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] was created by the Public Transportation Act of 1979 to “acquire, operate and contract for transportation service in the public interest.” In 1980, it purchased ], at that time the state’s largest private bus company, including its bus maintenance and storage facilities;<ref>{{Cite report |title = New Jersey Transit: ADA Lift Reliability and Maintenance Review |publisher = U.S. Department of Transportation |date = March 7, 2014 |url = https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/NJ_Transit_Final_Report.pdf}}</ref> it has subsequently acquired numerous other previously privately-owned or corporate carriers. | |||
] bus service is divided into three operating divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern. Each division has a number of bus depots and routes assigned. | |||
] is organised into three operating divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern. Each division has ] to house and maintain its ]. As of 2024 NJ Transit had over 2800 buses and eighteen garages across the state.<ref name = NJTFacts2024>{{cite report |title = New Jersey Transit Facts at a Glance (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) |publisher = New Jersey Transit |date = November 2024 |url = https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/FY24%20FACTS%20AT%20A%20GLANCE%201st%20Draft.pdf |accessdate = January 21, 2025}}</ref> In addition to directly operated routes, NJ Transit also provides buses to carriers providing service on NJ Transit routes under contract, as well as private carriers operating their own routes. Most maintain their own garages. | |||
In addition to the buses directly operated by the company, NJ Transit also provides buses to operators providing service on NJ Transit routes under contract, as well as private carriers operating their own routes. | |||
NJ Transit introduced ] ] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Tom |date=July 20, 205 |url=https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2015/07/15-07-19-new-jersey-transit-s-newest-commuter-coaches-will-be-clean-and-green/ |title=New Jersey Transit’s Newest Commuter Coaches Will Be Cleaner and Greener |work=NJ Spotlight News}}</ref> and ] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-unveils-hybrid-electric-buses|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref> As of the 2020s, NJ Transit is making the transition from diesel buses to ]es as part of its ] strategy.<ref>https://www.njtransit.com/zero-emission-buses</ref> In order to accommodate the new fleet some garages will be closed, others ], and new ones built.<ref>https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/njtplans/Bus%20Garages%20-%20Project%20Sheets.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2020/06/nj-transit-misses-the-mark-by-committing-just-15m-to-electric-buses-through-2026-critics-say/|title=NJ Transit Misses the Mark by Committing Just $15M to Electric Buses Through 2026, Critics Say|first=Tom|last=Johnson|date=June 19, 2020|website=NJ Spotlight News}}</ref> | |||
== Bus garages == | == Bus garages == | ||
=== Northern Division === | === Northern Division === | ||
] | |||
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|Fairview || 419 Anderson Avenue, Fairview | ||
|align=left| Houses many of buses ] in the ] communities along the ], ], ], and ] corridors to the ]. | |||
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|Market Street || 16 Market Street, Paterson <br/>{{coord|40.9144044|-74.1771126|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
|align=left|Built in 1903 as a trolley barn for Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Railway, later ].<ref>{{cite news |title = Trolley barn to be commenced |newspaper = The Morning Call |date = June 5, 1902 |url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-trolley-barnjune-190/156418586/ |accessdate = January 17, 2025 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Now part of the ], underwent renovation in 2021–2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/major-renovation-begins-historic-paterson-bus-garage|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-receives-prestigious-award-two-capital-projects|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref> Operates ] (many originating at ]) and commuter routes to ]/]. | |||
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|Meadowlands || 2600 Penhorn Avenue, Secaucus/North Bergen<br/>{{coord|40.779441|-74.043757|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
|] || 16 Market Street, Paterson, NJ 07501 | |||
|align=left| Operates 32 bus routes in Hudson County.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 10, 2024 |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/07/10/industry/nj-transit-to-receive-nearly-100m-to-upgrade-meadowlands-bus-garage/ |title=NJ Transit to receive nearly $100M to upgrade Meadowlands Bus Garage |website=ROI-NJ}}</ref> It is located adjacent to the North Bergen ] under the ], with service to the ] on bus route 320. Built in 1993, it slated for expansion and ] to handle longer articulated buses and electric buses. Initial construction of an outdoor charging facility with a canopy and ] will provide charging equipment for 67 buses by 2028 but will include the infrastructure to expand the site to accommodate 130 buses.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtech.com/transportation/n-j-transit-gets-99m-federal-award-for-cleaner-buses|title=N.J. Transit Gets $99M Federal Award for Cleaner Buses|date=July 9, 2024|website=GovTech}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2024/07/nj-gets-millions-to-help-put-more-electric-buses-on-the-street.html|title=N.J. gets millions to help put more electric buses on the street|first=Larry|last=Higgs|date=July 9, 2024|website=nj}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2024/07/10/does-nj-transit-have-electric-buses/74336947007/|title=Does NJ Transit have electric buses? Yes, and this $100M grant will advance it|first=Colleen|last=Wilson|date=July 10, 2024|website=North Jersey Media Group}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> | |||
|align=left|Currently undergoing a renovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/major-renovation-begins-historic-paterson-bus-garage|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref> | |||
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⚫ | |Oradell || 455 New Milford Avenue, Oradell | ||
|] || 2600 Penhorn Avenue, North Bergen, NJ 07047 | |||
|align=left| Opened in 1962. Flooded in 2021 as a result of ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 2, 2021|url=https://www.northjersey.com/videos/weather/2021/09/02/nj-transit-bus-garage-under-water-oradell/5696054001/|title=NJ Transit bus garage under water|website=North Jersey Media Group}}</ref> | |||
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|Wayne || 55 West Belt Parkway, ]<br/>{{coord|40.900118|-74.247751 | ||
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|align=left| Built in 1998 and upgraded in 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2020/08/07/nj-transit-wayne-nj-bus-garage-receive-14-6-m-grant-repairs/3321410001/|title=NJ Transit's Wayne bus garage to receive $14.6M federal grant for renovation and repairs|first=Colleen|last=Wilson|date=August 7, 2020|website=North Jersey Media Group}}</ref> located at the intersection of ], ], and ] near ] and ], major ]/bus stations for the region. | |||
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|Westwood || 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood | ||
|align=left|NJ Transit leased, and subsequently purchased in 2022, the former ] facility to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eu.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/westwood/2022/09/08/nj-transit-westwood-alters-bus-routes-commute-traffic/65474896007/ | title=North Jersey Media Group Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts }}</ref> Will house reassigned diesel buses as other facilities are retrofitting for electric buses.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-advances-bus-garage-modernization-program|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref> | |||
|align=left|NJT leased, and subsequently purchased, the old ] facility to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage. | |||
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In addition, NJT owns three lots to store buses on layover going into Port Authority Bus Terminal. | In addition, NJT owns three lots to store buses on layover going into Port Authority Bus Terminal. | ||
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] | |||
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| ] || Adjacent to ] and the ] in ]<br/>{{coord|40.844197|-74.016|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
| ] || 1 Washington Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110 | |||
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Sited on more than {{convert|50|acre|ha}} and equipped to handle 500 buses, the newly constructed facility will replace Oradell and Fairview garages and is scheduled to be completed in 2029.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2023/12/19/nj-transit-giant-bus-garage-north-jersey-plan-moves-ahead/71691084007/|title=NJ Transit bought 53 acres in North Jersey for a huge bus garage. Where do things stand?|first=Colleen|last=Wilson|date=December 19, 2023|website=North Jersey Media Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/northernbusgarage|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gannettfleming.com/project/nj-transit-northern-bus-garage-project/|title=NJ TRANSIT Northern Bus Garage Project}}</ref><ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-advances-design-new-northern-bus-garage|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cait.rutgers.edu/research/nj-transit-northern-bus-garage-planning-and-community-impact-evaluation/|title=NJ Transit Northern Bus Garage Planning and Community Impact Evaluation}}</ref> | |||
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| Union City Bus Garage|| ] at 27-29th streets in ]<br/>{{coord|40.770067|-74.030079|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
| ] || 53 Old Bergen Road, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | |||
|align=left|After demolition of existing facility, once the trolley barn for the ], the newly constructed garage will accommodate 40 ], emission-free buses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/construction-new-union-city-bus-garage-and-terminal-enters-design-phase|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 12, 2024|url=https://tam-america.com/article/nj-transit-selects-hdr-to-design-new-union-city-bus-garage-and-terminal-for-bebs|title=NJ Transit selects HDR to design new Union City Bus Garage and Terminal for BEBs|website=tam-america.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/55128607/nj-transit-board-approves-order-of-36-additional-multilevel-iii-cars-design-contract-for-union-city-bus-garage-and-terminal|title=NJ Transit Board approves order of 36 additional Multilevel III cars, design contract for Union City Bus Garage and Terminal|first=Eman|last=Abu-Khaled|date=July 25, 2024|website=Mass Transit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2022|url=https://www.ucnj.com/News/View/2171/nj-transit-awarded-usd44-6-million-for-new-bus-garage|title=NJ Transit Awarded $44.6 Million For New Bus Garage|website=www.ucnj.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hudsonreporter.com/news/union-city/union-city-will-retain-part-of-former-bus-garage-property/|title=Union City will retain part of former bus garage property|first=Hudson|last=Reporter|date=October 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2022/08/nj-transit-gets-44m-to-build-new-bus-terminal-and-garage-for-electric-buses.html|title=NJ Transit gets $44M to build new bus terminal, garage for electric buses|first=Larry|last=Higgs|date=August 16, 2022|website=nj}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dmrconstruct.com/copy-of-observer-highway-switching-st|title=Union City Garage Demolition|website=DMR Construction}}</ref> | |||
|align=left|Originally a part of the Northern Division | |||
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=== Central Division === | |||
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] | |||
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| ] || 1450 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040 | |||
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| Big Tree || 1 Washington Avenue, Nutley<br/>{{coord|40|48|25|N|74|8|52|W|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
| ] || 1251 U.S. 9, Howell Township, NJ 07731 | |||
|align=left| Opened in 1989. Located on ], it operates local routes in ] and adjacent towns. | |||
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| Greenville || 53 Old Bergen Road, Jersey City<br/>{{coord|40|41|38|N|74|5|43|W|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
| ] || 677 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ 07105 | |||
|align=left|Originally a part of the Northern Division. Opened in 1998 on the site of the former Greenville garage, It largely handles routes in southern Hudson County below ]. | |||
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| Hilton || 1450 Springfield Avenue, ]<br/>{{coord|40.723794|-74.250879|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
| ] || 442 Avenue P, Newark, NJ 07105 | |||
|align=left|Located near ]. Site head on collision between bus and garbage truck, in which bus driver died, in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Fred |date=February 21, 2018 |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/bloomfield/sections/essex-county-news/articles/five-injured-when-nj-transit-bus-and-garbage-truc-1 |title=Five Injured When NJ Transit Bus and Garbage Truck Collide in Maplewood on Tuesday |website=TAPinto}}</ref> | |||
|align=left|Existing garage connected to Ironbound garage | |||
Adaption to handle battery-operated electric emission-free buses expected to be completed in 2025. First deployment will be on ] line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burns-group.com/project/njt-battery-electric/|title=New Jersey Transit, Battery Electric Bus Garage Modernization|website=Burns Engineering}}</ref><ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen-electric-vehicles/article/21260337/nj-transit-awards-contract-for-design-and-modernization-of-hilton-garage|title=NJ Transit awards contract for design and modernization of Hilton Garage|first=Mass Transit Staff|last=Report|date=March 15, 2022|website=Mass Transit}}</ref> | |||
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| Howell || 1251 ], ] {{coord|40.196814|-74.248664|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
| ] || 34 Richboynton Road, Dover, NJ 07801 | |||
|align=left| Built in 1985. Houses most of NJT's ] ] (147 as of 2024) <ref name = NJTFacts2024/> and operates many routes along the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2016/03/16-03-10-nj-transit-inks-10-million-deal-to-service-its-fleet-of-cng-buses/|title=NJ Transit Inks $10 Million Deal for Firm to Service Its Growing Fleet of CNG Buses|first=Tom|last=Johnson|date=March 11, 2016|website=NJ Spotlight News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2004/S499/bill-text?f=S0500&n=499_F1|title=NJ Legislature|website=New Jersey Legislature}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-transit-bus-upgrade-fuel-efficient-buses-federal-grant/1951672/|title=NJ Transit Gets More Than $75M for Bus Upgrades|date=July 23, 2012|website=NBC New York}}</ref> | |||
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| Ironbound || 677 Wilson Ave, Newark<br/>{{coord|40.715436|-74.132159|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
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|align=left|Ironbound Garage and the adjacent Kearny Point Garage are just north the ] and south ] and ], the latter of which provides access to ]. | |||
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| Kearny Point || 442 Avenue P, Newark<br/>{{coord|40.715436| -74.132159|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
|align=left|Kearny Point Garage and adjacent Ironbound Garage are west the Kearny Point ] of the ]. Kearny Point was disused factory converted to NJT garage when ]'s ONE Bus stopped operations and opened in August 2024. | |||
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| Morris || 34 Richboynton Road, Dover<br/>{{coord|40|53|23|N|74|34|1|W|type:busgarage_region:US-NJ|display=inline}} | |||
|align=left| Was the facility of ] (Passaic-Athenia Bus Company) until 2010 when the company became NJ Transit subsidiary. | |||
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⚫ | | Orange || 420 Washington Street, Orange | ||
|align=left|New garage opened in 1989. Operates local routes in Greater Newark. | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Southern Division === | === Southern Division === | ||
] | |||
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| ] || 1431 Doughty Road, Egg Harbor Township |
| ] || 1431 Doughty Road, Egg Harbor Township | ||
|align=left| Operates ] with and to points in the ] and ]. | |||
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| Hamilton Township/Neptune || 600 Sloan Avenue, ]{{Coord|40|15|19|N|74|42|14|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-NJ|display=inline}}<hr>830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City | ||
|align=left|Built in 1998, it is adjacent to ].<hr> | |||
NJT Mercer took over the ] on October 1, 2023, after ] ceased operating them. | |||
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| ] || 350 Newton Avenue, Camden |
| ] || 350 Newton Avenue, Camden | ||
|align=left|Once part of ]. The facility became home and recharging station for NJT's first eight battery-operated buses in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-unveils-new-electric-bus-charging-infrastructure-camden|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bus-news.com/nj-transit-unveils-its-first-battery-electric-bus/|title=NJ TRANSIT Unveils Its First Battery Electric Bus|first=Tiana|last=May|date=October 6, 2022|website=Bus-News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2022|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/camden/sections/green/articles/nj-transit-s-first-zero-emission-bus-hits-the-road-in-camden?fbclid=IwAR2lweEWRpd2P8zN39ot61B7wt6evrlWTZ-nGekDf3kAdluaxhcOn_WZZh0|title=NJ Transit's First Zero-Emission Bus Hits the Road In Camden|website=TAPinto}}</ref> | |||
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| ] || 6000 East Black Horse Pike, Turnersville |
| ] || 6000 East Black Horse Pike, Turnersville | ||
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|align=left| Operates many of ] in Bergen/Passaic as well New York service from ]. | |||
|align=left|Hackensack garage operates the 702, 705, 707, 709, 722, 744, 746, 748, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 758, 762, 772, 780 | |||
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| ] || 1329 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne |
| ] || 1329 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne | ||
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| ] || 160 Route 17 North, Paramus |
| ] || 160 Route 17 North, Paramus | ||
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| ] || 425 East Blackwell Street, Dover |
| ] || 425 East Blackwell Street, Dover | ||
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| ] || 349 1st Street, Elizabeth |
| ] || 349 1st Street, Elizabeth | ||
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| ] || 88 Industrial Park Road, Pennsville |
| ] || 88 Industrial Park Road, Pennsville | ||
|align=left|Operates the 468 | |align=left|Operates the 468 | ||
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| ] || 750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick |
| ] || 750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick | ||
|align=left|Operates the 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822 | |align=left|Operates the 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822 | ||
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| ] || 2012 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem |
| ] || 2012 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem | ||
|align=left|Operates the 890, 891 | |align=left|Operates the 890, 891 | ||
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* Not scheduled to be completed until spring 2029. | |||
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| ] || 410 27th St, Union City, NJ 07087 | |||
|align=left|Proposed new garage to be built on the old Union City garage site. | |||
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| Union City || | | Union City || | ||
|align=left|New Jersey Transit will receive a $44.67 million grant to demolish the old garage and rebuild.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2022/08/nj-transit-gets-44m-to-build-new-bus-terminal-and-garage-for-electric-buses.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=njcom_sf&utm_content=nj_facebook_njcom&fbclid=IwAR1D0XjhPlWvrsK6PFpmkgbr6S1LLsxlt4u_jtqUp7ghWw9W_u3x-fZUrHY&mibextid=vs2rir&fs=e&s=cl|title=NJ Transit gets $44M to build new bus terminal, garage for electric buses|first=Larry |
|align=left|New Jersey Transit will receive a $44.67 million grant to demolish the old garage and rebuild.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2022/08/nj-transit-gets-44m-to-build-new-bus-terminal-and-garage-for-electric-buses.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=njcom_sf&utm_content=nj_facebook_njcom&fbclid=IwAR1D0XjhPlWvrsK6PFpmkgbr6S1LLsxlt4u_jtqUp7ghWw9W_u3x-fZUrHY&mibextid=vs2rir&fs=e&s=cl|title=NJ Transit gets $44M to build new bus terminal, garage for electric buses|first=Larry|last=Higgs|date=August 16, 2022|website=nj}}</ref> | ||
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| ] || 430 Danforth Avenue, Jersey City |
| ] || 430 Danforth Avenue, Jersey City | ||
|align=left|Shut down on October 28, 2023, with their routes taken over by NJ Transit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/end-of-the-line-nearly-century-old-jersey-city-bus-company-shutting-down.html|title=End of the line: Nearly century-old Jersey City bus company shutting down|first=Spencer |
|align=left|Shut down on October 28, 2023, with their routes taken over by NJ Transit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/end-of-the-line-nearly-century-old-jersey-city-bus-company-shutting-down.html|title=End of the line: Nearly century-old Jersey City bus company shutting down|first=Spencer|last=Sussman|date=July 25, 2023|website=nj}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/jersey-city-bus-company-to-close-on-halloween-giving-officials-3-months-to-find-new-option-for-riders.html|title=Jersey City bus company to close on Halloween, giving officials 3 months to find new option for riders|first=Spencer|last=Sussman|date=July 27, 2023|website=nj}}</ref> | ||
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| Asbury Park-New York Transit || | | Asbury Park-New York Transit || | ||
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| ] || 1081 Broadway, Bayonne |
| ] || 1081 Broadway, Bayonne | ||
|align=left|Shutdown in 2011 with route taken over by A&C Bus Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/03/buses_back_on_the_road_as_a_c.html|title=Buses back on the road as A & C Bus Company takes over Bergen Avenue Bus route|first=Ken |
|align=left|Shutdown in 2011 with route taken over by A&C Bus Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/03/buses_back_on_the_road_as_a_c.html|title=Buses back on the road as A & C Bus Company takes over Bergen Avenue Bus route|first=Ken|last=Thorbourne|date=March 16, 2011|website=nj}}</ref> | ||
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| Blue & Grey Transit || | | Blue & Grey Transit || | ||
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| ] || 101 Greenwood Avenue, Montclair |
| ] || 101 Greenwood Avenue, Montclair | ||
|align=left|Ended on April 10, 2023, with their routes operating to NJT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/decamp-bus-lines-ends-new-york-city-shuttle-service-that-started-1870s/#:~:text=DeCamp+Bus+Lines+ended+its,the+family+for+six+generations.|title=DeCamp Bus Lines ends New Jersey-to-New York City shuttle service that started in 1870s - CBS New York|first=Christine|last=Sloan|date=April 7, 2023|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref> | |align=left|Ended on April 10, 2023, with their routes operating to NJT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/decamp-bus-lines-ends-new-york-city-shuttle-service-that-started-1870s/#:~:text=DeCamp+Bus+Lines+ended+its,the+family+for+six+generations.|title=DeCamp Bus Lines ends New Jersey-to-New York City shuttle service that started in 1870s - CBS New York|first=Christine|last=Sloan|date=April 7, 2023|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to|title=NJ TRANSIT|website=NJ TRANSIT}}</ref> | ||
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Line 199: | Line 210: | ||
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| North Boulevard Transportation Company/] || 437 Tonnele Avenue Jersey City<hr>349 1st Street, Elizabeth |
| North Boulevard Transportation Company/] || 437 Tonnele Avenue Jersey City<hr>349 1st Street, Elizabeth | ||
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* Bought out by Coach USA in 2002. | * Bought out by Coach USA in 2002. | ||
Line 205: | Line 216: | ||
* Brand discontinued in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/10/nj_transit_and_ac_bus_to_pick.html|title=NJ Transit and A&C Bus to pick up discontinued Red & Tan bus routes|first=The Jersey|last=Journal|date=October 17, 2011|website=nj}}</ref> | * Brand discontinued in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2011/10/nj_transit_and_ac_bus_to_pick.html|title=NJ Transit and A&C Bus to pick up discontinued Red & Tan bus routes|first=The Jersey|last=Journal|date=October 17, 2011|website=nj}}</ref> | ||
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| ] || 349 1st Street, Elizabeth |
| ] || 349 1st Street, Elizabeth | ||
|align=left|Discontinued on October 8, 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coachusa.com/news-and-media/coach-usa-to-discontinue-one-bus-service|title=COACH USA TO DISCONTINUE ONE BUS SERVICE | Coach USA|website=www.coachusa.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/essex/2023/09/with-fewer-customers-and-rising-costs-coach-usa-will-end-3-nj-commuter-bus-routes.html|title=With fewer customers and rising costs, Coach USA will end 3 N.J. commuter bus routes|first1=Steve |
|align=left|Discontinued on October 8, 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coachusa.com/news-and-media/coach-usa-to-discontinue-one-bus-service|title=COACH USA TO DISCONTINUE ONE BUS SERVICE | Coach USA|website=www.coachusa.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/essex/2023/09/with-fewer-customers-and-rising-costs-coach-usa-will-end-3-nj-commuter-bus-routes.html|title=With fewer customers and rising costs, Coach USA will end 3 N.J. commuter bus routes|first1=Steve|last1=Strunsky|first2=Larry|last2=Higgs|date=September 8, 2023|website=nj}}</ref> with all routes going to NJ Transit.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
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| ] || 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood |
| ] || 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood | ||
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* Operations moved to Suburban Transit garage. | * Operations moved to Suburban Transit garage. | ||
* Property bought by NJT in September 2022 to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage. | * Property bought by NJT in September 2022 to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage. | ||
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| ] || 480 Main Ave, Wallington |
| ] || 480 Main Ave, Wallington<hr>30 Moonachie Ave, Carlstadt | ||
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|align=left|Bought out by Coach USA in 2002. | |align=left|Bought out by Coach USA in 2002. | ||
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| ] || 830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City |
| ] || 830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City | ||
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New Jersey Transit was created by the Public Transportation Act of 1979 to “acquire, operate and contract for transportation service in the public interest.” In 1980, it purchased Transport of New Jersey, at that time the state’s largest private bus company, including its bus maintenance and storage facilities; it has subsequently acquired numerous other previously privately-owned or corporate carriers.
NJ Transit Bus Operations is organised into three operating divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern. Each division has bus depots to house and maintain its bus fleet. As of 2024 NJ Transit had over 2800 buses and eighteen garages across the state. In addition to directly operated routes, NJ Transit also provides buses to carriers providing service on NJ Transit routes under contract, as well as private carriers operating their own routes. Most maintain their own garages.
NJ Transit introduced compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in 1999. and hybrid electric buses in 2007. As of the 2020s, NJ Transit is making the transition from diesel buses to battery electric buses as part of its zero-emission strategy. In order to accommodate the new fleet some garages will be closed, others retrofitted, and new ones built.
Bus garages
Northern Division
Name | Location | Notes |
Fairview | 419 Anderson Avenue, Fairview | Houses many of buses on routes 100–199 in the Hudson Waterfront communities along the Palisade Avenue, Bergenline Avenue, Boulevard East, and River Road corridors to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. |
Market Street | 16 Market Street, Paterson 40°54′52″N 74°10′38″W / 40.9144044°N 74.1771126°W / 40.9144044; -74.1771126 |
Built in 1903 as a trolley barn for Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Railway, later Public Service Railway. Now part of the Great Falls Historic District, underwent renovation in 2021–2023. Operates local routes in Passaic, Bergen, and Essex (many originating at Broadway Bus Terminal) and commuter routes to GWB Plaza/GWB Bus Terminal. |
Meadowlands | 2600 Penhorn Avenue, Secaucus/North Bergen 40°46′46″N 74°02′38″W / 40.779441°N 74.043757°W / 40.779441; -74.043757 |
Operates 32 bus routes in Hudson County. It is located adjacent to the North Bergen P+R under the Lincoln Tunnel Approach, with service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on bus route 320. Built in 1993, it slated for expansion and retrofitting to handle longer articulated buses and electric buses. Initial construction of an outdoor charging facility with a canopy and pantographs will provide charging equipment for 67 buses by 2028 but will include the infrastructure to expand the site to accommodate 130 buses. |
Oradell | 455 New Milford Avenue, Oradell | Opened in 1962. Flooded in 2021 as a result of Hurricane Ida. |
Wayne | 55 West Belt Parkway, Wayne 40°54′00″N 74°14′52″W / 40.900118°N 74.247751°W / 40.900118; -74.247751 |
Built in 1998 and upgraded in 2000, located at the intersection of New Jersey Route 23, U.S. Route 46, and Interstate 80 near Wayne Route 23 Transit Center and Willowbrook Mall, major park and ride/bus stations for the region. |
Westwood | 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood | NJ Transit leased, and subsequently purchased in 2022, the former Rockland Coaches facility to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage. Will house reassigned diesel buses as other facilities are retrofitting for electric buses. |
In addition, NJT owns three lots to store buses on layover going into Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Future garages
Name | Location | Notes |
Northern Bus Garage | Adjacent to U.S. Route 46 and the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park 40°50′39″N 74°00′58″W / 40.844197°N 74.016°W / 40.844197; -74.016 |
Sited on more than 50 acres (20 ha) and equipped to handle 500 buses, the newly constructed facility will replace Oradell and Fairview garages and is scheduled to be completed in 2029. |
Union City Bus Garage | Bergenline Avenue at 27-29th streets in Union City 40°46′12″N 74°01′48″W / 40.770067°N 74.030079°W / 40.770067; -74.030079 |
After demolition of existing facility, once the trolley barn for the North Hudson County Railway, the newly constructed garage will accommodate 40 articulated, emission-free buses. |
Central Division
Name | Location | Notes |
Big Tree | 1 Washington Avenue, Nutley 40°48′25″N 74°8′52″W / 40.80694°N 74.14778°W / 40.80694; -74.14778 |
Opened in 1989. Located on New Jersey Route 7, it operates local routes in Newark and adjacent towns. |
Greenville | 53 Old Bergen Road, Jersey City 40°41′38″N 74°5′43″W / 40.69389°N 74.09528°W / 40.69389; -74.09528 |
Originally a part of the Northern Division. Opened in 1998 on the site of the former Greenville garage, It largely handles routes in southern Hudson County below Journal Square. |
Hilton | 1450 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood 40°43′26″N 74°15′03″W / 40.723794°N 74.250879°W / 40.723794; -74.250879 |
Located near Irvington Bus Terminal. Site head on collision between bus and garbage truck, in which bus driver died, in 2018.
Adaption to handle battery-operated electric emission-free buses expected to be completed in 2025. First deployment will be on GO25 Irvington-Newark line. |
Howell | 1251 U.S. 9, Howell 40°11′49″N 74°14′55″W / 40.196814°N 74.248664°W / 40.196814; -74.248664 | Built in 1985. Houses most of NJT's compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet (147 as of 2024) and operates many routes along the Route 9 corridor. |
Ironbound | 677 Wilson Ave, Newark 40°42′56″N 74°07′56″W / 40.715436°N 74.132159°W / 40.715436; -74.132159 |
Ironbound Garage and the adjacent Kearny Point Garage are just north the Newark Airport Interchange and south U.S. Route 1/9 Truck and Raymond Boulevard, the latter of which provides access to Newark Penn Station. |
Kearny Point | 442 Avenue P, Newark 40°42′56″N 74°07′56″W / 40.715436°N 74.132159°W / 40.715436; -74.132159 |
Kearny Point Garage and adjacent Ironbound Garage are west the Kearny Point Reach of the Passaic River. Kearny Point was disused factory converted to NJT garage when Coach USA's ONE Bus stopped operations and opened in August 2024. |
Morris | 34 Richboynton Road, Dover 40°53′23″N 74°34′1″W / 40.88972°N 74.56694°W / 40.88972; -74.56694 |
Was the facility of PABCO Transit (Passaic-Athenia Bus Company) until 2010 when the company became NJ Transit subsidiary. |
Orange | 420 Washington Street, Orange | New garage opened in 1989. Operates local routes in Greater Newark. |
Southern Division
Name | Address | Notes |
Egg Harbor Township | 1431 Doughty Road, Egg Harbor Township | Operates local and long-distance routes with and to points in the Greater Atlantic City and Southern Shore Region. |
Hamilton Township/Neptune | 600 Sloan Avenue, Hamilton Township40°15′19″N 74°42′14″W / 40.25528°N 74.70389°W / 40.25528; -74.70389 830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City |
Built in 1998, it is adjacent to NJT's Hamilton rail station. NJT Mercer took over the Monmouth County local routes on October 1, 2023, after Transdev ceased operating them. |
Newton Avenue | 350 Newton Avenue, Camden | Once part of Public Service Coordinated Transport. The facility became home and recharging station for NJT's first eight battery-operated buses in 2022. |
Washington Township | 6000 East Black Horse Pike, Turnersville |
Contracted bus garages
Name | Address | Notes |
Academy Bus Lines | various | Operates many of NJ Transit bus 700 local routes in Bergen/Passaic as well New York service from Central Jersey. |
Broadway IBOA | 1329 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne | |
Community Coach | 160 Route 17 North, Paramus | |
Lakeland Bus Lines | 425 East Blackwell Street, Dover | |
Olympia Trails | 349 1st Street, Elizabeth | |
Salem County Community Transit | 88 Industrial Park Road, Pennsville | Operates the 468 |
Suburban Transit | 750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick | Operates the 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822 |
Trans-Bridge Lines | 2012 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem | Operates the 890, 891 |
Former garages
NJ Transit operated
Name | Address | Notes |
Atlantic City/Wildwood | Replaced by Egg Harbor Township. | |
Elizabeth | Replaced by Ironbound. | |
Madison Avenue | Replaced by Wayne. | |
Matawan | Replaced by Howell. | |
Mercer Metro | Replaced by Hamilton. | |
Union City | New Jersey Transit will receive a $44.67 million grant to demolish the old garage and rebuild. | |
Warwick |
Contracted operated
Name | Address | Notes |
A&C Bus Corporation | 430 Danforth Avenue, Jersey City | Shut down on October 28, 2023, with their routes taken over by NJ Transit. |
Asbury Park-New York Transit | ||
Bergen Avenue IBOA | 1081 Broadway, Bayonne | Shutdown in 2011 with route taken over by A&C Bus Corporation. |
Blue & Grey Transit | ||
Carefree Bus Lines | ||
Central Avenue IBOA | 297 Communipaw Avenue Jersey City | |
DeCamp Bus Lines | 101 Greenwood Avenue, Montclair | Ended on April 10, 2023, with their routes operating to NJT. |
Downtown Bus Company | 1 Oxford Avenue Jersey City | |
Evergreen Equipment | ||
Hudson Bus Company | ||
Hudson Transit Lines | ||
Independent Bus | ||
Lafayette And Greenville | 119 Merrit Street and 44 State Street both Jersey City | |
Leisure Line | ||
Lion Bus Corporation of New Jersey | ||
North Boulevard Transportation Company/Red And Tan in Hudson County | 437 Tonnele Avenue Jersey City 349 1st Street, Elizabeth |
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Orange Newark Elizabeth Bus | 349 1st Street, Elizabeth | Discontinued on October 8, 2023 with all routes going to NJ Transit. |
Rockland Coaches | 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood |
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Saddle River Tours | 480 Main Ave, Wallington 30 Moonachie Ave, Carlstadt |
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South Boulevard Bus Owners Association/Drogin | 53 Kennedy Boulevard Bayonne | |
South Orange Avenue IBOA | Bought out by Coach USA in 2002. | |
Transdev | 830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City | |
Washington Street IBOA | ||
West Hunterdon Transit |
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