New Jersey Transit Bus Operations
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| Slogan | The Way to Go |
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| Parent company | New Jersey Transit Corporation |
| Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey |
| Locale | New Jersey (statewide) |
| Service area | New Jersey, Orange County, NY |
| Service type | Local, commuter, long-distance bus transit, Newark Light Rail |
| Routes | 247 bus routes 2 light rail routes |
| Stations | 27 bus terminals, 18,000+ bus stops, 17 light rail stations[1] |
| Fleet | 2140 (Owned and operated) 922 (under contract or leased to private operators)[1](2007 figures) |
| Daily ridership | 530,350[1] (weekday) |
| Operator | See operator list below |
| Web site | New Jersey Transit |
New Jersey Transit Bus Operations is the bus division of New Jersey Transit, providing bus service throughout New Jersey along with service along one light rail line, with many routes going to New York City and Philadelphia.
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[edit] History
Prior to the creation of New Jersey Transit, public transportation in New Jersey was the responsibility of the Public Service Coordinated Transport Company, which was originally the Public Service Railway division of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey until it was spun off when PSNJ was divided into two entities in 1948: Public Service Electric and Gas Company, and PSCT. PSCT provided service throughout New Jersey, originally using trolleys and then transitioning to Trolley Cars, Trolley Buses, and Motor Busses. During the 1970s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began subsidizing 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.[2]
New Jersey 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. New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc. came into being the following year, when it acquired Transport of New Jersey. Other purchases and buyouts in the 1980s expanded the bus division of NJ Transit, including the acquisition of the Atlantic City Transportation Company in the early 1980s. The current version of NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc. came into being in 1992, when 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 as a subsidiary of NJ Transit Bus Operations[3].
Today, New Jersey Transit Bus Operations owns, leases, or subleases over 3,000 buses (as of June 2006)[4], and many more have been purchased for community shuttles.
[edit] Routes
Routes are numbered by where they operate in the state of New Jersey. A full description of exact fare and full service is given in the Fares section. Fare and route can also be further elucidated on the individual route schedules[5] or the trip planner.[6]
- 1-99: Intrastate service originating from Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, or Elizabeth. Includes the Newark City Subway and Light Rail lines.
- 100-199: Routes from northern New Jersey to New York City.
- 200-299: No routes with these numbers.
- 300-399: Special-event and park services, park-and-ride services, long-distance suburban routes from Philadelphia, New York-Atlantic City express.
- 400-449: Short-distance suburban routes in southwestern New Jersey.
- 450-499: Local service within Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties.
- 500-549: Atlantic County local routes.
- 550-599: Long-distance routes from Atlantic City serving points in southern New Jersey.
- 600-699: Mercer County local routes.
- 700-799: Passaic and Bergen County local routes not entering Newark.
- 800-849: Middlesex and Monmouth local routes not running to Newark.
- Wheels Suburban Transportation Services (881-999).
- Morris County Metro: Morris County local routes (MCM1-10).
[edit] Equipment
- See also: Newark Light Rail
New Jersey Transit Bus Operations operates a variety of equipment throughout the state. The predominant equipment is the MCI D4000/4500 coach delivered in batches between 1998 and 2007, which (including units leased to private carriers) comprises half of the total fleet (approximately 1500 buses). MCI D series cruisers are used throughout New Jersey in local and express short-haul, medium-haul and long-haul routes.[7]
From 1980 until 1995, New Jersey Transit was a Flxible customer, with suburban and transit bus orders being procured exclusively through Flxible until it went out of business in 1996. Since then, New Jersey Transit has ordered primarily NovaBus RTS buses for transit service, with 85 Neoplan articulated buses also on the roster used on routes between eastern Bergen County and New York City, and on some routes from downtown Newark.[7]
The next batch of suburban and transit buses for New Jersey Transit will be supplied by North American Bus Industries, and will be of the type shown at the top of this page.
Details on the equipment of the Newark City Subway and Light Rail operations can be viewed in the article about Newark Light Rail.
[edit] Divisions, facilities, and operators
New Jersey Transit Bus Operations is divided into the Northern, Central, and Southern Divisions, and contract operations. [8] Below is a list of all facilities and the buses housed in them.[9]
[edit] Northern Division
The Northern Division consists of six garages owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.
| Garage | Location | Routes |
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| Fairview | 419 Anderson Avenue, Fairview, New Jersey |
128 (with Meadowlands), 154, 156, 158, 159, 321 |
| Greenville | 53 Old Bergen Road Jersey City, New Jersey |
6, 43, 80, 81, 87, 120, 126 (with Meadowlands and Ironbound) |
| Market Street | 16 Market Street, Paterson, New Jersey |
72, 74, 145, 148, 160, 164 (with Oradell), 171, 175, 178, 182, 703, 704, 712, 770 |
| Meadowlands | 2600 Penhorn Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey |
82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126 (with Greenville and Ironbound), 127, 128 (with Fairview and Howell), 129, 166 (with Oradell), 167 (with Oradell) 181, 188, 190 (with Wayne), 319 (with Egg Harbor), 320, 351 (with Community Coach) |
| Oradell | 455 New Milford Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey |
144, 155, 157, 162, 163, 164 (with Market Street), 165, 166 (with Meadowlands), 167 (with Meadowlands), 168, 186 |
| Wayne | 55 West Belt Parkway, Wayne, New Jersey |
75, 161, 190 (with Meadowlands), 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 324 |
[edit] Central Division
The Central Division consists of five garages and one light rail operations facility owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.
| Garage | Location | Routes |
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| Big Tree | 1 Washington Avenue, Nutley, New Jersey |
13, 39 (with Hilton), 40, 76, 78, 99 |
| Hilton | 1450 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, New Jersey |
1, 13 (with Big Tree), 25, 26, 27 (with Orange), 37, 39 (with Big Tree), 42, 52, 70, 90, 94 (with Orange), 107, 108 |
| Howell | 1251 U.S. 9 North, Howell, New Jersey |
64, 67, 68, 128 (with Meadowlands and Fairview), 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139 (with Academy), 307, 308, 309 |
| Ironbound | 677 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey |
56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 65/66, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 126 (with Greenville and Meadowlands) |
| Newark Light Rail | Grove Street station Bloomfield, New Jersey |
Newark City Subway, Newark Light Rail |
| Orange | 420 Thomas Boulevard, Orange, New Jersey |
5, 11, 21, 27 (with Hilton), 28, 29, 34, 41, 71, 73, 79, 92, 93, 94 (with Hilton), 96, 97 |
[edit] Southern Division
The Southern Division consists of four garages owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.
| Garage | Location | Routes |
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| Egg Harbor | 1431 Doughty Road, Egg Harbor, New Jersey |
313, 315, 316 (with Washington Township and Newton Avenue), 319 (with Meadowlands), 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 552, 553, 559 |
| Hamilton Township (NJ Transit Mercer, Inc.) |
600 Sloan Avenue, Hamilton, New Jersey |
600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 613, 619, 976 |
| Newton Avenue | 350 Newton Avenue, Camden, New Jersey |
316 (with Washington Township and Egg Harbor), 317, 318, 404, 405, 407, 409, 413, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 455, 457, 460 (with Washington Township) |
| Washington Township | 6000 Black Horse Pike, Turnersville, New Jersey |
313, 315, 316 (with Egg Harbor and Newton Avenue), 400, 401, 402, 403, 406, 408, 410, 412, 459, 460 (with Newton Avenue) 463, 551, 554 |
[edit] Contract operations
These companies operate service under contract to New Jersey Transit. Unless noted to the contrary, service is provided using New Jersey Transit-branded buses.
| Operator | Location | Routes |
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| Academy Bus | 1515 Jefferson Street, Hoboken, New Jersey |
2, 22, 23, 88, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 772, 780 |
| 440 Florida Grove Road, Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822 | |
| 2255 Lakewood Road, Toms River, New Jersey |
139 (with Howell) *NOTE: This service is provided using Academy-branded buses. |
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| Community Coach | 160 Route 17 North, Paramus, New Jersey |
351 (with Meadowlands), 702, 705, 707, 709, 722, 742, 744, 746, 748, 758, 970, 971 |
| First Student | 177 Route 94, Lafayette, New Jersey |
966, 967, 973 |
| PABCO Transit | 34 Richboynton Road, Dover, New Jersey |
MCM1, MCM2, MCM3, MCM4, MCM5, MCM7, MCM10 |
| Red & Tan in Hudson County | 349 1 Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey |
305, 978, 979, 981* *NOTE: 981 service is provided primarily with Coach USA-branded buses. |
| Salem County Transit | 350 East Pittsfield Street, Pennsville, New Jersey |
423, 468 |
| Suburban Trails | 750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
884, 980, 986 |
| Trans-Bridge Lines | 2012 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
890, 891 |
| Veolia Transportation | 830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune, New Jersey |
830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837 |
[edit] Fares
The fares for New Jersey Transit services are listed below. [10] Additional fare information, such as reduced fares, weekly, and monthly pass information can also be found here at this link.
- Northern and Central Division routes: 1-199, 305-309, 319 (all travel to/from New York City), 324, 700-849, Morris County Metro, Wheels Suburban Transportation Services (except 976), Newark Light Rail, Coach USA ONE Bus 24, 31, and 44.
- Central Division routes crossing the Raritan River: 64, 67, 68, 308.
- Southern Division routes: 313-318, 319 (intrastate travel), 400-619, 976, River Line.
- Park-Ride routes with different fares: 167 (off peak to/from the Vince Lombardi Park-Ride only), 320, 321.
All fares shown below are adult fares for one-way travel except where noted as fares for round trip travel..
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| Northern and Central Division intrastate (excluding services operating via the New Jersey Turnpike south of the Raritan River) |
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| To/from New York City one way1 |
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| To/from New York City round-trip1 (minimum 24 zones) |
N/A |
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| Central Division between Essex and Hudson counties and points south of the Raritan River via the New Jersey Turnpike, one-way2 |
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| Central Division between Essex and Hudson counties and points south of the Raritan River via the New Jersey Turnpike, round-trip2 (mimimum 23 zones) |
N/A |
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| Southern Division intrastate |
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| Southern Division interstate one-way |
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| Southern Division interstate round-trip (minimum 11 zones) |
N/A |
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[edit] Fare notes
- North Jersey interstate fares apply for travel between New Jersey and Orange County, NY on the 196/197 (minimum 3 zones).
- For travel between Hudson and Essex Counties to points south of the Raritan River via the New Jersey Turnpike, there is a minimum seven zone charge from Newark, eight zone charge from Jersey City and Hoboken, and nine zone charge from Weehawken.
- Travel to and from the Meadowlands on the 351 line is $6.00 ($5.00 from a ticket vending machine or ticket window).[11]. Non-event travel to/from the Meadowlands is provided on the 164 line.
- Philadelphia-Atlantic City travel is available for $15.00 round trip when bought from a ticket agent at the Philadelphia or Atlantic City bus terminal.
- Atlantic City Line tickets and rail passes are accepted on the 551 for travel between Atlantic City and Philadelphia, and on the 554 for travel to Atlantic City Line stations between Atlantic City and Lindenwold (Atco excluded) at all times.
- 554 line customers using rail tickets or passes must board and alight at Lindenwold station, one block away from Hammonton, Egg Harbor City, or Absecon stations, or at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal.
- 551 line customers using rail tickets or passes must board and alight at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal and Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal.
- Travel from New Jersey to Wilmington on the 423 line is 3 fare zones.
- Transfers are $0.65 on North Jersey routes, and $0.60 on South Jersey routes, and are valid for a one-zone bus ride on a connecting bus or light rail line within the State of New Jersey. All transfers are valid for two hours.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance
- ^ Public Service Transport history
- ^ New Jersey Transit History
- ^ New Jersey Transit [1] FY 2005 report
- ^ List of New Jersey Transit schedules
- ^ NJ Transit Fare Calculator
- ^ a b All time New Jersey Transit roster
- ^ New Jersey Transit garage locations (Howell Garage not listed)
- ^ Route assignments for all New Jersey Transit routes that are self-operated
- ^ New Jersey Transit fares
- ^ Fare Increase Miscellaneous Notes
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