The Broadway Bus Terminal is a major local and regional bus terminal in
Paterson, New Jersey
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.
It is located on Broadway between Memorial Drive and West Broadway in
Downtown Paterson
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, putting it near
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Campuses
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The main campus is located in Paterson, New Jersey, and ...
Great Falls (Passaic River)
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.
Facilities and service
New Jersey Transit bus operations
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, some operated by
Community Coach
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Routes
Directly controlled
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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
Newark Penn Station
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Port Authority Bus Terminal
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), 171 (to
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
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), 190 (to Port Authority Bus Terminal), 703 (nights and weekends to
Meadowlands Sports Complex
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Hackensack Bus Terminal
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). One of the
William Paterson University
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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
Spanish Transportation
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-owned minibuses (doing business as Express Service) travels from Paterson to locations in
Passaic
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,
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, and
Hudson
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counties as well as the
Port Authority Bus Terminal
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and
George Washington Bridge Bus Station
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in New York City.
Dollar van
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s, locally known in Spanish as guaguas are also available in the vicinity traveling to
Jersey City
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42nd Street (Manhattan)
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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
bustitution
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, the
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Suffern
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Hudson Place (Hoboken)
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. The terminal has been renovated during the course of the years, the most recent refurbishment completed in 2010.