New Jersey Transit Bus Operations

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations provides local and commuter bus service, Newark Light Rail service, and ADA paratransit (Access Link) service throughout New Jersey
Slogan	The Way to Go
Parent company	New Jersey Transit Corporation
Founded	1980 (purchase of Transport of New Jersey)
Headquarters	Newark, New Jersey
Locale	New Jersey (statewide)
Service area	New Jersey (statewide)
Service type	Local and commuter 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	3180 total (2477 buses branded for New Jersey Transit,[2] 683 buses leased to private operators, and 20 light rail vehicles;[1] 2007 figures)
Daily ridership	530,350[1] (weekday)
Operator	See operator list below
Chief executive	James Gigantino
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.

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 Buses. 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.^[3]

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^[4].

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations owns, leases, or subleases over 3,000 buses^[1], with direct control of 2,477 as of 2007^[2], and many more have been purchased for community shuttles.

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 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).

Equipment

Divisions, facilities, and operators

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations is divided into the Northern, Central, and Southern Divisions, and contract operations. ^[7] Below is a list of all facilities and the buses housed in them.^[8]

Northern Division

The Northern Division consists of six garages owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.

Central Division

The Central Division consists of five garages and one light rail operations facility owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.

Southern Division

The Southern Division consists of four garages owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.

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.

See also

• New Jersey Transit

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: New Jersey Transit Bus Operations

• New Jersey Transit official website
• Unofficial New Jersey Transit fan page
• Unofficial New Jersey Transit bus map

v • d • e New Jersey Transit Bus Operations Northern Division Bergen and Passaic County local service • Hudson and Passaic County-Newark intrastate service • Interstate service • Park-ride and special event service Central Division Intrastate service • Interstate service • Great Adventure seasonal service • Newark Light Rail Southern Division Atlantic City local routes • Atlantic County suburban routes • Camden and Gloucester County suburban routes • Camden and Gloucester County local routes • Long-distance service • Mercer County routes Contract operations Bergen and Passaic counties • Middlesex, Monmouth, Union, and Somerset counties • Morris County • Salem County interstate • Salem County intrastate • Special event service • Suburban New Jersey Other New Jersey Transit-purchased bus fleet

v • d • e Greater New York region bus transit Operators NY Public : MTA Regional Bus Operations : (New York City Bus | MTA Bus | Long Island Bus) • Bee-Line System • Dutchess LOOP • Huntington Area Rapid Transit • Kingston Citibus • Poughkeepsie Transit • Putnam Transit • Suffolk Transit • Transport of Rockland • Ulster County Area Transit Private : Atlantic Express • Hampton Jitney • Liberty Lines • Monsey Trails • Pine Hill/Adirondack Trailways • Rockland Coaches • Short Line Bus NJ/ PA Public : New Jersey Transit Bus Operations Private : A&C Bus • Academy Bus • Bergen Avenue IBOA • Broadway Bus • Coach USA : (Community Coach | Olympia Trails | Rockland Coaches | Short Line Bus | Suburban Trails) • DeCamp Bus Lines • Lakeland Bus Lines • Martz Trailways • Trans-Bridge Lines CT Connecticut Transit : (Stamford | New Haven | Waterbury) • Norwalk Transit District • Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority • Housatonic Area Regional Transit • Milford Transit District Routes NY Bronx • Brooklyn • Manhattan • Queens • Staten Island • Local/express multi-borough in NYC • Dutchess • Nassau • Putnam • Rockland • Suffolk • Ulster • Westchester NJ Bergen/Passaic • Essex/Hudson/Union • Mercer • Middlesex/Monmouth • Morris • North Jersey to New York City • Special event and park-ride • Suburban New Jersey CT Bridgeport • Danbury • New Haven • Norwalk • Stamford Defunct operators NY Command Bus • Fifth Avenue Coach Company • Green Lines • Jamaica Buses • Liberty Lines Express • New York Bus Service • Queens Surface Corporation • Triboro Coach NJ Public Service Coordinated Transport/Transport of New Jersey Related Information Transportation in New York City • Mass transit in New York City

v • d • e Mass transit in the Delaware Valley Transit buses SEPTA: Philadelphia • Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties Reading: Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority New Jersey Transit: Camden, Gloucester, and Salem County suburban service • Camden, Gloucester, and Salem County local service • Long-distance local routes from Philadelphia DART First State: New Castle County Commuter rail SEPTA: Regional Rail (R1 • R2 • R3 • R5 • R6 • R7 • R8) New Jersey Transit: Atlantic City Line • Atlantic City Express Service Rapid transit and light rail SEPTA: Broad Street Line • Market–Frankford Line • Subway–Surface trolleys • Route 15 • Route 100 • Routes 101 and 102 Delaware River Port Authority: PATCO Speedline New Jersey Transit: River Line Other: Greenline (proposed)

v • d • e New Jersey Transit Corporation Divisions NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc. (and NJ Transit Mercer, Inc.) • NJ Transit Rail Operations, Inc. Other articles Light rail in New Jersey Enforcement New Jersey Transit Police Department Fleet Bus • Rail See also: {{New Jersey Transit Bus}} • {{New Jersey Transit Rail}} • {{New Jersey Transit Light Rail}} • Official website: NJTransit.com