New Jersey Transit (NJ 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 purchasedTransport of New Jersey, at that time the state’s largest private bus company, including its bus maintenance and storage facilities;[1] 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 hasbus depots to house and maintain itsbus fleet. As of 2024 NJ Transit had over 2800 buses and eighteen garages across the state. It also has over 500minibuses and 50 vans used for community transportation.[2] 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 introducedcompressed natural gas(CNG) buses in 1999[3] andhybrid electric buses in 2007.[4] As of the 2020s, NJ Transit is making the transition toclean diesel[5] andbattery electric buses (New Flyer IndustriesXE40 CHARGE NG first introduced in 2022) as part of its reduced-emission strategy. It intends to eventually build a 100%zero-emission fleet by 2040.[6][7] In order to accommodate the new fleet some garages will be closed, othersretrofitted fordistributed generation, and new ones built.[8][9][10][11]
| Name | Location | Notes |
| Fairview | 419 Anderson Avenue,Fairview 40°49′13″N73°59′32″W / 40.820332°N 73.992184°W /40.820332; -73.992184 | Houses many of buseson routes 100–199 in theHudson Waterfront communities along thePalisade Avenue,Bergenline Avenue,Boulevard East, andRiver Road corridors to thePort Authority Bus Terminal. Planned for closure.[8] |
| Market Street | 16 Market Street,Paterson 40°54′52″N74°10′41″W / 40.914344°N 74.177939°W /40.914344; -74.177939 | Built in 1903 as a trolley barn for Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Railway, laterPublic Service Railway.[12] Now part of theGreat Falls Historic District, underwent renovation in 2021–2023.[13][14] Operateslocal routes in Passaic, Bergen, and Essex (many originating atBroadway Bus Terminal) and commuter routes toGWB Plaza/GWB Bus Terminal. Considered obsolete, it planned for expansion and retrofitting, and possible replacement.[8][15] |
| Meadowlands | 2600 Penhorn Avenue,North Bergen/ Secaucus 40°46′46″N74°02′38″W / 40.779441°N 74.043757°W /40.779441; -74.043757 | Operates 32 bus routes in Hudson County.[16] It is located adjacent to the North BergenP+R under theLincoln Tunnel Approach, with service to thePort Authority Bus Terminal on bus route 320. Built in 1993, it slated for expansion andretrofitting to handle longer articulated buses and electric buses. Initial construction of an outdoor charging facility with aoverhead canopy/catenary andpantographs will provide charging equipment for 67 buses by 2028 and will include the infrastructure to expand the site to accommodate 130 buses.[17][18][19] |
| Oradell | 455 New Milford Avenue,Oradell 40°56′29″N74°01′34″W / 40.941265°N 74.026103°W /40.941265; -74.026103 | Opened in 1962 nearCounty Route 503 (Kinderkamack Road). Adjacent toHackensack River, it flooded in 2021 as a result ofHurricane Ida.[20] Considered obsolete, planned for closure.[8][21] |
| Wayne | 55 West Belt Parkway,Wayne 40°54′00″N74°14′52″W / 40.900118°N 74.247751°W /40.900118; -74.247751 | Built to replace Madison Ave garage in Paterson and Warwick Garage inWarwick, New York in 1998, it was upgraded in 2000.[22] It is located near the intersection ofNew Jersey Route 23,U.S. Route 46, andInterstate 80 nearWayne Route 23 Transit Center andWillowbrook Mall, majorpark and ride/bus stations for the region. Renovations in 2021 began work to eventually handle battery electric buses.[23] |
| Westwood | 180 Old Hook Road,Westwood 40°59′05″N74°01′03″W / 40.984673°N 74.017496°W /40.984673; -74.017496 | NJ Transit leased, and subsequently purchased in 2022, the formerRockland Coaches facility to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage.[24] Will house reassigned diesel buses as other facilities are retrofitted for electric buses.[25] Operatescommuter service between Bergen and Hudson counties to Manhattan. |
NJT also owns three lots for layover of buses on routes originating at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, one of which is at the entrance to theLincoln Tunnel inWeehawken.
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| Name | Location | Notes |
| Northern Bus Garage | Adjacent toU.S. Route 46 and theNew Jersey Turnpike Ridgefield Park 40°50′39″N74°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.[26][27][28][29][30] |
| Union City Bus Garage | Bergenline Avenue at 28-29th streets inUnion City 40°46′12″N74°01′48″W / 40.770067°N 74.030079°W /40.770067; -74.030079 | After demolition of existing facility, once the trolley barn for theNorth Hudson County Railway and laterPublic Service Coordinated Transport, the newly constructed garage will accommodate 40articulated, emission-free buses. The 100,000 square foot facility is projected to be completed in 2030.[31][32][33][34][35][36][37] |
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| Name | Location | Notes |
| Big Tree | 1 Washington Avenue,Nutley 40°48′25″N74°8′52″W / 40.80694°N 74.14778°W /40.80694; -74.14778 | Opened in 1989. Located onNew Jersey Route 7, it operates local routes inNewark and adjacent towns. Planned for closure.[8] |
| Greenville | 53 Old Bergen Road,Greenville, Jersey City 40°41′38″N74°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 belowJournal Square. Slated for retrofitting for electric buses.[10] |
| Hilton | 1450 Springfield Avenue,Maplewood 40°43′26″N74°15′03″W / 40.723794°N 74.250879°W /40.723794; -74.250879 | Located nearIrvington Bus Terminal. Site head on collision between bus and garbage truck, in which bus driver died, in 2018.[38] Adaption to handle battery-operated electric emission-free buses expected to be completed in 2025 with construction of an overheadpantogragh charging system.[39] First deployment will be onGO25 Irvington-Newark line.[40][25][41] |
| Howell | 1251U.S. 9,Howell40°11′49″N74°14′55″W / 40.196814°N 74.248664°W /40.196814; -74.248664 | Built in 1985. Houses most of NJT'scompressed natural gas(CNG) fleet (147 as of 2024)[2] and operates many routes along theRoute 9 corridor.[42][43][44] |
| Ironbound | 677 Wilson Ave,Newark 40°42′56″N74°07′56″W / 40.715436°N 74.132159°W /40.715436; -74.132159 | Ironbound Garage and the adjacent Kearny Point Garage are just north theNewark Airport Interchange and southU.S. Route 1/9 Truck andRaymond Boulevard, the latter of which provides access toNewark Penn Station. Opened in 1997, it is a major maintenance facility for the NJT fleet. |
| Kearny Point | 442 Avenue P,Newark 40°42′56″N74°07′56″W / 40.715436°N 74.132159°W /40.715436; -74.132159 | Kearny Point Garage and adjacent Ironbound Garage are west the Kearny PointReach of thePassaic River. Kearny Point was disused factory converted to NJT garage whenCoach USA's ONE Bus stopped operations and opened in August 2024. |
| Morris | 34 Richboynton Road,Dover 40°53′23″N74°34′1″W / 40.88972°N 74.56694°W /40.88972; -74.56694 | Was the facility ofPABCO Transit (Passaic-Athenia Bus Company) until 2010 when the company became NJ Transit subsidiary. |
| Orange | 420 Washington Street,Orange 40°46′53″N74°13′27″W / 40.781328°N 74.224160°W /40.781328; -74.224160 | New garage opened in 1989. Operates local routes in Greater Newark. |
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| Name | Location | Notes |
| Egg Harbor Township | 1431 Doughty Road,Egg Harbor Township | Operateslocal and long-distance routes with and to points in theGreater Atlantic City andSouthern Shore Region. |
| Hamilton Township | 600 Sloan Avenue,Hamilton Township 40°15′19″N74°42′14″W / 40.25528°N 74.70389°W /40.25528; -74.70389 | Built in 1998, it is adjacent toNJT's Hamilton rail station. Operates buses in theTrenton-Mercer area.[8] Slated to accommodate electric buses.[11] |
| Neptune | 830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City | NJT Mercer took over theMonmouth County local routes on October 1, 2023, afterTransdev ceased operating them and closed their Old Corlies Avenue garage in Neptune City |
| Newton Avenue Garage | 350 Newton Avenue,Camden 39°56′25″N75°06′40″W / 39.940333°N 75.111207°W /39.940333; -75.111207 | Once part ofPublic Service Coordinated Transport. The facility became home and recharging station for NJT's first eight battery-operated buses in 2022.[45][46][47] |
| Washington Township | 6000 East Black Horse Pike,Turnersville 39°45′55″N75°02′50″W / 39.765241°N 75.047154°W /39.765241; -75.047154 | Replaced the Turnersville Garage on the same site in 1990 at the intersection ofNew Jersey Route 42 andAtlantic City Expressway. Operates bus routes acrossCamden,Gloucester, andSalem counties. |
| Name | Address | Notes |
| Academy Bus Lines | various | Operates many ofNJ Transit bus 700 local routes in Bergen/Passaic as well New York service fromCentral Jersey. |
| Broadway IBOA | 1329Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne | Independent company running one line along Broadway[48][49] |
| 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 many of800 numbered NJT routes |
| Trans-Bridge Lines | 2012 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem | Operates the 890, 891 |
| 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 | Replaced by Meadowlands. Site of will be used to build a new facility.[50] | |
| Warwick | Replaced by Wayne. |
| 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.[51][52] |
| Asbury Park-New York Transit | ||
| Bergen Avenue IBOA | 1081 Broadway, Bayonne | Shutdown in 2011 with route taken over by A&C Bus Corporation.[53] |
| 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.[54][55] |
| 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[57][58] with all routes going to NJ Transit.[55] |
| Rockland Coaches | 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood |
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| Saddle River Tours | 480 Main Ave, Wallington 30 Moonachie Ave, Carlstadt | |
| 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 |