Hackensack Bus Terminal Explained

Hackensack Bus Terminal, also called the Hackensack Bus Transfer,[1] is a regional bus station in downtown Hackensack, New Jersey, owned and operated by New Jersey Transit.[2] The bus station was built in the 1970s and was extensively renovated in 2007 while starting in 2006.[3] An outdoor central island boarding–disembarking area surrounds an indoor waiting room and ticketing facilities.[2] [4] Service from nearby bus stops travels to locations in Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties as well as the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York City.[5] [6] In October 2018, the Hackensack Transit Connector, servicing the bus terminal, the city's train stations, and the County Courthouse Complex, was initiated.

Location and vicinity

The bus station is located on River Street one block east of the commercial district on Main Street. Nearby is the New Jersey Naval Museum's USS Ling on the bank of the Hackensack River. Reminders of the original colonial city centered on the First Reformed Dutch Church and the county seat of Bergen County, including the Bergen County Court House, are also in the immediate vicinity. The White Manna, an iconic 1946 diner, and the Bergen Museum of Art & Science are located just north on River Street.

The station is approximately equidistant between two of the three train stations on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line that serve the city. Transfer to any of them requires a short walk or bus trip. Essex Street Station serves the southern part of the downtown and the Hackensack University Medical Center, while Anderson Street Station serves the northern part including Farleigh Dickenson University. The three transit hubs are part of Hackensack's transit-oriented development plan, and potential transit village initiative,[7] which was granted in February 2016.[8] The proposed Passaic-Bergen Rail Line would terminate to the west at nearby State Street. The New Bridge Landing Station (for a time known as North Hackensack) is located over the city's northern border near the city line of adjoining River Edge.

Routes

Originating, terminating, or stopping at bus station:

RouteDestinationMajor PointsNotes
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76



NJT[9]

Newark Penn StationEssex Street Station
Rutherford Station
Kearny
Newark Broad Street
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83


NJT[10]

Journal Square Transportation Center
Jersey City
Teaneck
The Ridgefields
Tonnelle Avenue
Summit Avenue
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178


NJT[11]

GWB Station
Manhattan
Teaneck
Englewood
Fort Lee
GWB Plaza
  • Englewood/Teaneck (northern route) variant of Route 182
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182


NJT

GWB Station
Manhattan
Fort Lee
GWB Plaza
  • Leonia/Teaneck/Bogota (southern route) variant of Route 178
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712


NJT[12]

Willowbrook Mall
or
Totowa Industrial Park
rush hours only
Essex Street Station
Saddle Brook
Paterson (NJT station)
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751


NJT[13]

Bergen Community College
  • Additional service to BCC available on 755
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751


NJT

Edgewater CommonsAnderson Avenue
Nungesser's
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752


NJT[14]

Ridgewood
Oakland
Paramus
The Outlets at Bergen Town Center
Bergen Regional Medical Center
Paramus Park
  • Off-peak service operates only between Hackensack and Ridgewood
  • No Sunday service
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755


NJT

Bergen Community College
  • Additional service to BCC available on 751
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755


NJT

Edgewater CommonsPalisade Avenue
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762


NJT[15]

Paramus ParkFarleigh Dickenson University
The Shops at Riverside
Kinderkamack Road
  • no Sunday service
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770


NJT[16]

Paterson Broadway Bus TerminalWestfield Garden State Plaza
Passaic Street
Fairlawn
Broadway (NJT station)
Broadway
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772


southbound
NJT[17]

Meadowlands Sports ComplexMain Street
Moonachie Road
Harmon Cove
County Avenue
  • Midday and PM service only.
  • Service from New Milford to Hackensack only during AM rush hours stops on Main Street
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780


westbound
NJT[18]

PassaicMain Street
Essex Street Station
Hasbrouck Heights
  • No Sunday service
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780


eastbound
NJT

Englewood Hospital
  • No Sunday service
FT 1X-Hackensack Bus Transfer to/from Inwood West 204th Street and Nagle Avenue in Manhattan, NY via Fort Lee Road, GWB and Broadway.

Bergen County local routes

Traveling within city limits.

routeterminalHackensack stopcolpsan=1terminalmain streets of travelnotes
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753


NJT[19]

The Outlets at Bergen Town CenterMain Street
State Street
New Milford or CresskillTeaneck Road
Madison Avenue (New Milford trips only)
Union Avenue (Cresskill trips only)
  • Trips alternate between the two branches
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756


NJT[20]

Bergen Community CollegeThe Shops at RiversideEnglewood CliffsRoute 4
New Bridge Landing
The Shops at Riverside
Reichelt Road (alternate trips)
Tryon Avenue
Fort Lee Road
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772


NJT

New MilfordMain Street
State Street
Meadowlands Sports ComplexTeaneck Road (New Milford trips only)
Moonachie Road
County Avenue
Harmon Cove
  • Trips outside of rush hours operate only between the Meadowlands and Hackensack

Port Authority Bus Terminal routes

routevia Hudson Countyin HackensackBergen terminalmajor pointsnotes
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144


NJT[21]

westbound AM peak
AND

eastbound PM peak
via
NJ 495 Marginal Highway

Essex StreetParamus or Elmwood ParkRoute 4, Essex Street, Moonachie Avenue
  • rush hours only
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145


NJT[22]

Essex StreetFair LawnCentury Road, Morlot Avenue
  • peak service only
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155


NJT[23]

Main and AndersonTeaneckThe Outlets at Bergen Town Center
  • No weekend service
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164

NJT

Essex StreetMidland ParkPaterson Plank Road
Meadowlands Sports Complex
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165


NJT[24]

Main StreetWestwoodNew Bridge Landing (NJT station)
Kinderkamack Road
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168


NJT[25]

Main and AndersonParamus ParkBoulevard East Queen Anne Road, Cedar Lane, Forest Avenue

See also

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJ Transit list of bus terminals . 2010-01-09 . 2018-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084222/http://www.njtransit.com/ti/ti_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusTerminalsTo . dead .
  2. Hackensack Bus Terminal . New Jersey Transit . June 2, 2006 . December 15, 2009 . November 13, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061113162353/http://www.njtransit.com/adminTemp/Hackensack.pdf . dead .
  3. October 18, 2006 . Hackensack Bus Terminal Improvement Project Begins . New Jersey Transit . 22 August 2022.
  4. Web site: October 29, 2018 . Bergen County Launches Hackensack Transit Connector . Insider NJ.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County
  6. Web site: Bergen County System Map . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf . 2019-08-06 . . September 14, 2016.
  7. Web site: Hackensack Transit Oriented Development Report . 2016-01-23 . 2016-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130062841/http://www.njtpa.org/getattachment/3c9e7d3f-0f8b-406b-ab83-561ac89afc47/Hackensack-Transit-Oriented-Development-Report . dead .
  8. Web site: North Jersey . 2016-02-17 . 2016-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221034231/http://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-named-an-official-transit-village-by-n-j-transportation-department-1.1513275 . dead .
  9. Web site: NJT 76 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2010-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121192016/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0076.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: NJT 83 schedule . 2009-12-16 . 2010-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100705083722/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0083.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: NJT 178 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2011-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124094903/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1178.pdf . dead .
  12. Web site: NJT 712 schedule . 2009-12-16 . 2009-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522205523/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0712.pdf . dead .
  13. Web site: NJT 751/755 schedule . 2010-01-11 . 2009-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522205351/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0751.pdf . dead .
  14. Web site: NJT 752 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2009-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522210424/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0752.pdf . dead .
  15. Web site: NJT 762 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2009-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522210427/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0762.pdf . dead .
  16. Web site: NJT 770 schedule . 2009-12-16 . 2010-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100705084914/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0770.pdf . dead .
  17. Web site: NJT 772 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2011-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811192146/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0772.pdf . dead .
  18. Web site: NJT 780 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2011-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626102952/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0780.pdf . dead .
  19. Web site: NJT 753 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2010-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100331003556/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0753.pdf . dead .
  20. Web site: NJT 756 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2010-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100704232231/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0756.pdf . dead .
  21. Web site: NJT 144 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2010-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100601233851/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1148.PDF . dead .
  22. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0145.pdf NJT 145 schedule
  23. Web site: NJT 155 schedule . 2009-12-23 . 2010-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100601233857/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1155.PDF . dead .
  24. Web site: NJT 165 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2010-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820213228/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0165.pdf . dead .
  25. Web site: NJT 168 schedule . 2010-07-23 . 2009-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521031643/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0168.pdf . dead .