NJ Transit Bus Operations is the bus division of
NJ Transit
New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...
, providing bus service throughout
New Jersey
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along with service along
one light rail line, with many routes going to
New York City
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and
Philadelphia
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. In , the bus system had a ridership of .
History
Prior to 1948, most public transportation in New Jersey was provided by the
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Transport of New Jersey (TNJ), earlier Public Service Transportation and then Public Service Coordinated Transport, was a street railway and bus company in the U.S. state of New Jersey from 1917 to 1980, when NJ Transit took over their operation ...
, a utility company that also operated the
Public Service Railway
Transport of New Jersey (TNJ), earlier Public Service Transportation and then Public Service Coordinated Transport, was a street railway and bus company in the U.S. state of New Jersey from 1917 to 1980, when NJ Transit took over their operations ...
division. In 1948, the Public Service Corporation was divided into two entities: the
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
The Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey and was established in 1985 with a legacy dating back to 1903.
The company's largest subsidiary is Public Service Elec ...
, 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 bus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
es, and buses. During the 1970s, the
New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...
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.
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. 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 the acquisition of the Atlantic City Transportation Company in 1987.
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.
["History & Structure"]
New Jersey Transit In 2010, Morris County operations were taken over under the subsidiary NJ Transit Morris, Inc.
NJ Transit Bus Operations owns, leases, or subleases over 3,000 buses,
and many more have been purchased for community shuttles.
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 schedules
[List of New Jersey Transi]
schedules
/ref> or the trip planner.[NJ Transi]
trip planner
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* 1-99: Intrastate service originating from Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
, Jersey City
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.[Hoboken
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, or Elizabeth
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* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
.
* 100-199: Routes from central and northern New Jersey to New York City
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.
*200-299: No routes with these numbers; a few existed in the 1980s but were soon renumbered.
* 300-399: Special-event and park services, park-and-ride services, long-distance suburban routes from Philadelphia
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, 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
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, and Salem counties.
* 500-549: Local routes within Atlantic
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and Cape May
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counties.
* 550-599: Long-distance routes from Atlantic City
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serving points in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia
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.
* 600-699: Local routes within Mercer County.
* 700-799: Local routes within Passaic
Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...
and Bergen
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counties not running to Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
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* Niagara-on-the ...
.
* 800-880: Local routes within Middlesex
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, Monmouth
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, and Morris
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
*St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Manitob ...
counties not running to Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
.
*Wheels
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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
Divisions, facilities, and operators
NJ Transit Bus Operations is divided into the Northern, Central, and Southern Divisions, and contract operations.[New Jersey Transi]
garage locations
/ref> Below is a list of all facilities and the buses housed in them.
Northern Division
The Northern Division consists of seven garages.
Central Division
The Central Division consists of five garages and one light rail operations facility.
Southern Division
The Southern Division consists of four garages.
Contract operations
These companies operate service under contract to New Jersey Transit. Service is provided using New Jersey Transit-branded buses.
See also
*NJ Transit Rail Operations
NJ Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of NJ Transit. It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. NJ Transit also operates rail service i ...
References
External links
New Jersey Transit official website
Unofficial New Jersey Transit fan page
Unofficial New Jersey Transit bus map
{{New Jersey Transit
Surface transportation in Greater New York
Bus transportation in New Jersey
Bus transportation in New York (state)
Bus transportation in Pennsylvania