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. It is located on Broadway between Memorial Drive and West Broadway in

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, putting it near

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and a few blocks from Paterson City Hall and the Great Falls Historic District, including the

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Facilities and service

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, some operated by

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, make use of the terminal, one of several origination points in the city and serves an average of 1600 buses each weekday. Buses depart from four sheltered bus lanes adjacent to the indoor waiting room. Indoor and outdoor facilities were renovated and expanded in 2010.http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2648 The terminal is served by the 72 (to

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), 74 (to Newark Subway, Branch Brook Park), 161 (to

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), 171 (to

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), 190 (to Port Authority Bus Terminal), 703 (nights and weekends to

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), 746 (to Ridgewoodhttp://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1746.pdf NJT746/748), 748 (to Willowbrook Mall), and 770 (to

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). One of the

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campus shuttles also serves the terminal. A ticket office is open daily (6 AM - 8 PM).

Paterson public transportation

Jitney service by

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-owned minibuses (doing business as Express Service) travels from Paterson to locations in

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, and Hudson counties as well as the

and

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in New York City.

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s, locally known in Spanish as guaguas are also available in the vicinity traveling to Jersey City, North Hudson and

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. City Hall has many buses that stop at or near it, going to various points in neighboring communities, Manhattan and regional shopping centers. The Paterson NJT regional rail train station is located 10 blocks east of the bus terminal. The Passaic-Bergen Rail Line is a proposed rail line through the city which will make a stop nearby.

History

When constructed in the 1932 and before

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, the

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operated trolleys from the terminal, namely the Line 1 ( Edgewater), Line 5 ( Suffern), and Line 15 to Hudson Place (Hoboken). The terminal has been renovated during the course of the years, the most recent refurbishment completed in 2010.

Paterson bus routes

References

External links

Unofficial New Jersey bus mapPaterson Jitney Bus information guideNJ Transit route finderNJT Bus Routes in Passaic CountyNJT Bus Routes in Bergen CountyNJT Bus Routes in Hudson County
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