List of NJ Transit bus routes (800–880) explained

See main article: New Jersey Transit Bus Operations. New Jersey Transit operates or contracts operation of the following routes within Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris counties. All routes are exact fare lines.

Metropark loops

These routes serve office parks around Metropark are operated from Suburban Transit New Brunswick garage. All routes operate during peak hours only.

RouteServingTerminalHistory
801Lincoln Highway
Oak Tree Road
Edison
JFK Medical Center
  • Formerly route 1A/1B.
  • Introduced in 1980.
802Green Street
Gill Lane
Woodbridge
Woodbridge Corporate Park
  • Formerly route 2.
  • Introduced in 1980.
803Gill Lane
Woodbridge Center Drive
Woodbridge
Woodbridge Center OR
Woodbridge Station
  • Formerly route 3.
  • Introduced in 1985.
804Wood AvenueEdison
Wood Ave/Inman Ave.
  • Introduced in 1994.
805Thornall Street
Ford Avenue
Edison
Menlo Park Mall OR
Ford Ave/Main St.
  • Introduced in 1997.

Middlesex County local routes

These routes are operated from Suburban Transit's New Brunswick garage. Below is the full route.

RouteTerminalsMajor StreetsNotesHistory
810New Brunswick StationWoodbridge CenterAlbany Street, Amboy Avenue, US 1
  • Formerly route M10.
  • Operates over former Middlesex Bus Company's routes 8 and 9.
  • Additional Lincoln Highway service available on the 814
  • Only Middlesex County Local Route to serve Menlo Park Mall
811St. Peter's HospitalSouth RiverGeorge Street, Georges Road, Rues Lane
  • Weekday Service Only
  • Formerly route M11.
  • Acquired by PSCT as route 58.
813Middlesex County CollegePerth AmboyNew Brunswick Avenue
  • No Sunday Service
  • Formerly route M13.
  • Acquired by PSCT as route 4.
814Middlesex CollegeNorth Brunswick
Devry University or Fashion Plaza
Lincoln Highway (Edison trips only), Livingston Avenue
  • Weekday trips serve Devry University only
  • Formerly route M14.
  • Acquired by Middlesex Bus as route 14.
  • Additional Lincoln Highway service available on the 810
815New Brunswick StationWoodbridge Center MallRoute 18, Washington Road, Amboy Avenue
  • Formerly route M15.
  • Acquired by PSCT as route 2.
817Perth AmboyCampbell's JunctionNew Brunswick Avenue, Florence Avenue, Route 36
  • No Sunday Service
  • Formerly route M17.
  • Originally Monmouth Bus Lines route 7.
818New Brunswick StationOld BridgeRoutes 18 and 516
  • Formerly route M18. Introduced by Middlesex Bus in 1976.
819Metuchen Station or
S. Plainfield
Plainfield Avenue (Metuchen trips only), South Clinton Avenue (South Plainfield trips only), Watchung AvenuePiscataway
  • Formerly Plainfield Transit route M19.
  • Originally operated as separate routes 16 and 20.[1]

Plainfield local service

This route is operated from Suburban Transit's New Brunswick garage.

Monmouth County local service

These lines are operated by New Jersey Transit from its garage in Neptune, New Jersey. Below is the full route except for branching. Routes were originally operated by Transdev until October 1, 2023 due to poor maintenance and management.[2]

RouteTerminalsMajor StreetNotesHistory
830Asbury ParkPoint Pleasant BeachMain Street, F Street, Route 71
  • No Sunday service
  • Formerly route M20.
  • Additional service along Route 71 on the 317
831Red Bank StationLong Branch StationRoute 35 (Red Bank to Eatontown), Route 36 (Eatontown to Long Branch)
  • Early AM service does not serve the Long Branch Station
  • Sunday service operates only between Monmouth Mall and Long Branch
  • Formerly route M21.
  • Additional service between Red Bank and Monmouth Mall available on the 832
832Brookdale Community CollegeAsbury ParkRoute 35
  • Evening and Sunday services do not serve Brookdale Community College
  • Nighttime weekday and Saturday service to North Asbury Park
  • Formerly route M22.
  • Additional service between Red Bank and Monmouth Mall available on the 831
  • Additional service between Red Bank and Brookdale Community College available on the 838
834Red Bank StationHighlandsLeonardville Road, Route 36
  • No Sunday service
  • Formerly route M24.
836Asbury Park StationFreehold
Centra State Hospital
Route 33
  • Formerly route M26.
837Long Branch StationSeaview SquareRoute 71, Kingsley Street
  • No Sunday service
  • Evening service from Long Branch operates only from Long Branch to Asbury Park Station
  • Formerly route M27.
838Sea BrightFreehold Raceway MallColts Neck Road, River Rd, Front St
  • No Sunday service
  • No Saturday service to Freehold Center
  • No early morning service to Freehold or Brookdale Community College
  • Formerly routes M23/M25.
  • Combination of the 833 and 835 routes.
  • Additional service between Red Bank and Brookdale Community College available on the 832

Morris local service

NJ Transit operated

Most of these routes were renumbered from MCM- routes (with some modifications) in October 2010 and were formerly operated as contract service by PABCO Transit. Service is subsidised by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners and operates under the NJ Transit Morris, Inc. subsidiary out of Morris Garage. All routes do not operate on Sundays.

RouteTerminalsMajor streets NotesHistory
871Morristown
Headquarters Plaza
Willowbrook MallParsippany Road, Route 202, Route 23
  • Some trips only operate between Morristown and Boonton.
  • No Sunday Service
  • Formerly MCM1.
872Morristown stationParsippany – Troy Hills
Mack-Cali
Route 202, Route 10
  • Weekday Service Only
  • Route shortened from Livingston Mall to Mack-Cali in Parsippany-Troy Hills as of 9/5/15.
873Livingston MallParsippany – Troy Hills
Central Avenue & Medical Drive
John F Kennedy Parkway, Route 124, West Hanover Avenue
  • No Sunday Service
  • Formerly MCM3.
874Morristown
Headquarters Plaza
Willowbrook MallNorth Jefferson Road, Route 46
  • No Sunday Service
875Ledgewood MallMorristown stationRoute 10, Route 53, Route 202
  • Weekday Service Only
  • Formerly parts of MCM2.
880Rockaway Townsquare MallMorristown stationWest Main Street, Route 46, Route 53, Route 202
  • No Sunday Service
  • Formerly MCM10.

Contract operations

This route, originally split from the 966, was operated by Saddle River Trails. It is now operated by Morris Garage, and is part of the WHEELS program. It operates between Convent Station and the points listed below, weekday rush hours only:

Former routes

This list includes routes that have been discontinued. The "M" routes pre-date the changeover to 800-series routes, so they are shown with their old denomination in the M-series.

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsCurrent status
M16EdisonEdison Rail Station
  • Discontinued, ran as a loop similar to current Metropark loops 801–805.
M28Asbury ParkMonmouth UniversityNew Jersey Route 71
  • Most of line discontinued, some covered by current 837.
M29Point PleasantLakewoodNew Jersey Route 88
  • Most of route covered by the 317 line. When NJT discontinued M29, route was turned over to Ocean County Area Transportation (OCAT) who operated it as their OC29 route. Today it is OC4.
M31PNC Bank Arts CenterAberdeen - Matawan stationGarden State Parkway
  • Now run by private operator.
833Red Bank StationColts Neck RoadFreehold Raceway Mall
  • Formerly route M23.
  • Weekday service only
  • Combined into route 838 in 2016-17
835Red BankFront Street, River RoadSea Bright
  • Formerly route M25.
  • No Sunday service
  • Combined into route 838 in 2016-17
879Florham Park
FDU Campus
Convent StationMadison Avenue, Danforth Road, Florham Road
  • Merged with route 878 in 2017

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iCloud.com. web.me.com.
  2. Web site: New Jersey Transit . 2023-09-14 . NJT Board Meeting .