List of NJ Transit bus routes (1–99) explained

See main article: New Jersey Transit Bus Operations. NJ Transit operates or contracts out the following bus routes, all of which originate from Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, or Elizabeth. Many were once streetcar lines. These routes are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Northern and Central Divisions, or by Community Transportation under contract. Not included in the list of lines below is the Newark Light Rail system, which is operated from the Central Division.

Routes

Northern Division

The following lines are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Northern Division.[1] [2] All routes are exact fare lines. In this table, PSCT represents Public Service Coordinated Transport, a predecessor to Transport of New Jersey.

Destinations shown are for the full route except for branching.

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotesHistoryGarage
Journal SquareSecaucus JunctionKennedy Boulevard, County Avenue, and Meadowlands Parkway
  • P trips operate via N.J Bulk Mail Center.
  • R trips operate via JFK Blvd to Secaucus Road.
  • Began under Hudson Bus Transportation Company.
  • Formerly operated by Academy Bus until 2021.
  • Transferred to Coach USA ONE Bus in 2022.
  • Returned to NJ Transit on August 17, 2024 from Coach USA ONE Bus operations.
  • Kearny Point
Jersey City-Greenville
Merritt Street or Lafayette Loop
Ocean Avenue
  • Initially Lafayette & Greenville Bus route 3 Ocean Avenue.
  • Later Red & Tan in Hudson County route 99.
  • Began service on February 11, 2008.[3]
  • Greenville
8Bayonne 54th StreetBergen Avenue, Old Bergen Road.
  • Began service under Bergen Avenue IBOA.
  • Transferred to Montgomery and West Side IBOA in 2011, numbered #33 in 2016.
  • Service under New Jersey Transit began October 28, 2023.
  • Kearny Point
9Jersey City Society Hill DriveNewport MallWest Side Avenue, Montgomery Street, Marin Boulevard.
  • Began under Montgomery and West Side IBOA. Numbered #31 in 2016.
  • Service under New Jersey Transit began October 28, 2023.
Journal SquareBayonne
2nd Street
Kennedy Boulevard
  • Began under Drogin Bus Company.
  • Later operated under Red & Tan in Hudson County until April 7, 2012, when the route was transferred to Academy under contract to NJ Transit on April 8, 2012.[4]
  • Contract transferred to Coach USA on June 24, 2021.
  • Route operated by NJ Transit effective June 26, 2022.
  • Late night service replicated by route 119.
  • Kearny Point
  • Meadowlands
  • Greenville
14Jersey City Hudson MallSip Avenue, West Side Avenue
  • Began under Montgomery and West Side IBOA. Numbered #32 in 2016.
  • Service under New Jersey Transit began October 28, 2023.
  • Kearny Point
Hoboken TerminalNorth Bergen
Nungessers
Washington Street and New York/Bergenline Avenues
  • Meadowlands
  • Greenville
Bergenline Avenue
and 49th Street
Observer Highway, Paterson Plank Road, 9th Street-Congress Street, Palisade Avenue, and New York/Bergenline AvenuesMeadowlands
  • Began on April 8, 2006, under NJ Transit to replace 89 service, which was rerouted onto Park Avenue.
Port Imperial or
Hoboken Terminal
North Bergen
Nungessers
Boulevard East
  • Began in 1924 under PSCT.
Paterson Broadway Bus TerminalNewark PennBloomfield Avenue, Broad Street
  • Began in 1927 under PSCT.
    • Express buses added in 1951.
  • Formerly routes 126 & 128.
  • Market Street
Branch Brook ParkMain Street/Main Avenue and Kingsland Street/Kingsland Road (all trips)
Delawanna Avenue and Clifton Commons (select trips)
Washington Avenue (select trips)
Union Avenue (select trips)
Franklin Avenue (most trips)
  • Began in 1927 under PSCT.
Jersey City-Greenville or Society Hill
Gates Avenue
Exchange Place or
Journal Square
Seaview Avenue, Romar Avenue, West Side Avenue, Newark Avenue, and Montgomery Street
  • Select trips operate along Sip Avenue during the weekday peak hours bypassing Montgomery Street and Bergan Avenue.
  • 80S trips terminate at Society Hill
  • Began in 1947 under PSCT to replace Public Service Railway Newark Avenue Line streetcars from 1938.
  • Formerly route 9 Newark Avenue.
  • 80S began under Montgomery and West Side IBOA. Numbered #30 in 2016.
  • 80S service under New Jersey Transit began October 28, 2023
  • Greenville
Bayonne
1 Street and Avenue C or Jersey City-Greenville
Exchange PlaceAvenue C, New Jersey Turnpike (X trips only), Ocean Avenue (full-time), Montgomery Street
  • 81X: Weekday peak hour service only (AM to Exchange Place, PM to Bayonne)
  • Select trips begin/end at Jersey City-Greenville
  • Other select trips begin/end at Gates Avenue
  • Began in 1947 under PSCT to replace Public Service Railway Greenville Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Formerly route 14/14X Greenville.
Union City
Summit Avenue & Paterson Plank Road
Exchange PlaceTransfer Station, Summit Avenue, Newark Avenue, and Montgomery Street
  • Weekday peak hour service only (AM to Exchange Place, PM to Union City)
  • Began in 1947 under PSCT to replace Public Service Railway streetcars from 1931.
  • Formerly route 18 Hudson.
  • Meadowlands
Hackensack TransferJournal SquareMain Street, U.S. Route 46, Tonnelle Avenue, Bergen Turnpike, and Summit Avenue
Westside Avenue (select rush hour trips only)
  • Began in 1928 under PSCT.
  • Formerly route 124.
Journal SquareNorth Bergen
Nungessers
Newark Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, and Bergenline Avenue
  • Began in 1927 under PSCT.
  • Formerly route 44 Bergenline/Park Avenue.
  • Operated by Coach USA ONE Bus effective June 26, 2022
  • Returned to NJ Transit on August 17, 2024 from Coach USA ONE Bus operations.
  • Meadowlands
Hoboken TerminalAmerican Dream MeadowlandsObserver Highway, Paterson Plank Road, Transfer Station, Summit Avenue, Union Turnpike, Bergen Turnpike, Plaza Drive, Harmon Meadow
  • Began in 1947 under PSCT to replace Public Service Railway Passaic Line streetcars from 1936.
  • Formerly route 15 Passaic.
  • Routed to American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ on August 30, 2019 (along with routes 703 and 772).[5]
  • Meadowlands
Newport Centre MallBergenline Avenue
49th Street via Exchange Place (weekday rush hour only)
Newark Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, Bergenline Avenue
  • Began in 1991 under NJ Transit as a variant of route 84.
Jersey City-Greenville or Secaucus (late nights)
Gates Avenue
Hoboken Terminal or
Journal Square (weekday rush hours only)
Old Bergen Road, MLK Drive, Bergen Avenue, Central Avenue, Palisade Avenue, and Paterson Plank Road
  • Select trips begin/end at Journal Square
  • Some late night trips start at County Av and Opposite UPS Drive in Secaucus
  • Began under PSCT in 1947 to replace Public Service Railway Jackson Line streetcars.
  • Formerly routes 7 Jackson & 8 Jackson Express.
  • Greenville
Journal SquareNorth Bergen
Nungesser's
Kennedy Boulevard (peak)
Central Avenue (off peak)[6]
  • Select trips operate along Central Avenue.
  • Began in under North Boulevard Transportation Company as route 1.
  • * Returned to NJ Transit on August 17, 2024 from Coach USA ONE Bus operations.
  • Meadowlands
North Bergen
Nungessers
Hoboken TerminalPark Avenue, Washington Street, and Bergenline Avenue
  • Began in 1949 under PSCT to replace Public Service Railway Union City Line streetcars.
  • Formerly routes 19 Union City & 26 Union City.
  • Meadowlands

Central Division

The following lines are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Central Division. All lines are exact fare lines except for the 63, 64, 67, and 68. In this table, PSCT represents Public Service Coordinated Transport, a predecessor to Transport of New Jersey.

Destinations shown are for the full route except for branching.

Central Division, Essex County

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotesHistoryGarage
1Newark-Ivy HillJournal Square,
Exchange Place
Newark-Ironbound
16 Avenue, Market Street, and Ferry Street/Raymond Boulevard (all trips)
Communipaw Avenue (Exchange Place trips)
West Side Avenue (Journal Square trips)
  • Had an express "X" variant between Ivy Hill and Newark Penn Station until April 3, 2010, when it was renumbered to route 361.
  • Hilton
  • Big Tree
  • Orange
  • Greenville
  • Ironbound
5Newark PennEast Orange18 Avenue and South 10 Street
  • Began under PSCT in 1948 to replace Public Service Railway Kinney Line streetcars from 1936.
  • Orange
11Willowbrook MallDowntown Newark (weekdays and Saturdays)
Newark Penn (Bus 11 will no longer have routes to Wayne on Sundays as of January 2015)
Bloomfield Avenue and Pompton Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1929.
  • Formerly route 114.
13Irvington Bus Terminal or Valley FairClifton
Clifton Commons, or
Clifton Industrial Park
Bloomfield Avenue (Clifton trips only), Washington Avenue (Clifton Commons Trips only), Broadway, Clinton Avenue
  • Trips are labeled based on the routes taken at their extreme ends.
    • "B" trips are short turn buses to Big Tree Garage.
    • "C" trips are northbound buses via Clifton Commons.
    • "M" trips are short turn buses to Belleville at Mill and Main Streets.
    • "N" trips are northbound buses via Centre Street in Nutley.
    • "T" trips are southbound buses to Irvington.
    • "V" trips are southbound buses to Valley Fair.
    • "P" trips are northbound buses to Lincoln Park, Newark.
  • Began under PSCT in 1937 to replace Public Service Railway Broad Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Operation via Chancellor Avenue (former route 14) switched with route 39 in the 1980s.
  • "13J" trips via Joralemon Avenue to Garden State Cancer Center in Belleville eliminated in 2011 and replaced by "13C" trips to Clifton Commons via Washington Avenue.
  • 13P trips operate in the morning only.
  • Big Tree
  • Hilton
21West Orange
Mississippi Loop
Newark PennMain Street, Market Street
  • Began under PSCT in 1952 to replace Public Service Railway Orange Line streetcars, which operated into the Newark City Subway.
  • Orange
24Orange
Erie Loop
The Mills at Jersey GardensElizabeth Avenue, Frelinghuysen Avenue, Central Avenhe
  • 24H to Orange via Harrison
  • 24S to Orange via Scottland
  • 24J to Jersey Gardens via Jersey Street
  • 24E to Jersey Gardens via Elizabeth Ave
  • 24T trips are trips to Newark Harriet Tubman Park
  • 24B are trips to Elizabeth Broad and Jersey
  • Originally Transport of New Jersey, later transferred to Coach USA One Bus
  • Operated by Coach USA One Bus until October 2023, NJT and Academy took over operations
  • NJT took over all trips in November of 2023, as NJT had enough operators to do so. Trips under Academy bus were sent over to Orange garage.
  • Under Coach USA, 24E/S trips were 24A trips and 24J/H trips were 24B trips
  • 24B (NJT not Coach USA) and 24T were added in January 2024
  • Ironbound
  • Hilton
  • Orange
25/
GO25
Maplewood (full-time)
Irvington Bus Terminal (go25 trips only)
Essex County Correctional Center
Newark Penn (go25 trips only)
Springfield Avenue
  • GO25: weekday peak hour service only
  • Began under PSCT in 1948 to replace Public Service Railway Springfield Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Had an express "X" variant between Maplewood and Newark Penn Station until April 3, 2010, when it was renumbered to route 375.
  • GO25 service began in 2008, operating between Irvington Bus Terminal and Newark Penn Station with limited stops.
  • Hilton
26ElizabethIrvington Bus TerminalUnion Avenue, Liberty Avenue, and Morris Avenue
  • Began under Elizabeth-Union-Hillside-Irvington Bus Line in 1927.
  • Formerly route 6.
  • Operation via Cherry Street in Elizabeth discontinued after NJ Transit takeover of route.
27Irvington Bus TerminalForest Hill or
Bloomfield Center
(full-time)
Delawanna
(rush hours only)
Hawthorne Avenue, Broad Street, Mount Prospect Avenue, Franklin Street (Bloomfield trips only), Verona Avenue (Forest Hill trips only), Union Avenue and Kingsland Avenue (Clifton trips only), and Branch Brook Park Station
  • Began under PSCT in 1948 to replace Public Service Railway Mount Prospect Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Hilton
  • Orange
28Montclair State University
(full-time)
Willowbrook Mall
(weekends only)
Downtown Newark
(weekdays and Saturdays)
Newark Penn
(evenings and Sundays)
Upper Mountain Avenue (Wayne trips only) Valley Road, Bloomfield Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1926.
  • Formerly route 60.
  • Orange
GO28Bloomfield TerminalNewark International AirportBloomfield Ave, Broad St, and Route 1&9.
  • Service via University Heights discontinued in 2011 due to budget cuts.
29West Caldwell
(full-time)
Parsippany-Troy Hills
(rush hours only)
Downtown Newark
(weekdays and Saturdays)
Newark Penn
(evenings and Sundays)
U.S. Route 46 (Parsippany trips only), Bloomfield Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1952 to replace Public Service Railway Bloomfield Line streetcars, which operated into the Newark City Subway.
30North ArlingtonLincoln Park
(weekdays)
Newark Penn
(evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays)
Kearny Avenue, Broad Street, Harrison Avenue, and Frank E Rodgers Blvd
  • Evening and weekend service is extended to Newark Penn
  • Began under PSCT in 1948 to replace Public Service Railway Harrison Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Formerly route 39/48 Harrison-Union
  • Part of route 39 until 2009.
  • Big Tree
31Newark PennSouth Orange Town CenterSouth Orange Avenue
  • Operated by Coach USA One Bus until October 2023, NJT took over operations
  • Originally operated as South Orange Avenue Independent Bus Owners' Association. Later Transport of New Jersey, later transferred to Coach USA One Bus
  • Hilton
34Bloomfield or
Montclair
Market Street, Roseville Avenue, Orange Road (Montclair trips only), Prospect Avenue (Bloomfield trips only)
  • Began under PSCT in 1923.
  • Orange
37Newark-Ivy HillNewark Liberty International AirportLyons Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1923.
  • Hilton
39Newark PennMaplewoodWest Bigelow Street, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Chancellor Avenue
  • X trips start at Newark Washington Park and operate express between Lincoln Park and Weequahic Park.
  • Last discharge is Lincoln Park at Washington Street (Irvington) or Elizabeth Avenue at Meeker Avenue (Newark)
  • Began under PSCT in 1948 to replace Public Service Railway Harrison Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Formerly routes 14 & 39/48 Harrison-Union.
  • Northern section became route 30 in 2009.
40North ArlingtonJersey GardensDavis Avenue, Frank R. Rodgers Boulevard, Corbin Street, Broad St
  • Began under PSCT in 1924.
  • Big Tree
41OrangeNewark-Government Center (weekdays only)
Newark Penn (evenings and weekends)
Park Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1943.
  • Formerly route 51.
  • Original route 41 from Lincoln Park in Newark to Rutherford via River Road in Harrison, Kearny, North Arlington, and Stuyvesant Avenue in Lyndhurst discontinued in the 1980s.
  • Orange
44Newark PennOrange Train StationCentral Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Scotland Road
  • Operated by Coach USA One Bus until October 2023, NJT took over operations
  • Originally Transport of New Jersey, later transferred to Coach USA One Bus
  • Big Tree

Central Division: Union County

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotesHistoryGarage
52SpringfieldElizabethMorris Avenue, Westfield Avenue (Non Kean University Trips)
  • No Sunday Service
  • Select Weekday Rush-Hour Trips run via Green Lane in Union & Magie Ave and Westfield Av in Elizabeth instead of via Kean University
  • Began under PSCT in 1928 to replace Morris County Traction Company streetcars.
  • Cut back from Short Hills Mall to Springfield Center in late 1980s.
  • Formerly route 8 Morris Avenue.
  • Hilton
56ElizabethWinfield ParkBroad Street, Edgar Road, and Wood Avenue
  • No Sunday Service
  • Began under Beviano Chartered Service in 1916.
  • Formerly route 44 Edgar Road.
  • Route now starts/ends at Broad & Jersey Streets in Elizabeth.
  • Ironbound
57Linden PlazaBroad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, and Wood Avenue
  • No Sunday Service
  • Began in 1994 under NJ Transit as a variant of route 56 to serve Linden Plaza
  • Originally operated via Park Avenue and Linden Avenue.
  • Route now starts/ends at Broad & Jersey Streets in Elizabeth.
58Union County CollegeElizabethKenilworth Boulevard, Westfield Avenue, Bayway Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1924 to replace Public Service Railway Aldene Line and Elmora Line streetcars.
  • Formerly route 28 Roselle Park.
59DunellenWashington ParkFront Street, South Avenue, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue
  • Began under PSCT in 1947 to replace Public Service Railway Union Line streetcars from 1935.
  • Formerly route 49 Union.

Central Division: South and west from Hudson County/Newark

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotesHistoryGarage
48Woodbridge Center
Perth Amboy
ElizabethBroad Street (Elizabeth), Rahway Avenue, Inman Avenue (via Metropark), Roosevelt Avenue (via Carteret), Amboy Street (Perth Amboy trips) & Woodbridge Mall
  • Began under Transport of New Jersey in 1933 to replace Public Service Railway's Perth Amboy Line and Carteret Line streetcars.
  • Part of route 62 until September 1, 2012.
  • Ironbound
62Newark PennElizabeth (full-time)Newark Liberty International Airport (select trips)Broad Street (Newark), US 1&9, Jersey Street, Ikea, and Airport South Area
  • 24-hour service
  • Began under Transport of New Jersey in 1933 to replace Public Service Railway's Perth Amboy Line and Carteret Line streetcars.
  • Southern section became route 48 on September 1, 2012.
  • A branch to Woodbridge Center once went as far as New Brunswick, numbered 134; split off into the 810 line.
63Lakewood Bus TerminalLincoln HarborU.S. Route 9
(first dropoff southbound/last pickup northbound at Old Bridge Park & Ride)
  • Weekday peak hour service only (AM to Lincoln Harbor, PM to Lakewood Bus Terminal)
  • 63 operates once in each direction as 63X, running non-stop between Gordon's Corner and Old Bridge park and rides.
  • 64H trips serve Hoboken.
  • Began in 2010 under NJ Transit as a variant of route 64.
  • Howell
64
  • Began in 2001 under NJ Transit as a variant of route 67.
  • On April 6, 2024, 64J trips and Journal Square service was discontinued
65Bridgewater CommonsNewark Penn StationRoute 28, Watchung Avenue, U.S. Route 22, Elizabeth Avenue, and Clinton Avenue
  • Weekday peak hour and Saturday morning service only
  • Began under Somerset Bus Company in 1925.
  • Formerly route 140.
  • Service via Washington Park discontinued on June 23, 2018.
  • Ironbound
66Union County CollegeNewark Penn StationMountain Avenue, Morris Avenue or Vauxhall Road, Salem Road, Liberty Avenue, Hillside Avenue, Elizabeth Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and Washington Street
  • Began under Somerset Bus Company in 1925.
  • Formerly route 141.
  • Service via Washington Park discontinued on June 23, 2018.
67Toms River Park and RideNewark Penn U.S. Route 9 and Route 549
  • Began in 1989 under NJ Transit to distinguish branches of route 137 that did not serve New York PABT.
  • 67B service and Journal Square service last ran on Nov 4, 2022. However, schedules show it discontinued on Nov 6, 2022.
  • 67X (express of the 67) last ran on Jan 13, 2023. It was discontinued the next day on Jan 14, 2023.
  • Seasonal trips to Seaside Park were discontinued in 2023. The last runs were in the summer of 2022.[7]
  • Howell
68Old BridgeLincoln HarborRoute 18, Route 516
  • Began in 1989 under NJ Transit to distinguish branches of route 138 that did not serve New York PABT.

Central Division: North and west from Newark

All of these routes originate from Newark Penn Station.

RouteOutbound terminalMajor streetsNotesHistoryGarage
70Livingston MallClinton Avenue, Springfield Avenue, Avon Av
    • Select Evening Trips end at Irvington Terminal
  • Hilton
71West Caldwell
Essex Mall
Market Street, Main Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue
  • Orange
73Livingston MallEisenhower Parkway, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Livingston Avenue, Northfield Avenue, Main Street, Market Street
76Hackensack Transfer (full-time)
Lyndhurst (rush hours only)
Hackensack Street (L and X trips)
Moonachie Avenue (M trips)
Ridge Road and Belgrove Drive (except X trips)
McCarter Highway (X trips)
  • Select rush hour trips are extended to Lyndhurst
  • Began under Transport of New Jersey in 1927.
    • Express buses added in 1946.
  • Formerly route 102
    • "X" express route formerly route 104.
  • Big Tree
78SecaucusRaymond Boulevard, New Jersey Turnpike, Meadowlands Parkway, and Seaview Drive
  • Weekday service only
  • NJ Transit started operating buses in 1984.
  • Had an express "X" variant between Ivy Hill and Newark Penn Station until April 3, 2010, when it was renumbered to route 378.
79Parsippany-Troy HillsRaymond Boulevard, Market Street, Main Street, Interstate 280, New Road, and U.S. Route 46
  • Weekday peak hour and Limited Sunday service only
  • Began in 1995 under NJ Transit as a variant of route 29.
  • Orange

NOTES

  1. The #71 and #73 do not carry local passengers between Orange and Newark Penn.
  2. The #79 only carries customers from Newark and the Oranges to/from Parsippany-Troy Hills.
  3. The #21 provides frequent service between Orange and Newark.

Central Division: Essex County crosstown routes

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotesHistoryGarage
90Irvington
Bus Terminal or Chancellor & Springfield
Branch Brook ParkGrove Street, Chancellor AvenueExtended to Chancellor & Springfield Avenue in 2022
  • Hilton
92South OrangeBranch Brook ParkScotland Road, Day Street, Dodd Street, Glenwood Avenue, Belleville Avenue, and Franklin Avenue
  • Route 92H operates via Hoover and Joralemon on Sundays.
  • Began under Transport of New Jersey in 1924.
  • Formerly route 20.
  • Operation via James and Spring Streets in Bloomfield discontinued in early 1990s.
  • Weekday & Saturday operation via Hoover Avenue and Joralemon Street rerouted onto Belleville Avenue in 1996
    • Routes 92H & 93H/M simultaneously created.
    • Route 94 simultaneously truncated between Bloomfield and Newark Subway.
  • Orange
94BloomfieldLinden Railroad Station or
Union
Prospect Street, Clinton Street, Stuyvesant Avenue, Chestnut Street, and Roselle Street
  • Trips are labeled based on their southern ends.
  • "C" trips are short turn southbound buses to Irvington Center.
  • "U" trips are southbound buses to Union Center.
  • "SR" trips are southbound buses to Union-RT22 that run via Stanley Terrace in Union.
  • "VR" trips are southbound buses to Union-RT22 that run via Vauxhall Road in Union. These trips run on Saturdays only.
  • "L" trips are southbound buses to Linden Rail Station.
  • Began under Trackless Transit Company in 1922.
  • Truncated to operate between Bloomfield and Union/Linden in 1996 following creation of route 93.
  • Formerly routes 94 & 96.
96Newark
Roseville
Newark
Valley Fair
Roseville Avenue, 10th Street, 18th Street, and Fabyan Place
  • No Sunday service
  • Began under Transport of New Jersey in 1923.
  • Formerly route 6.
  • Service to Newark City Subway terminus via 6th Street discontinued in the mid-1980s.
97East OrangeMontclairHalsted Street, Washington Street, Harrison Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue
  • No Sunday service
  • Began under PSCT in 1928.
  • Formerly route 64.
99Branch Brook ParkHillsideHeller Pkwy., Mt. Prospect Ave., Clifton Avenue, Norfolk Street, Irvine Turner Boulevard, Bergen Street, Maple Avenue, and Hillside Avenue
  • Goes to Beth Israel Hospital
  • 99 to Beth Israel Hospital does not do Saturday & Sunday service
  • Began under Transport of New Jersey in 1947 to replace Public Service Railway Clifton Line streetcars from 1937.
  • Formerly route 9.
  • Extended from 7th Avenue, Newark to Branch Brook Park station on September 1, 2012.
  • Big Tree

Former routes

This list includes routes that have been renumbered or were operated by private companies.

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsCurrent status
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12

NewarkElizabethFrelinghuysen Avenue (Elmora Avenue originally)
  • Transferred to ONE Bus
  • Merged into the 24.
23 (First Use)Newark Orange
  • Merged into the 44.
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24

Elizabeth
Jersey Gardens
OrangeMain Street, Scotland Road or Harrison Street, Central Avenue, Broad Street (Newark and Elizabeth), Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark Avenue, (East Jersey Street and Third Street) or (Elizabeth Avenue and First Street), Trumbull Street, Jersey Gardens Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by the Orange-Newark-Elizabeth (ONE) Bus Company (Coach USA).
  • Scotland Road/Elizabeth Avenue/First Street division operated as Route 24A, while Harrison Street/East Jersey Street/Third Street division operated as Route 24B; alpha suffixes assigned 2006.
  • NJT and Academy Bus Lines jointly took over operations of this route on 10/09/23.
  • NJT fully took operations in November 2023.
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31

NewarkMaplewood, LivingstonSouth Orange Avenue, Valley Street
  • Formerly operated as South Orange Avenue Independent Bus Owners' Association, then by ONE Bus (Coach USA).
  • NJT took over operations of this route on 10/09/23.
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32

NewarkMaplewoodMarket Street, South Orange Avenue, Prospect Street, Tuscan Road, Baker Street
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36

NewarkArlington DepotBroad Street, Clay Street, Central Avenue, Grant Avenue, Belgrove Drive, Midland Avenue
  • Discontinued. Now (except for Grant Avenue segment) part of #76 line.
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42

Irvington Bus TerminalWashington Park18th Avenue
  • PSCT began operating buses in 1925. Service was rerouted/extended from Irvington Terminal to 42nd St & Chancellor in Irvington between Late 2008 - Early 2009.
  • Discontinued 9/1/12.
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43

Newark-Government CenterExchange Place or
Jersey City-Greenville
Gates Avenue
Harrison Avenue, Newark Avenue, Montgomery Street (Exchange Place trips only), Old Bergen Road (Greenville trips only)
  • PSCT all service vehicles replaced Public Service Railway's Jersey City Line streetcars in 1938; replaced by buses in 1947.
  • Discontinued 9/1/12.
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44

NewarkOrangeScotland Road, Tremont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, Central Avenue
  • Formerly operated by ONE Bus.
  • When originally under NJ Transit operation, evening buses used to terminate at Erie Loop instead of Orange Rail Station; this routing ceased when Orange-Newark-Elizabeth Bus Company took over the route.
  • NJT took back operations of this route on 10/09/23.
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49

NewarkGarwoodU.S. Route 1/9
  • Discontinued in the early 1980’s.
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50

ElizabethNorth ElizabethFirst Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Broad Street, East Broad Street, Magnolia Avenue, North Avenue, Madison Avenue
  • Northern leg of this route absorbed by 56/57 line (to Virginia Street); southern leg merged into route 24 (Elizabeth Avenue, First Street, Trumbull Street).
  • Was #30 First Street before Union County routes were renumbered in the 50s range.
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54

SummitScotch PlainsSpringfield Avenue, Plainfield Avenue, Bonnie Burn Road, Park Avenue
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61

NewarkMonmouth BeachNew Jersey Route 36
  • Discontinued. Acquired from Academy Bus, then sold back.
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75

Butler
Meadetown Shopping Center (peak)
William Paterson University (reverse peak)
Newark PennUnion Avenue, Ringwood Avenue, Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Route 23, Mt. Prospect Avenue, Interstate 280, Orange Street, and Raymond Boulevard
  • PSCT started operating buses in 1929.
  • Formerly route 15.
  • Discontinued 9/1/12.[8]
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93

BloomfieldBranch Brook ParkBroad Street, Hoover Avenue, and Franklin Avenue
  • NJ Transit introduced the 93 in 1996 to take over the portion of the 94 that operated between Bloomfield and the Newark City Subway bus transfer at Franklin Avenue/Branch Brook Park, as a two-branched route; route 93H operated via Hoover Avenue and Joralemon Street (former route 92 weekday/Saturday routing); route 93M operated via Montgomery and Mill Streets.
  • Discontinued 9/1/12.
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95

Scotch PlainsNewark PennTerrill Road, U.S. Route 22, Mountain Avenue and Morris Avenue.
  • Initiated March 3, 2014.
  • Service was discontinued on June 23, 2018.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New bus company will take over NJ Transit routes in busy N.J. county.
  2. Web site: NJ Transit takes over contractor's bus routes to ease crowding.
  3. Web site: NJ TRANSIT INTRODUCES NEW BUS ROUTE TO SERVE JERSEY CITY No. 6 Ocean Avenue bus route begins service February 18 . NJ TRANSIT . 11 October 2020.
  4. Web site: NJ TRANSIT KEEPS BUS ROUTE #10 ROLLING IN JERSEY CITY AND BAYONNE . 11 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Express Buses from Port Authority Bus Terminal and Secaucus Junction to American Dream and Expanded Local Service . 4 March 2020.
  6. Web site: New Jersey Transit. www.njtransit.com.
  7. Web site: Transit . NJ . 2023-06-24 . NJT Seaside Service 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625185023/https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1615544 . 2023-06-25.
  8. Rouse, Karen. "N.J. Transit bus No. 75, running from Passaic County to Newark, will no longer operate", The Record (Bergen County), August 29, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2015. "Starting Saturday, the NJ Transit No. 75 bus — which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes, Pequannock, Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark — will no longer operate as NJ Transit's plan to save $2.5 million in operating costs takes effect."