NJ Transit Bus Operations
{{short description|Public transport operator in New Jersey}}
{{primary sources|date=June 2011}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = NJ Transit Bus Operations
| logo = NJTBus.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = New Jersey Transit NABI 416 transit.jpg
| image_caption = NJ Transit bus operates along Prospect Street in western Trenton.
| parent = NJ Transit
| founded = 1980 (purchase of Transport of New Jersey)
| headquarters = Newark, New Jersey
| service_area = New Jersey (statewide)
| service_type = Local and commuter bus transit, Newark Light Rail
| routes = 267 (See list below)
| stations = 26 bus terminals,
19,500 bus stops,
17 light rail stations[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/FactsAtaGlance.pdf New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906064945/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/FactsAtaGlance.pdf |date=September 6, 2015 }}, Fiscal Year 2009
| fleet = 3,052 buses, 696 leased to private operators
21 light rail vehicles
| annual_ridership = {{American transit ridership|NJ Transit MB annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| operator = See operator list below
| ceo = Kevin Corbett
| website = [https://www.njtransit.com/ njtransit.com]
}}
NJ Transit Bus Operations is the bus division of NJ Transit, providing local and commuter bus service throughout New Jersey and adjacent areas of New York State (Manhattan in New York City, Rockland County, and Orange County) and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley). It operates its own lines as well as contracts others to private carriers. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the bus system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|NJ Transit MB annual}}.
History
Prior to 1948, most public transportation in New Jersey was provided by the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, a utility company that also operated the Public Service Railway division. In 1948, the Public Service Corporation was divided into two entities: the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, which inherited the utility operations, and the Public Service Coordinated Transportation Company (PSCT), which inherited the transit operations. PSCT provided service throughout New Jersey, originally using trolleys and then transitioning to trolley buses, and buses. During the 1970s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the routes of Public Service, now renamed Transport of New Jersey (TNJ), contracting with TNJ and other companies to operate local bus service throughout New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://www.davemackey.com/psct/history.html|title=Public Service – History|work=davemackey.com|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616153703/http://www.davemackey.com/psct/history.html|archive-date=June 16, 2013}}
NJ Transit came into being as the result of the New Jersey Public Transportation Act of 1979 to "acquire, operate, and contract for transportation services in the public interest". NJ Transit Bus Operations came into being the following year, when it acquired Transport of New Jersey from PSE&G.{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| author = Martin Waldron | title = Jersey Acquires 2 Key Bus Lines For $32 Million; Byrne Describes Takeover as 'Truly Public Transit' Possible Rail Takeover 'Getting Rid of a Headache' Jersey Acquires Two Key Bus Lines| work = The New York Times| access-date = February 13, 2017| date = September 18, 1980| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E0DE3DB1F3BE732A2575BC1A96F9C94619FD6CF&legacy=true}} Other purchases and buyouts in the 1980s expanded the bus division of NJ Transit, including the assumption of service for Somerset Bus Company in 1982 and the acquisition of the Atlantic City Transportation Company in 1987.{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Bird| first = David| title = End of the Line Drawing Near for Jersey's Somerset Bus Co.| work = The New York Times| access-date = October 21, 2018| date = June 3, 1982| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/03/nyregion/end-of-the-line-drawing-near-for-jersey-s-somerset-bus-co.html}} In 1992 NJ Transit Mercer, Inc., which was the successor to the former "Mercer Metro" operation in the Trenton and Princeton areas, was folded into NJ Transit Bus Operations.[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CorpInfoTo "History & Structure"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902044255/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CorpInfoTo |date=September 2, 2007 }}, New Jersey Transit In 2010, PABCO Transit (Passaic-Athenia Bus) taken over under the subsidiary NJ Transit Morris, Inc.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey numerous private carriers went out of business and NJ Transit took over many of their routes, including those of Olympia Trails subsidiaries (ONE Bus, Red & Tan in Hudson County), A&C Bus Corporation, DeCamp Bus Lines, and Transdev.https://eu.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2023/09/28/struggling-nj-private-bus-lines-are-dropping-commuter-service-nj-transit-decamp-coach-ac/70930621007/https://eu.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2023/09/29/new-bus-schedules-newark-jersey-city-routes-nj-transit/71004902007/
Routes
Routes are numbered by where they operate in the state of New Jersey, however, there are a few exceptions to the general rule due to subsequent changes to some routes operating in Central and North Jersey. Fare and route can also be further elucidated on some of the individual route schedulesList of New Jersey Transit [http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusTo schedules] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509141257/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusTo |date=May 9, 2017 }} or the trip planner.NJ Transit [http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TripPlannerTo trip planner]
- 1-99: Intrastate service originating from Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, or Elizabeth.
- 100-199: Routes from central and northern New Jersey to New York City.
- 200-299: No routes with these numbers; a few existed in the 1980s but were soon renumbered.
- 300-399: Special-event and park services, school tripper services, park-and-ride services, long-distance suburban routes from Philadelphia, New York-Atlantic City express. Beginning in 2010, numbers in this series are also assigned to North Jersey intrastate routes formerly suffixed with an X.
- 400-449: Short-distance suburban routes in southwestern New Jersey and to Philadelphia.
- 450-499: Local routes within Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties.
- 500-549: Local routes within Atlantic and Cape May counties.
- 550-599: Long-distance routes from Atlantic City serving points in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia.
- 600-699: Local routes within Mercer County.
- 700-799: Local routes within Passaic and Bergen counties not running to Newark.
- 800-880: Local routes within Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris counties not running to Newark.
- Wheels Suburban Transportation Services (890 and up).
In most cases, routes retain the same numbers they had under the Public Service/Transport of New Jersey umbrella.
Fleet
{{Main|NJ Transit bus fleet}}
As of 2024 NJ Transit had over 2800 buses, including 147 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and 12 hybrid electric buses, as well as community shuttles.{{cite report |title = New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) |publisher = New Jersey Transit |date = November 2024 |url = https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/FY24%20FACTS%20AT%20A%20GLANCE%201st%20Draft.pdf |accessdate = January 21, 2025}}
Divisions and facilities
{{see also|NJ Transit bus garages}}
NJ Transit Bus Operations is divided into the Northern, Central, and Southern Divisions, and contract operations.New Jersey Transit [http://www.njtransit.com/ti/ti_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusTerminalsTo#garages garage locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084222/http://www.njtransit.com/ti/ti_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusTerminalsTo#garages |date=March 27, 2018 }}
= Northern Division =
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The Northern Division consists of six garages.
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Garage
!width="160px"|Location !Routes !Notes |
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Fairview
|419 Anderson Avenue, |128 (split with Meadowlands, Howell), 153, 154, 156 (split with Market Street, Meadowlands), 158 (split with Meadowlands), 159 (split with Market Street, Meadowlands) | |
Market Street
|16 Market Street, |72, 74, 156 (split with Fairview, Meadowlands), 159 (split with Fairview, Meadowlands), 171, 175, 178, 182, 186, 703, 704, 712, 770 | |
Meadowlands
|2600 Penhorn Avenue, |10 (splot with Greenville, Kearny Point), 22, 23, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 119 (split with Greenville, Kearny Point), 121, 122 (split with Wayne), 123, 124, 125, 126 (split with Greenville, Hilton, Ironbound), 127, 128 (split with Fairview, Howell), 129, 155 (split with Westwood), 156 (split with Fairview, Market Street), 159 (split with Fairview, Market Street), 166 (split with Oradell), 167 (split with Westwood), 177 (split with Westwood), 181, 188, 190 (split with Wayne), 319 (split with Egg Harbor, Howell), 320, 321, 329, 355 (split with Ironbound) |
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Oradell
|Marginal Rd, |144, 162, 163, 164 (split with Wayne), 166 (split with Meadowlands) |
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Wayne
|55 West Belt Parkway, |101, 105, 122 (split with Meadowlands), 145, 148, 151, 160, 161, 164 (split with Oradell) 190 (split with Meadowlands), 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 324 |
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Westwood
|180 Old Hook Road, Westwood |155 (split with Meadowlands), 157, 165, 167 (split with Meadowlands), 168, 177 (split with Meadowlands) |
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= Central Division =
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The Central Division consists of eight garages and one light rail operations facility.
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Garage
!width="160px"|Location !Routes !Notes |
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Big Tree
|1 Washington Avenue, |1 (split with Hilton, Orange),13 (split with Hilton), 27 (split with Hilton, Orange), 30, 40, 44, 76, 78, 99, 378 |
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Greenville
|53 Old Bergen Road |6, 10 (split with Meadowlands, Kearny Point), 80, 81, 87, 119 (with Kearny Point, Meadowlands), 120, 126 (split with Hilton, Meadowlands, Ironbound) |
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Hilton
|1450 Springfield Avenue |1 (split with Big Tree, Ironbound, Orange), 13 (split with Big Tree), 24 (Split with Ironbound, Orange), 25, 26, 27 (split with Big Tree, Orange), 31, 37, 39, 52, 70, 90, 107, 108, 126 (split with Greenville, Ironbound, Meadowlands), 250 (go25), 361, 375 |
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Howell
|1251 U.S. 9, Howell Township |63, 64, 67, 68, 126 (split with Greenville, Hilton, Ironbound, Meadowlands), 128 (split with Meadowlands, Fairview), 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 319 (split with Egg Harbor, Meadowlands) |
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Ironbound
|601 Doremus Ave, |24 (Split with Hilton, Orange), 48, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 65, 66, 102, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119 (Split with Greenville, Meadowlands), 126 (Split with Greenville, Hilton, Kearny Point, Meadowlands), 355 (Split with Meadowlands) |
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Kearny Point
|677 Wilson Ave, |2, 8, 9, 10 (Split with Greenville, Meadowlands), 14, 119 (Split with Greenville, Meadowlands), 126 (Split with Greenville, Hilton, Howell, Meadowlands), 986 | |
Morris (NJ Transit Morris, Inc.) |34 Richboynton Road |871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 878, 880 | |
Newark Light Rail
|Grove Street station |Newark Light Rail Newark Penn Station |
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Orange
|420 Thomas Boulevard, | 1 (split with Hilton, Big Tree) 5, 11, 21, 24 (split with Ironbound, Hilton), 27 (split with Big Tree, Hilton), 28, 29, 31, 34, 41, 71, 73, 79, 92, 94, 96, 97, 258 (go28), 372 |
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= Southern Division =
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The Southern Division consists of five garages.
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Garage
!width="160px"|Location !Routes !Notes |
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Egg Harbor
|1431 Doughty Road, |313 (split with Washington Twp), 315 (split with Washington Twp), 316 (split with Newton Av, Washington Twp), 319 (split with Howell, Meadowlands), 501, 502, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 552, 553, 559 |
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Hamilton Township (NJ Transit Mercer, Inc.) |600 Sloan Avenue, |600, 601, 603, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 619, 624 |
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Neptune Garage
|830 Old Corlies Avenue, |830, 831, 832, 834, 836, 837, 838 |
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Newton Avenue
|350 Newton Avenue, |316 (split with Egg Harbor, Washington Twp), 317, 404, 405, 407, 409, 413, 414, 417, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 455, 457 |
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Washington Township
|6000 Black Horse Pike, |313 (split with Egg Harbor), 315 (split with Egg Harbor), 316 (split with Egg Harbor, Newtown Av), 400, 401, 402, 403, 406, 408, 410, 412, 459, 463, 551, 554 |
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Contract operations
These companies operate service under contract to New Jersey Transit. Service is provided using New Jersey Transit-branded buses.
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!width="140px"|Operator !Location !Routes |
Community Coach
|160 Route 17 North, |351, 353 |
Academy Bus Lines
|600 S River St, Hackensack |702, 705, 707, 709, 722, 744, 746, 748, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 758, 762, 772, 780 |
Salem County Transit
|88 Industrial Park Road |468 |
Suburban Trails
|750 Somerset Street, |801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822 |
Trans-Bridge Lines
|2012 Industrial Drive, |890, 891 |
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.njtransit.com/ New Jersey Transit official website]
- [https://njtbus.blogspot.com/ Unofficial New Jersey Transit fan page]
- [https://www.dougandadrienne.info/njbus/ Unofficial New Jersey Transit bus map]
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