NJ Transit Bus Operations

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New Jersey Transit RTS-06 at Market and Broad Streets in Newark, NJ

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc. is the bus division of New Jersey Transit, providing bus service throughout New Jersey and Orange County, New York, with many routes going to New York City and Philadelphia.

History

New Jersey Transit was created by 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. The current version of NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc. came into being in 1992, when NJ Transit Mercer, Inc., was folded into NJ Transit Bus Operations .

Today, New Jersey Transit Bus Operations owns or leases 3,008 buses (as of June 2005) All owned buses can be moved around by NJT Bus Operations between private carriers and self-operations, between different private carriers, and from self-operations to private carriers as seen fit by New Jersey Transit (regardless of whose name actually appears on the bus).

Previously, the Newark City Subway was handled within New Jersey Transit Bus Operations as Route 7. This ended on July 16, 2006 when an extension to Newark Broad Street opened, and the Newark Light Rail is now a part of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations.

Route types and numbering

Types of routes

New Jersey Transit bus routes can be divided into three types:

• Transit: Local, intra-city bus service making frequent stops, such as the 70 Newark-Livingston and the 452 Camden Local routes.
• Shorter-Distance suburban: Commuter service originating from or ending at a major terminal, such as the 165 New York-Westwood and the 413 Philadelphia-Burlington routes. These routes are mostly local in nature. Routes such as the 313/5 and 317 would fall under this category because of their origination from the Phiadelphia Greyhound terminal.
• Longer-Distance suburban: Routes that are least 12 miles long, with at least the last four miles having express service. Such examples are Route 9 services (130 series routes) operating between Old Bridge and Newark, Jersey City, and New York City, and express service between Willowbrook Mall and New York City.

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Numbering of routes

New Jersey Transit-owned routes are numbered according to type of route and area of the state. Except for routes 24, 31, and 44 (controlled by Coach USA, this numbering only applies to routes directly operated by New Jersey Transit or under contract.

• 1-99: Intrastate service originating from Hudson, Union, and Essex counties. Routes 24, 31, and 44 in Newark, which are controlled by Coach USA, fall under this scheme, and also accept NJ Transit transfers.
• 100-199: Northern New Jersey interstate service to and from New York City.
• 200-299: NO ROUTES
• 300-399: Special event, seasonal services, northern New Jersey park-and-ride services, long-distance local routes at least 40 miles long originating from Philadelphia, and the 319-New York City-Atlantic City express.
• 400-449: Shorter-distance suburban routes that cross the Delaware River.
• 450-499: Local intrastate service in Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties.
• 500-549: Local service around Atlantic City.
• 550-599: Long-distance service originating from Atlantic City serving points in southern New Jersey.
• 600-699: Local service in Mercer County.
• 700-799: Local intrastate service in Passaic and Bergen County that does not go to Newark.
• 800-849: Local intrastate service in Middlesex and Monmouth counties not going to Hudson or Essex Counties.
• 850-999: WHEELS routes (including the Morris County Metro routes) mostly serving northwestern New Jersey, including bus-to-rail shuttles to office parks and community shuttles. Many WHEELS routes are not connected to any other New Jersey Transit bus routes. (NOTE: Morris County Metro routes M1-M10 are officially Routes 871-880.)

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Routes

Routes are given below by where they operate in the state of New Jersey. In addition, routes are given as exact fare (no change provided) and full service (change provided) with respect to fare collection. A full description of exact fare and full service is given in the Fares section.

Northern Division intrastate

Originating from Hudson, Essex, and Union counties

All routes are exact fare lines unless indicated otherwise. Routes 24, 31, and 44 have different fare structures set by Coach USA, but accept transfers from connecting routes listed below.

1 Newark-Jersey City via Raymond Boulevard 2 Journal Square-Secaucus 5 Kinney 11 Newark-Montclair via Bloomfield Avenue 13 Broad Street-Clinton Avenue 21 Main Street 22 Hoboken-North Bergen via Bergenline Avenue (West New York) 23 Hoboken/Port Imperial-North Bergen via Boulevard East 24 Newark Avenue-Central Avenue (Coach USA-owned) 25 Newark-Irvington via Springfield Avenue 26 Irvington-Elizabeth 27 Mount Prospect 28 Newark-Wayne Willowbrook 29 Bloomfield Avenue 31 South Orange Avenue (Coach USA-owned) 34 Newark-Montclair via Market Street 37 Lyons Avenue 39 Kearny Avenue-Chancellor Avenue 40 Kearny-Jersey Gardens 41 Park Avenue (Newark) 42 18 Avenue 43 Newark-Jersey City via Harrison 44 Tremont (Coach USA-owned) 52 Morris Avenue 56 Elizabeth-Winfield 57 Wembley 58 Westfield Avenue 59 Newark-Dunellen 62 Newark-Woodbridge-Perth Amboy 64 Hoboken-Jersey City-Lakewood (Full Service Line) 65 Newark-Somerville

66 Newark-Somerville via US 22 67 Newark-Lakewood-Toms River (Full Service Line) 68 Weehawken-Jersey City-Old Bridge via Route 18 (Full Service Line) 70 Newark-Livingston Mall via Maplewood 71 Newark-West Caldwell 72 Newark (Penn Station)-Paterson via Bloomfield Avenue and Broad Street 73 Newark-Livingston Mall via Orange 74 Newark (Branch Brook Park)-Paterson via Main and Franklin Avenues 75 Newark-Wayne Willowbrook-Butler Express (Full Service Line) 76 Newark (Penn Station)-Hackensack 78 Newark-Secaucus 79 Newark-Parsippany Express 80 Newark Avenue (Jersey City)-Exchange Place via Journal Square, West Side Avenue-Gates Avenue (Greenville Garage) 81 Jersey City-Bayonne 82 Exchange Place-Summit Avenue 83 Journal Square-Hackensack 84 Journal Square-North Bergen via Bergenline Avenue/Park Avenue 85 Hoboken-Secaucus (Harmon Meadow/Mill Creek) 86 Newport Centre-Union City-North Bergen via Park Avenue 87 King Drive, Greenville Garage (Jersey City)-Hoboken Terminal via Journal Square 88 Journal Square-North Bergen via JFK Boulevard (West New York) 89 Hoboken-North Bergen via Park Avenue (West New York-Union City) 90 Grove Street Crosstown 92 Orange Crosstown 93 Bloomfield-Branch Brook Park 94 Stuyvesant Crosstown 96 18 Street (Newark) Crosstown 97 Montclair-The Oranges 99 Clifton Avenue Crosstown 305 Liberty State Park Shuttle 972 Secaucus Junction shuttle (129 shuttle) (Full Service Line)

Passaic and Bergen County intrastate routes

All routes are exact fare lines.

702 Paterson-Elmwood Park 703 Haledon-Meadowlands 704 Paterson-Wayne Willowbrook via Little Falls 705 Passaic-Wayne Willowbrook 707 Paterson-Saddle Brook 709 Bloomfield-Garden State Plaza 712 Hackensack-Wayne Willowbrook Mall 722 Paterson-Ridgewood-Paramus Park via Hawthorne 742 Paterson-Greystone Park Express 744 Paterson-Wayne (William Paterson) 746 Paterson-Ridgewood via Glen Rock

748 Paterson-Wayne Willowbrook via Haledon 751 Paramus-Edgewater via Bogota and Fairview 752 Hackensack-Ridgewood-Oakland 753 New Milford-Paramus via Teaneck Road 755 Paramus-Edgeview via Cedar Lane (Teaneck) 756 Paramus-Englewood-Englewood Cliffs 758 Passaic-Paramus Park 762 Hackensack-Paramus Park 770 Paterson-Hackensack via Garden State Plaza 772 Hackensack-Secaucus 780 Passaic-Englewood

Middlesex and Monmouth County intrastate routes

All lines are exact fare lines EXCEPT the 307.

307 Freehold-Six Flags Great Adventure (Full Service Line) 801-5 Metropark Station loops 1-5 810 New Brunswick-Woodbridge Center via Metuchen 811 New Brunswick-South River 813 Perth Amboy-Middlesex County College 814 North Brunswick-Middles County College via New Brunswick 815 New Brunswick-Woodbridge Center via South River 817 Perth Amboy-Campbell’s Junction 818 New Brunswick-Old Bridge 819 Piscataway-Metuchen or Middlesex Mall

822 Plainfield-North Plainfield 830 Asbury Park-Point Pleasant Beach 831 Long Branch-Monmouth Mall-Red Bank 832 Asbury Park-Monouth Mall-Red Bank 833 Freehold Raceway Mall-Red Bank 834 Red Bank-Highlands 835 Red Bank-Sea Bright 836 Asbury Park-Freehold 837 Long Branch-Asbury Park-Ocean Township

Northern Division interstate

All routes depart from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City unless noted otherwise. Unless noted otherwise, all routes are full service lines.

107 New York-Irvington-Ivy Hill or South Orange (Exact Fare Line) 108 New York-Newark Colonade Apartments/Penn Station (Exact Fare Line) 111 New York-Jersey Gardens Mall 112 New York-Clark-Scotch Plains 113 New York-Cranford-Dunellen 114 New York-Mountainside-Somerville Local 115 New York-Rahway-Avenel via Jersey Gardens on routes via Union City 116 New York-Perth Amboy 117 New York-Mountainside-Somerville via Route 22 120 New York (Wall Street)-Bayonne (Exact Fare Line) 121 New York-North Bergen (Westside Avenue) (reverse peak) 123 New York-Union City/Congress Street Light Rail Station via Palisade Avenue (Exact Fare Line) 124 New York-Harmon Cove via County Avenue 125 New York-Journal Square (Exact Fare Line) 126 New York-Hoboken/Jersey City (Exact Fare Line) 127 New York-Fairview-Ridgefield 128 New York-North Bergen via Boulevard East 129 New York-Secaucus Junction 131 New York-Sayreville 133 New York-Old Bridge via Routes 34 and 516

134 New York (Wall Street)-Old Bridge via Routes 18 and 516 135 New York-Freehold via Route 79 137 New York-Toms River Express (peak service also via Route 549 in Brick Township) 138 New York-Old Bridge via Route 18 (East Brunswick) 139 New York-Lakewood via Route 9 144 New York-Paramus-Elmwood Park via Moonachie or Teterboro 145 New York-Fair Lawn Express 148 New York-Midland Park Express 154 New York-Fort Lee via JFK Boulevard 155 New York-Teaneck via Main Street 156 New York-Englewood Cliffs/Winston Towers via Bergenline Avenue or River Road/Palisade Avenue 157 New York-Teaneck via Teaneck Road 158 New York-Fort Lee/Mediterranean West via River Road 159 New York-Fort Lee/Cliffside Park/Fairview via Bergenline/Anderson Avenues or via River Road/Palisade Avenue 160 New York-Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park 161 New York-Paterson via Teterboro 162 New York-Paramus via Maywood 163 New York-Paramus Garden State Plaza/IKEA or Ridgewood Local via Meadowlands 164 New York-Midland Park/Ridgewood Local (all peak service express NYC-Fair Lawn) 165 New York-Westwood/Oradell/North Hackensack Local 166 New York-Cresskill/Dumont/Tenafly Local 167 New York-Dumont/Bergenfield/Harrington Park Local 168 New York-Paramus Park Mall/Hackensack Local via North Bergen (all peak service express NYC-Ridgefield Park) 171 New York (George Washington Bridge)-Paterson/Garden State Plaza

175 New York (George Washington Bridge)-Ridgewood/Garden State Plaza 178 New York (George Washington Bridge)-Hackensack via Teaneck 181 New York (George Washington Bridge)-West New York via Palisade/Bergenline Avenue 182 New York (George Washington Bridge)-Hackensack via Bogota 186 New York (George Washington Bridge)-Dumont 188 New York (George Washington Bridge)-West New York via River Road 190 New York-Paterson via Passaic, Secaucus 191 New York-Little Falls-Wayne Willowbrook via Great Notch 192 New York-Clifton 193 New York-Wayne Willowbrook-Packanack Lane 194 New York-Wayne Willowbrook-West Milford 195 New York-Little Falls-Wayne Willowbrook via Cedar Grove 196 New York-West Milford-Warwick (Orange County, NY) Express 197 New York-Wayne Willowbrook-West Milford-Warwick, NY 308 New York or Newark-Six Flags Great Adventure 319 New York-Toms River-Atlantic City Express 320 New York-North Bergen (Park/Ride)-Secaucus (Harmon Meadow/Mill Creek) 321 New York-Vince Lombardi Park and Ride (fares must be prepaid) 351 New York-Meadowlands (special events only)

Southern Division intrastate

Camden, Gloucester, and Salem County intrastate service

All of these routes are exact fare lines.

• 450 Camden-Cherry Hill Mall
• 451 Haddon Avenue
• 452 Cramer Hill to 36 Street River LINE via Downtown Camden
• 453 Broadway (Camden)
• 455 Cherry Hill Mall-Deptford-Paulsboro
• 457 Camden-Moorestown
• 459 Sicklerville-Echelon Mall
• 463 Sicklerville-Woodbury
• 468 Penns Grove-Salem-Woodstown

Service across the Delaware River

All of these lines are full service lines. Unless indicated otherwise, routes make a loop around Downtown Philadelphia and run through Camden.

313 Philadelphia (Greyhound Terminal)-Wildwood-Cape May Local via Route 47 315 Philadelphia (Greyhound Terminal)-Wildwood-Cape May Local via Black Horse Pike and Route 50 316 Philadelphia (Greyhound Terminal)-Sicklerville-Wildwoods-Cape May Express 317 Philadelphia (Greyhound Terminal)-Fort Dix-Lakewood-Asbury Park 400 Philadelphia-Sicklerville via Black Horse Pike 401 Philadelphia-Woodbury-Salem 402 Philadelphia-Woodbury-Beckett-Penns Grove 403 Philadelphia-Turnersville via White Horse Pike 404 Philadelphia-Pennsauken-Cherry Hill Mall 405 Philadelphia-Merchantville-Cherry Hill Mall

406 Philadelphia-Marlton-Berlin via Route 70 407 Philadelphia-Merchantville-Moorestown Mall 408 Philadelphia-Gloucester-Millville 409 Philadelphia-Trenton Local via Route 130 410 Philadelphia-Woodbury-Mantua-Bridgeton via Routes 45 and 77 412 Philadelphia-Woodbury-Washington Township (Gloucester) 413 Philadelphia-Mount Holly-Burlington 419 Philadelphia-Riverside-Burlington 423 Wilmington, Delaware-Deepwater-Penns Grove 551 Philadelphia-Sicklerville-Atlantic City Express

Local Atlantic City routes

All of these routes are exact fare lines.

• 501 Atlantic City-Brigantine Beach
• 502 Atlantic City-Hamilton (Atlantic County) via White Horse Pike
• 503 Atlantic City area school routes
• 504 Ventnor Plaza-Bungalow Park
• 505 Longport-Margate-Venice Park
• 507 Atlantic City-Pleasantville-Ocean City
• 508 Atlantic City-Hamilton (Atlantic County) via Galloway Township
• 509 Atlantic City-Somers Point-Ocean City

Long Distance routes from Atlantic City

All of these routes are full service lines.

• 319 Atlantic City-Toms River-New York Express
• 551 Atlantic City-Sicklerville-Philadelphia Express
• 552 Atlantic City-Wildwoods-Cape May Express
• 553 Atlantic City-Pleasantville-Mays Landing-Millville-Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield Local
• 554 Atlantic City-Lindenwold PATCO Local via White Horse Pike
• 559 Atlantic City-Toms River-Lakewood Local via Route 9

Routes in Mercer County

All of these routes are exact fare lines except for the 418.

• 418 Trenton-Mount Holly-Camden Express
• 600 Trenton-Plainsboro via Route 1 Corridor
• 601 Ewing-Trenton-Hamilton Marketplace via Clinton Avenue
• 602 Trenton-Pennington via Pennington Road
• 603 Quaker Bridge Mall-Trenton-Hamilton Marketplace via Broad Street
• 604 Trenton-East Trenton via North Clinton Avenue
• 605 Quaker Bridge Mall-Princeton-Montgomery Township
• 606 Princeton-Trenton-Hamilton Marketplace via Route 206 and Greenwood Avenue/Nottingham Way
• 607 Independence Plaza-Trenton-Ewing
• 608 West Trenton-Trenton-Hamilton Railroad Station via State Street
• 609 Ewing-Trenton-Quaker Bridge Mall
• 610 Trenton/Princeton public schools
• 611 Perry Street Shuttle
• 976 Princeton Junction-Lawrence Bus-to-Rail shuttle

WHEELS Suburban Transportation Services

Main article: WHEELS (New Jersey Transit)

All of these routes are exact fare lines.

• 884 Somerville-Branchburg-Whitehouse-Clinton Bus-to-Rail shuttle
• 890 Pohatcong Plaza-Easton via South Main Street (Deviated fixed route)
• 891 Pohatcong Plaza-Easton via Heckman (Deviated fixed route)
• 966 Convent Station Employer Shuttle
• 967 Sparta Diamond Express
• 970 Passaic-Totowa Express
• 971 Paterson-Totowa Express
• 973 Hackettstown (Deviated fixed route)
• 978 Newark-Raritan Center Express
• 979 Irvington-Raritan Center Express
• 980 New Brunswick-Piscataway Bus-to-Rail shuttle
• 981 Port Liberte-Grove Street (Jersey City)
• 986 Summit-Berkeley Heights-Plainfield Bus-to-Rail shuttle

Divisions and garages

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations is divided into the Northern and Southern Divisions. Below is a list of all facilities and the buses housed in them.

Northern division

New Jersey Transit's northern division consists of 11 garages owned and operated by New Jersey Transit, and numerous contractors providing service under contract to New Jersey Transit or leasing buses from New Jersey Transit for their own routes. Detailed route assignments and ADA accessibility are given below. (NOTE: The Port Authority Bus Terminal and the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal are not fully accessible for 100- and 300-series routes.)

Some peak-service trips on routes out of Oradell and Wayne may also be handled by Meadwolands during peak service, and some AM service along the Gold Coast to North Bergen is handled by Ironbound and Howell. Also, some trips that operate in Jersey City like #80 or 81, is handled by Greenville and occassionally Ironbound. These deviations are not listed below.

Counties served in the Northern Division directly or under contract are Bergen, Essex,Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, eastern and central Somerset, Union, and Warren* counties in New Jersey, Orange County in New York*, and the city of Easton, Pennsylvania*.

*Access Link paratransit service is not available for routes in this jurisdiction.

Northern Divison operated directly

Numbers in bold are buses with high back seats.

Garage	Location	Routes	Types of buses & bus #'s	ADA accessibility
Big Tree	Nutley	13, 39, 40, 76, 78, and 99	Flxible Metro-D: 1908-1929, 3729, 3745-3768 Neoplan AN459 articulated: 9502-9530	All service
Fairview	Fairview	154, 156, 158, 159, and 181	Flxible Metro-B: 3007, 3058, 3063, 3066-3069, 3071, 3072, 3075, 3094, 3098, 3100, 3108, 3115, 3121, 3123, 3153, 3164-3166, 3170, 3175, 3178-3182, 3184, 3255, 3256, 3277, 3500-3504, 3507-3510, 3512, 3515, 3548, 3561, 3564-3566, 3568, 3570, 3576, 3577, 3582, 3591, 3594, 3595, 3600 & 3603 Neoplan AN459 articulated: 9501, 9601-9636 MTS RTS Legend: 4201	Call 24 hours in advance
Greenville	Jersey City	80, 81, 87, 120, and 126	Flxible Metro-B: 1700-1721, 3022, 3028, 3102, 3103, 3112, 3124, 3193, 3198, 3201, 3202, 3208, 3217, 3218, 3266 Flxible Metro-D: 1750, 1766, 1768, 1781, 1783-1785, 1787, 1788, 1790, 1792-1800, 1820-1840, 3700-3702, 3705, 3717, 3728 MTS RTS Legend: 4101	43, 80, 87: All service 81: All except for some rush hour trips 120, 126: Call 24 hours in advance
Hilton	Maplewood	1, 13, 25, 26, 27, 37, 39, 42, 52, 70, 90, 107, and 108	Flxible Metro-D: 3769-3791 Nova Bus RTS T8O206: 2602-2604, 2620, 2625, 2635, 2648-2687, 2691-2693, 2757, 2759, 2761, 2773 Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1418-1486, 1514 Neoplan AN459 articulated: 9531-9549	All service
Howell	Howell	64, 67, 68, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139,307, 308, and 309	MCI 102-DWA3 CNG: 7001-7042, 7044-7077 MCI 102D3: 7112 MCI 102DL3: 7111, 7113-7120 MCI D4500: 7453-7483, 8200-8229, 8246-8268 MCI D4500CL: 9039-9053	67, 134: All service 64, 68, 131, 133, 135, 137, 138, 139, 307, 308, and 309: Call 24 hours in advance
Ironbound	Newark	56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 65, 66, 111, 112, 113, 114/117, 115, and 116	Flxible Metro-D: 1841-1861, 1863-1867, 1874-1880, 1882-1883, 1930-1937, 1961-1965 Flxible Metro-D with series 50: 1966-1975 MCI D4000: 7682, 7756-7762, 7770, 7771, 7810-7821, 8042-8108 MCI D4000H diesel electric 4004-4007	All service
Market Street	Paterson	72, 74, 145, 148, 160, 164, 171, 175, 178, 182, 703, 712, and 770	Flxible Metro-B: 3105, 3107, 3207, 3214, 3541-3544 Flxible Metro-D: 1761, 1764, 1801-1819, 3730-3744 Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1271-1311 MCI D4000: 7941-7980	72, 74, 145, 148, 160, 164, 703, 712, and 770: All service 171, 175, 178, and 182: Call 24 hours in advance
Meadowlands	North Bergen	82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 121, 123, 124/129/972, 125, 126, 127, 128, 181, 188, 319, 320, 321, and 351	Flxible Metro-B: 3017, 3059, 3109, 3195, 3199, 3203-3206, 3209-3211, 3233, 3234, 3261, 3265, 3267, 3274, 3279, 3505, 3513, 3521, 3528, 3546, 3550, 3556, 3559, 3562, 3571, 3580, 3583, 3584, 3587, 3589, 3590, 3597, 3598, 3601, 3605 Nova Bus RTS T8O206: 2601, 2605-2619, 2621-2624, 2626-2634, 2636-2647, 2769-2772, 2774, 2775 MCI 102DL3: 7101-7110 MCI D4000: 7490-7493, 7676-7681, 7683, 7763, 7764, 7766-7768, 7772-7782, 7783-7801 (w/lavatories), 7980-7999, 8284-8291, 8558, 8559 MCI D4500: 7419-7452, 8230-8245 MCI D4500CL: 9025-9038	82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 121, 124/129/972, 127, 128, 320, and 351: All service 123, 125, 126, 181, 188, 319, and 321: Call 24 hours in advance
Oradell	Oradell	144, 155, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, and 186	MCI D4000: 7484-7488, 7567-7617, 7686-7733, 7737-7755, 7765, 7769, 7822-7879, 8971-8990	All service
Orange	Orange	5, 11, 21, 27, 28, 29, 34, 41, 71, 73, 79, 92, 93, 94, 96, and 97	Nova Bus RTS T8O206: 2694-2735, 2737-2754 Nova Bus RT8O-2N: 1268, 1269, 1312-1399, 1401-1417, 1534	All service
Wayne	Wayne, New Jersey	75, 161, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, and 197	MCI D4000: 7619-7675, 7734-7736, 7761, 7880-7940, 8025-8028, 8109-8112, 8269-8283 MCI D4500: 8292-8322, 8961-8968 MCI D4500CL: 9001-9024	All service

Indicates seasonal or special event service.

Northern division contracted

Operator	Location	Routes	Equipment (NJ Transit service only)	ADA accessibility
Academy Bus	Hoboken	2, 22, 23, 88, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 772, and 780	Flxible Metro-D: 1753, 1758-1760, 1762, 1763, 1765, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1786, 1791 Nova Bus RTS T8O-2N: 1001 Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1003-1025, 1108-1111, 1122-1131, 1138, 1210, 1245-1247, 1253, 1254, 1508, 1530, 1531, 1559, 1568 Nova Bus RT6O-2N: 2540-2542, 2547-2558	All service
	Perth Amboy	801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822	NovaBus RTS RT8O-2N: 1139-1147, 1185-1200, 1216-1226, 1569, 1570	All service
	Toms River (buses also for Leonardo and Westampton)	139 (in association with New Jersey Transit Howell Garage) (Peak service only)	MCI D4000: 8504-8505, 8563-8626, 8632-8686, 8851-8876 MCI D4500: 8626-8631, 8806, 8807, 8831-8835, 8921-8950 (8945-8950 w/lavatories)	Contact Academy 24 hours in advance
Community Coach*	Paramus	702, 704, 705, 707, 709, 722, 742, 744, 746, 748, 758, 970, and 971	Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1148-1184, 1270 Blue Bird CSFE3000	All service
Connex	Asbury Park	830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, and 837	Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1002, 1106, 1107, 1112-1121, 1507 Nova Bus RTS RT6O-2N: 2543-2546	All service
First Student	Great Meadows	966, 967, 973	Cutaway vans	All service
PABCO Transit	Dover (Morris County)	MCM1, MCM2, MCM3, MCM4, MCM5, MCM7, MCM10	Nova Bus RTS RT6O-2N: 2559, 2569-2580	All service
Red & Tan*	Jersey City	305, 978, 979, 981	Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N (in CoachUSA colors) Blue Bird CSFE3000	All service
Suburban Trails*	New Brunswick	884, 980, 986	Blue Bird CSFE3000	All service
Trans-Bridge Lines	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	890 and 891	Cutaway vans	All service

Operators with an * are Coach USA companies.

Southern division

NJ Transit Bus Operations' southern division consists of four garages owned and operated by New Jersey Transit and service operated in Salem County by Salem County Transit under contract.

Counties served by the Southern Division directly or under contract include Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, southern Somerset, and Salem counties.

Southern Division operated directly

Numbers in bold are buses with high back seats.

Garage	Location	Routes	Types of buses	ADA accessibility
Egg Harbor	Egg Harbor Township	313/315, 316, 319, 501, 502, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 552, 553, and 559	Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1487-1506, 1563, 1564, 1571-1574 Nova Bus RT6O-2N: 2502-2524 MCI D4000: 7401-7418, 7489, 7534-7541 (w/lavatories), 8028-8031	313, 315, 316, 501, 502, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 552, 553, and 559: All service 319: Call 24 hours in advance
Hamilton Township	Hamilton Township (Mercer)	600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 611, and 976	Flxible Metro-D: 1881, 1890-1907, 1938-1960 Nova Bus RTS T8O206: 2688-2690, 2758, 2760, 2762-2768 Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1132, 1400 Nova Bus RT6O-2N: 2525-2536, 2568 Nova Bus 82VN diesel electric: 4001-4003	All service
Newton Avenue	Camden	316, 317, 318, 404, 405, 407, 409, 413, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, and 457	Flxible Metro-B: 3005, 3011, 3018-3021, 3029-3034, 3082-3090, 3095-3097, 3118-3119, 3127-3129, 3131-3134, 3154, 3275 (with gaps) Flxible Metro-D: 1755, 1767, 1770, 1773, 1869-1871, 3703, 3704, 3706-3716, 3718-3727 Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1133-1137, 1201-1209, 1248-1252, 1265-1267 MCI D4000 7542-7566	316, 317, 318, 404, 405, 407, 409, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 355, and 457: All service 413 and 419: Call 24 hours in advance
Washington Township	Washington Township (Gloucester)	400, 401, 402, 403, 406, 408, 410, 412, 459, 463, 551, and 554	Flxible Metro-B: 3035-3043, 3045, 3051-3056, 3126, 3135-3152, 3155-3159, 3161, 3163, 3239, 3269 (with gaps) Nova Bus RTS RT6O-2N: 2560-2567 MCI D4000N: 7803-7805 MCI D4000: 7505-7533 (7531-7533 w/lavatories), 7618, 8000-8024, 8032-8041	401, 402, 408, 410, 412, 459, 463, 551, and 554: All service 400, 403, 406: Call 24 hours in advance

Indicates seasonal service.

Southern Division contracted

Operator	Location	Routes	Types of buses	ADA accessibility
Salem County Transit	Pennsville Township	423 and 468	Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N #1513, 1515, 1556-1558, 1560	All service

Private operators leasing buses from NJ Transit

These buses are not painted in New Jersey Transit livery.

Operator	Location(s) housing NJ Transit-owned buses	Equipment owned by NJ Transit
Academy Bus	Leonardo, Perth Amboy, Toms River, Westampton	MCI D4000: 8504-8505, 8563-8626, 8632-8686, 8850-8876 MCI D4500: 8627-8631, 8806-8807, 8831-8835, 8921-8950 (8945-8950 with lavatories) Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N: 1026-1035, 1575-1576
Montgomery & Westside IBOA	Jersey City	Flxible Metro-D: 1769, 1771, 1772, 1776 NovaBus RTS RT8O-2N: 1227-1239, 1550-1555
Bergen Avenue IBOA	Bayonne	NovaBus RTS RT8O-2N: 1240-1244, 1523-1529
Broadway Bus	Jersey City	Flxible Metro-D: 1752, 1774, 1775 NovaBus RTS RT8O-2N: 1532, 1533, 1535, 1536 Nova Bus RT6O-2N: 2537-2539
Carefree	Clifton	MCI D4000 with restrooms: 8452-8453
Community Coach*	Paramus	MCI D4000: 8514-8518, 8775-8787 MCI D4500 8765-8774
DeCamp	Montclair	MCI D4000: 8401-8435 MCI D4500: 8436-8450
Lakeland	Dover	MCI D4000: 8704-8746, 8755-8759 MCI D4500: 8760-8764
Olympia Trails/Newark Airport Express O N E Bus Independent Bus*	Elizabeth (one garage)	MCI D4000: 8519-8523 NovaBus RTS RT8O-2N: 1036-1101, 1262-1264 (AIRLINK), 1548, 1549 (some may be on loan to Red & Tan) (All RTSs are prefixed with 3.)(1262-1264 are owned by Coach USA, but have NJT Airlink Livery)
Red & Tan*	Jersey City	Flxible Metro-B: 3196, 3219-3232, 3235, 3237, 3240-3248, 3250-3254, 3262, 3273 (with gaps)** Flxible Metro-D: 1751, 1754, 1756, 1757, 1778, 1789, 1862, 1863, 1868 MCI MC-9B: 5045, 5109, 5112, 5117, 5119, 5122, 5173, 5236, 5241, 5275, 5312, 5382 NovaBus RTS RT8O-2N: 1102-1105, 1211-1215, 1509-1512, 1516-1522, 1537-1547, 1561, 1562, 1565-1567 (Many of these buses are prefixed with 1.)
Rockland Coaches*	Westwood	MCI D4000: 8454-8503, 8554, 8555, 8836-8845, 8877-8889, 8916-8920 MCI D4500: 8524-8553
ShortLine*	Mahwah	MCI D4500: 8788-8805
Suburban Trails*	New Brunswick	MCI D4000: 8506-8513, 8846-8849 MCI D4500: 8808-8830, 8890-8915
Trans-Bridge	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	MCI D4000: 8451, 8556-8557, 8703 (8451 w/restroom) MCI D4500: 8560-8562

Operators with an * are Coach USA companies. Coach USA swaps buses in its paint (owned by New Jersey Transit) between its operations as needed.

A ** indicates that there are gaps, including some units that may have been shifted to Meadowlands, Newton Avenue, and Washington Township garages.

Fares

Fares on New Jersey Transit buses are based on distance, with different fares for interstate service, intrastate service in northern and southern New Jersey, and service from Monmouth County to Newark, Jersey City, and New York City. The exact fare can be found out through NJ Transit's trip planner. Monthly pass prices (for multiple zones) also vary between northern New Jersey and southern New Jersey interstate and intrastate, and for routes based out of Howell Garage. The base one-zone intrastate fare is $1.25, but goes up for each zone traveled (50¢ for a second zone in South Jersey, and 70¢ for a second zone in North Jersey). Most local trips are four zones or less. An interstate two-zone fare to/from New York City is $2.30, while a two-zone fare to/from Philadelphia is $2.05.

Transfers cost 60¢ in northern New Jersey, and 55¢ in southern New Jersey and are valid for two hours for a one-zone ride on a second bus route, or a one-way ride on any of the three light rail routes in New Jersey. Transfers are not valid for trips to and from New York City, Philadelphia, or Wilmington (except for transfer to/from the River LINE at the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden for travel to/from Philadelphia, through purchase of a two-zone interstate fare at $2.05).

All routes (except for travel to/from Vince Lombardi Park & Ride) are exact fare or full service lines.

• Exact fare: Operator does not handle money or have access to money. Customers must deposit their own fare (exact change and $1 bills accepted).
• Full service: Operator handles money and provides change for $1, $2, $5, $10, and $20 bills.

MCI cruisers are used primarily on full service lines. Transit-style buses are used primarily on exact fare lines.

The 319 NYC-Toms River-Atlantic City Express route charges northern New Jersey fares for travel between New York and Toms River. South of Toms River, southern New Jersey fares are charged.

Passes

Weekly and monthly intrastate (excluding Howell routes for travel for points north of Old Bridge), interstate, and Route 9/18 passes (for Howell routes for travel from Old Bridge and points south to Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken and New York City) are available for purchase either from New Jersey Transit or authorized vendors. Many private carriers, particularly in northern New Jersey, accept New Jersey Transit passes for intrastate travel. Many of these passes also have rail cross-honoring privileges.

Passes are not valid on special event or seasonal routes (except for the 316), or for travel between Vince Lombardi Park & Ride and New York City on Bus Routes 167 or 321 (this service has its own fare structure).

Equipment

Main article: Buses used by New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations operates a variety of equipment throughout the state. Arguably the predominant equipment is the MCI D4000/D4500, which (including units leased to private carriers) comprises half of the total fleet (1,503 buses as of June 2006). MCI D series cruisers are used throughout New Jersey in local and express short-haul and long-haul service, the former being unique to New Jersey Transit.

From 1980 until 1995, New Jersey Transit was a Flxible customer, with transit bus orders being procured exclusively through Flxible until it went out of business in 1995. Since then, New Jersey Transit has ordered RTS buses for transit service.

On certain routes in Essex County, and along the Gold Coast and Palisades between the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge, articulated buses are employed to allow larger loads to be carried, primarily on the 13, 39, 70 routes, and most routes out of Fairview Garage.

See also

• New Jersey Transit
• Buses used by New Jersey Transit

External links

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