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New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc.
A New Jersey Transit articulated bus in Newark on the 13 line to Irvington. There are 85 articulated buses on the roster.
Company Slogan	The Way To Go.
Parent Company	New Jersey Transit Corporation
Founded	1980
Headquarters	Newark, New Jersey
Locale	New Jersey
Service Area	New Jersey, with service to Orange County, New York, New York City, Philadelphia, and Wilmington
Service Type	Local and long-distance bus service
Routes	242
Fleet	2982 (includes buses leased or subleased to private and subsidized carriers)
Operator	New Jersey Transit (some routes contracted)
Chief Executive	James J. Gigantino
Website	Official Website

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc. (d/b/a NJ Transit) is the bus division of New Jersey Transit, providing bus service throughout New Jersey, with many routes going to New York City and Philadelphia.

Contents 1 History 2 Routes 3 Equipment 4 Divisions, garages, and roster 4.1 Northern division 4.1.1 Northern Division operated directly 4.1.2 Northern division contracted 4.2 Southern division 4.2.1 Southern Division operated directly 4.2.2 Southern Division contracted 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

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 Busses. 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.^[1]

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 ^[2].

Today, New Jersey Transit Bus Operations owns, leases, or subleases 2982 buses (as of June 2005) ^[3]

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^[4] or the trip planner.^[5]

• 1-99: Local service within Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties
• 100-199: Routes from Northern New Jersey to New York City
• 200-299: No routes carry these numbers.
• 300-399: Services to Liberty State Park, Six Flags Great Adventure, Cape May, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, park and ride lots, and Meadowlands Sports Complex
• 400-449: Short-distance suburban routes across the Delaware River to Philadelphia and Wilmington
• 450-499: Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties
• 500-549: Atlantic County local routes
• 550-599: Long-distance routes from the Atlantic City bus terminal
• 600-699: Mercer County local routes
• 700-799: Passaic and Bergen County local routes
• 800-849: Middlesex County and Monmouth County local routes
• Wheels Suburban Transportation Services (881-999)
• Morris County Metro: Morris County local routes (MCM1-10)

Main article: Buses used by New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations operates a variety of equipment throughout the state. The predominant equipment is the MCI D4000/D4500, which (including units leased to private carriers) comprises half of the total fleet (approximately 1500 buses). MCI D series cruisers are used throughout New Jersey in local and express short-haul and long-haul service.^[6]

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 prmiarily RTS buses for transit service, with 85 articulated coaches also on the roster used on routes between eastern Bergen County and New York City, and on some routes from downtown Newark (the picture beginning this article is such an example).^[6]

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

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.)

Garage	Location	Routes
Big Tree	Nutley	13, 39, 40, 76, 78, 99
Fairview	Fairview	128 (with Meadowlands), 154, 156, 158, 159, 321
Greenville	Jersey City	43, 80, 81, 87, 120, 126 (with Meadowlands and Ironbound)
Hilton	Maplewood	1, 13, 25, 26, 27, 37, 39, 42, 52, 70, 90, 94 (with Orange), 107, 108
Howell	Howell	64, 67, 68, 128 (with Meadowlands and Fairview), 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139 (with Academy), 307, 308, 309
Ironbound	Newark	56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 65/66, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 126 (with Greenville and Meadowlands)
Market Street	Paterson	72, 74, 145, 148, 160, 164, 171, 175, 178, 182, 703, 704, 712, 770
Meadowlands	North Bergen	82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126 (with Greenville and Ironbound), 127, 128 (with Fairview and Howell), 129, 166 (with Oradell), 167 (with Oradell) 181, 188, 190 (with Wayne), 319 (with Egg Harbor), 320, 351 (with Community Coach)
Oradell	Oradell	144, 155, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 (with Meadowlands), 167 (with Meadowlands), 168, 186
Orange	Orange	5, 11, 21, 27, 28, 29, 34, 41, 71, 73, 79, 92, 93, 94 (with Hilton), 96, 97
Wayne	Wayne	75, 161, 190 (with Meadowlands), 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197

Operator	Location	Routes
Academy	Hoboken	2, 22, 23, 88, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 772, 780
	Perth Amboy	801-5, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822
	Toms River	139 (with Howell)
Community Coach	Paramus	351 (with Meadowlands), 702, 705, 707, 709, 722, 742, 744, 746, 748, 758, 970, 971
First Student	Great Meadows	966, 967, 973
PABCO Transit	Dover	MCM1, MCM2, MCM3, MCM4, MCM5, MCM7, MCM10
Red & Tan Seven Bus	Elizabeth	305, 978, 979, 981
Suburban Trails	New Brunswick	884, 980, 986
Trans-Bridge Lines	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	890, 891
Veolia Transport	Neptune Township	830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837

Garage	Location	Routes
Egg Harbor	Egg Harbor	313/5/6 (with Washington Township), 319 (with Meadowlands), 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 552, 553, 559
Hamilton Township	Hamilton RR station	600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 976
Newton Avenue	Camden	317, 318 (with Washington Township), 404, 405, 407, 409, 413, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 455, 457, 460
Washington Township	Washington Township	313/5/6 (with Egg Harbor), 400, 401, 402, 403, 406, 408, 410, 412, 459, 463, 551, 554

Operator	Location	Routes
Salem County Transit	Pilesgrove Township	423, 468

• New Jersey Transit
• Buses used by New Jersey Transit

1. ^ Public Service Transport history
2. ^ New Jersey Transit History
3. ^ New Jersey Transit [1] FY 2005 report
4. ^ List of New Jersey Transit schedules
5. ^ NJ Transit Fare Calculator
6. ^ ^{a b} All time New Jersey Transit roster
7. ^ New Jersey Transit garage locations (Howell Garage not listed)
8. ^ Route assignments for all New Jersey Transit routes that are self-operated

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

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