context=search&index=1|title=Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware|date=June 11, 2024|access-date=June 11, 2024|website=Bloomberg Law|language=en}}
Routes
=Directly controlled=
Community Coach, as Community Transit Lines, operates a single line run from the Port Authority Bus Terminal (most trips) or the United Nations (77XE) in New York City to the Livingston Mall in Livingston, the #77 line, via Main Street in Orange, Route 10, and Ridgedale Avenue,[http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/93/community77.pdf Coach USA #77 schedule] 77X via Northfield, 77L via GS Pkwy, 77XP via Prospect Av, and 77XC express seven days a week. This line was previously operated by DeCamp.
=Formerly contracted under NJT=
{{see also|List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (700-799)}}
Under contract to New Jersey Transit, Community Coach, operating as Community Transportation, operated the following routes under, which run Monday through Saturday only unless otherwise indicated. The contract for these routes were transferred to Academy Bus on August 17, 2024. {{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Larry Higgs {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2024-07-11 |title=Coach USA to stop running these NJ Transit bus routes |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2024/07/coach-usa-to-stop-running-these-nj-transit-bus-routes.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=nj |language=en}}
==Passaic County local routes==
class="wikitable" |
Route
!Terminal A !Main streets of travel !Terminal B |
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[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0702.pdf NJT bus 702 schedule]
|Paterson |Van Houten Avenue |Elmwood Park |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0705.pdf NJT bus 705 schedule]
|Clifton Avenue |Willowbrook Mall |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0707.pdf NJT bus 707 schedule]
|Paterson |Marshall Street/Hazel Street/Paulson Avenue |Saddle Brook |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0709.pdf NJT bus 709 schedule]
|Bloomfield |Passaic Avenue |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0722.pdf NJT bus 722 schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605091828/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0722.pdf |date=5 June 2011 }}
|Paterson |Memorial Drive |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0744.pdf NJT bus 744 schedule]
|Lakeview Avenue |Wayne |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1746.pdf NJT bus 746 schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216002246/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1746.pdf |date=16 December 2011 }}
|Broadway Bus Terminal (Paterson) |Madison Avenue |Ridgewood |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1746.pdf NJT bus 748 schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216002246/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1746.pdf |date=16 December 2011 }}
|Paterson |Broadway |Willowbrook Mall, OR |
[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0758.pdf NJT bus 758 schedule]
|Passaic |Midland Avenue |Paramus Park |
References
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External links
- [http://www.coachusa.com/community Community Coach]
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Category:Surface transportation in Greater New York
Category:Stagecoach Group bus operators in the United States and Canada
Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024
Category:Intercity bus companies of the United States
Category:Bus transportation in New Jersey
Category:Transportation in Bergen County, New Jersey
Category:Transportation in Essex County, New Jersey
Category:Transportation in Passaic County, New Jersey
Category:Transportation companies based in New Jersey
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