List of NJ Transit bus routes (1–99)#79
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NJ Transit operates or contracts out the following bus routes, all of which originate from Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, or Elizabeth. Many were once streetcar lines. These routes are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Northern and Central Divisions, or by Community Transportation under contract. Not included in the list of lines below is the Newark Light Rail system, which is operated from the Central Division.
Routes
=Northern Division=
The following lines are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Northern Division.{{cite web|title=New bus company will take over NJ Transit routes in busy N.J. county|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/06/new-bus-company-will-take-over-nj-transit-routes-in-busy-nj-county.html}}{{cite web|title=NJ Transit takes over contractor's bus routes to ease crowding|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2022/06/nj-transit-takes-over-contractors-bus-routes-to-ease-crowding.html}} All routes are exact fare lines. In this table, PSCT represents Public Service Coordinated Transport, a predecessor to Transport of New Jersey.
Destinations shown are for the full route except for branching.
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!Route !colspan=2|Terminals !Major streets !Notes !History !Garage |
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| rowspan="3" |Journal Square |Kennedy Boulevard, County Avenue, and Meadowlands Parkway |
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|Jersey City-Greenville |Ocean Avenue | |
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54th Street |Bergen Avenue, Old Bergen Road |. |
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|Jersey City Society Hill Drive |West Side Avenue, Montgomery Street, Marin Boulevard. | |
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| rowspan="2" |Journal Square |Bayonne | |
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14
|Jersey City Hudson Mall |Sip Avenue, West Side Avenue | |
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| rowspan="2" |Hoboken Terminal |Washington Street and New York/Bergenline Avenues | |
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|Bergenline Avenue |Observer Highway, Paterson Plank Road, 9th Street-Congress Street, Palisade Avenue, and New York/Bergenline Avenues Meadowlands |
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| rowspan="2" |Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal |Bloomfield Avenue, Broad Street | |
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|Main Street/Main Avenue and Kingsland Street/Kingsland Road (all trips) | |
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|Jersey City-Greenville or Society Hill
|Exchange Place or |Seaview Avenue, Romar Avenue, West Side Avenue, Newark Avenue, and Montgomery Street |
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|Bayonne |Avenue C, New Jersey Turnpike (X trips only), Ocean Avenue (full-time), Montgomery Street |
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|Union City |Transfer Station, Summit Avenue, Newark Avenue, and Montgomery Street |
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|Main Street, U.S. Route 46, Tonnelle Avenue, Bergen Turnpike, and Summit Avenue | |
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|Newark Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, and Bergenline Avenue | |
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|Observer Highway, Paterson Plank Road, Transfer Station, Summit Avenue, Union Turnpike, Bergen Turnpike, Plaza Drive, Harmon Meadow | |
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|Bergenline Avenue |Newark Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, Bergenline Avenue | |
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|Jersey City-Greenville or Secaucus (late nights) |Hoboken Terminal or |Old Bergen Road, MLK Drive, Bergen Avenue, Central Avenue, Palisade Avenue, and Paterson Plank Road |
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|Kennedy Boulevard (peak) |
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|Park Avenue, Washington Street, and Bergenline Avenue | |
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=Central Division=
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The following lines are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Central Division. All lines are exact fare lines except for the 63, 64, 67, and 68. In this table, PSCT represents Public Service Coordinated Transport, a predecessor to Transport of New Jersey.
Destinations shown are for the full route except for branching.
==Central Division, Essex County==
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!Route !colspan=2|Terminals !Major streets !Notes !History !Garage |
1
|Journal Square, Newark-Ironbound |16 Avenue, Market Street, and Ferry Street/Raymond Boulevard (all trips) |
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|18 Avenue and South 10 Street | |
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|Downtown Newark (weekdays and Saturdays) |Bloomfield Avenue and Pompton Avenue |
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13
|Irvington Bus Terminal or Valley Fair |Clifton |Bloomfield Avenue (Clifton trips only), Washington Avenue (Clifton Commons Trips only), Broadway, Clinton Avenue |
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21
|West Orange |Main Street, Market Street | |
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24
|Orange |Elizabeth Avenue, Frelinghuysen Avenue, Central Avenhe |
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25/ GO25 |Maplewood (full-time) |Essex County Correctional Center |Springfield Avenue |
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|Union Avenue, Liberty Avenue, and Morris Avenue | |
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|Forest Hill or |Hawthorne Avenue, Broad Street, Mount Prospect Avenue, Franklin Street (Bloomfield trips only), Verona Avenue (Forest Hill trips only), Union Avenue and Kingsland Avenue (Clifton trips only), and Branch Brook Park Station |
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28
|Montclair State University |Downtown Newark |Upper Mountain Avenue (Wayne trips only) Valley Road, Bloomfield Avenue |
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|Bloomfield Ave, Broad St, and Route 1&9. | |
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|West Caldwell |Downtown Newark |U.S. Route 46 (Parsippany trips only), Bloomfield Avenue |
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|Lincoln Park |Kearny Avenue, Broad Street, Harrison Avenue, and Frank E Rodgers Blvd |
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| rowspan="2" |Newark Penn |South Orange Town Center |South Orange Avenue | |
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|Market Street, Roseville Avenue, Orange Road (Montclair trips only), Prospect Avenue (Bloomfield trips only) | |
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|Newark Liberty International Airport |Lyons Avenue | |
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39
|West Bigelow Street, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Chancellor Avenue |
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40
|Davis Avenue, Frank R. Rodgers Boulevard, Corbin Street, Broad St |
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41
|Newark-Government Center (weekdays only) |Park Avenue |
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44
|Central Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Scotland Road | |
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==Central Division: Union County==
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!Route !colspan=2|Terminals !Major streets !Notes !History !Garage |
52
|Morris Avenue, Westfield Avenue (Non Kean University Trips) |
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| rowspan="2" |Elizabeth |Broad Street, Edgar Road, and Wood Avenue |
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|Linden Plaza |Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, and Wood Avenue |
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|Kenilworth Boulevard, Westfield Avenue, Bayway Avenue | |
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|Front Street, South Avenue, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue | |
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==Central Division: South and west from Hudson County/Newark==
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!Route !colspan=2|Terminals !Major streets !Notes !History !Garage |
48
|Woodbridge Center |Broad Street (Elizabeth), Rahway Avenue, Inman Avenue (via Metropark), Roosevelt Avenue (via Carteret), Amboy Street (Perth Amboy trips) & Woodbridge Mall | |
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|Elizabeth (full-time) Newark Liberty International Airport (select trips) |Broad Street (Newark), US 1&9, Jersey Street, Ikea, and Airport South Area |
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63
| rowspan=2| Lakewood Bus Terminal | rowspan=2| Lincoln Harbor | rowspan=2| U.S. Route 9 | rowspan=2|
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|Route 28, Watchung Avenue, U.S. Route 22, Elizabeth Avenue, and Clinton Avenue |
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|Mountain Avenue, Morris Avenue or Vauxhall Road, Salem Road, Liberty Avenue, Hillside Avenue, Elizabeth Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and Washington Street | |
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|Toms River Park and Ride |U.S. Route 9 and Route 549 | |
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68
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==Central Division: North and west from Newark==
All of these routes originate from Newark Penn Station.
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!Route !Outbound terminal !Major streets !Notes !History !Garage |
70
|Clinton Avenue, Springfield Avenue, Avon Av |** Select Evening Trips end at Irvington Terminal |
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71
|West Caldwell |Market Street, Main Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue | |
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73
|Eisenhower Parkway, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Livingston Avenue, Northfield Avenue, Main Street, Market Street | |
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|Hackensack Transfer (full-time) |Hackensack Street (L and X trips) |
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78
|Raymond Boulevard, New Jersey Turnpike, Meadowlands Parkway, and Seaview Drive |
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79
|Raymond Boulevard, Market Street, Main Street, Interstate 280, New Road, and U.S. Route 46 |
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NOTES
- The #71 and #73 do not carry local passengers between Orange and Newark Penn.
- The #79 only carries customers from Newark and the Oranges to/from Parsippany-Troy Hills.
- The #21 provides frequent service between Orange and Newark.
==Central Division: Essex County crosstown routes==
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!Route !colspan=2|Terminals !Major streets !Notes !History !Garage |
90
|Irvington |Grove Street, Chancellor Avenue | Extended to Chancellor & Springfield Avenue in 2022 |
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92
|Scotland Road, Day Street, Dodd Street, Glenwood Avenue, Belleville Avenue, and Franklin Avenue |
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94
|Linden Railroad Station or |Prospect Street, Clinton Street, Stuyvesant Avenue, Chestnut Street, and Roselle Street |
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96
|Newark |Newark |Roseville Avenue, 10th Street, 18th Street, and Fabyan Place |
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97
|Halsted Street, Washington Street, Harrison Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue |
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99
|Heller Pkwy., Mt. Prospect Ave., Clifton Avenue, Norfolk Street, Irvine Turner Boulevard, Bergen Street, Maple Avenue, and Hillside Avenue |
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Former routes
This list includes routes that have been renumbered or were operated by private companies.
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!Route !colspan=2|Terminals !Major streets !Current status |
valign=top| 12
|Frelinghuysen Avenue (Elmora Avenue originally) |
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23 (First Use)
|Newark |Orange | |
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|Elizabeth |Main Street, Scotland Road or Harrison Street, Central Avenue, Broad Street (Newark and Elizabeth), Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark Avenue, (East Jersey Street and Third Street) or (Elizabeth Avenue and First Street), Trumbull Street, Jersey Gardens Boulevard |
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valign=top| 31
|South Orange Avenue, Valley Street |
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valign=top| 32
|Market Street, South Orange Avenue, Prospect Street, Tuscan Road, Baker Street | |
valign=top| 36
|Broad Street, Clay Street, Central Avenue, Grant Avenue, Belgrove Drive, Midland Avenue |
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valign=top| 42
|18th Avenue |
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valign=top| 43
|Exchange Place or |Harrison Avenue, Newark Avenue, Montgomery Street (Exchange Place trips only), Old Bergen Road (Greenville trips only) |
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valign=top| 44
|Scotland Road, Tremont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, Central Avenue |
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valign=top| 49
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valign=top| 50
|First Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Broad Street, East Broad Street, Magnolia Avenue, North Avenue, Madison Avenue |
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valign=top| 54
|Springfield Avenue, Plainfield Avenue, Bonnie Burn Road, Park Avenue | |
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valign=top| 61
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valign=top| 75
|Butler |Union Avenue, Ringwood Avenue, Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Route 23, Mt. Prospect Avenue, Interstate 280, Orange Street, and Raymond Boulevard |
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valign=top| 93
|Broad Street, Hoover Avenue, and Franklin Avenue |
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valign=top| 95
|Terrill Road, U.S. Route 22, Mountain Avenue and Morris Avenue. |
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