TheBroadway Bus Terminal is a major local and regional bus terminal inPaterson, New Jersey operated byNew Jersey Transit.[1]It is located on Broadway between Memorial Drive and West Broadway inDowntown Paterson, putting it nearPassaic County Community College and a few blocks fromPaterson City Hall and theGreat Falls Historic District, including theGreat Falls (Passaic River).
New Jersey Transit bus operations, some formerly operated byCommunity Coach, make use of the terminal, one of several origination points in the city and serves an average of 1600 buses each weekday. Buses depart from four sheltered bus lanes adjacent to the indoor waiting room. Indoor and outdoor facilities were renovated and expanded in 2010.[2][3][4] The terminal is served by the 72 (toNewark Penn Station), 74 (toNewark Subway, Branch Brook Park), 161 (toPort Authority Bus Terminal), 171 (toGeorge Washington Bridge Bus Terminal), 190 (to Port Authority Bus Terminal), 703 (nights and weekends toMeadowlands Sports Complex),[5] 746 (toRidgewood[6]), 748 (toWillowbrook Mall[6]), and 770 (toHackensack Bus Terminal[7]). One of theWilliam Paterson University campus shuttles also serves the terminal.
A ticket office is open daily (6 AM - 8 PM).
Jitney service bySpanish Transportation-owned minibuses (doing business as Express Service) travels from Paterson to locations inPassaic,Bergen, andHudson counties as well as thePort Authority Bus Terminal andGeorge Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York City.[8]Dollar vans, locally known in Spanish asguaguas are also available in the vicinity traveling toJersey City,North Hudson and42nd Street (Manhattan).[9] City Hall has many buses that stop at or near it, going to various points in neighboring communities, Manhattan and regional shopping centers. ThePaterson train station is located 10 blocks east of the bus terminal. ThePassaic-Bergen Rail Line is a proposed rail line through the city which will make a stop nearby.[10]
When constructed in the 1932 and beforebustitution, thePublic Service Railway operated trolleys from the terminal, namely theLine 1 (Edgewater),Line 5 (Suffern), andLine 15 toHudson Place (Hoboken). The terminal has been renovated during the course of the years, the most recent refurbishment completed in 2010.[4]
| Route | Paterson origination | Main streets of travel | destination |
|---|---|---|---|
72 [11] | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Bloomfield Avenue,Broad Street | Newark Penn Station |
74 [12] | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Passaic Terminal Delawanna Station, Kingsland Avenue, Franklin Avenue or Union Avenue | Branch Brook Park North Newark |
151 | Paterson (peak service) | Washington Avenue, Route 46, New Jersey Turnpike | Port Authority Bus Terminal |
161 [13] | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Washington Avenue,Route 46 | Port Authority Bus Terminal |
171 [14] | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Broadway Garden State Plaza Route 4 | George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal |
190 [15] | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Paterson Plank Road, Orient Way, Main Avenue,NJ 495-Marginal Highway | Port Authority Bus Terminal |
702 | St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center | Van Houten Avenue Palisade Avenue or Dayton Avenue Boulevard | Elmwood Park Boulevard/Broadway |
703 | Haledon orPaterson Broadway Bus Terminal (Short turn nights and weekends) | Van Houten Avenue Palisade Avenue or Dayton Avenue Boulevard | Meadowlands Sports Complex |
707 | Paterson City Hall | Marshall Street/Hazel Street/Paulson Avenue Harrison and MacArthur Avenues | Saddle Brook Market Street/Caldwell Avenue |
722 [16] | Paterson Main Street/Crooks Avenue viaPaterson City Hall | Memorial Drive Lafayette Avenue East Ridgewood Avenue | Paramus Park |
744 | Paterson City Hall | Lakeview Avenue Presidential Boulevard Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike | Passaic Main Avenue Terminal |
746 | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Madison Avenue Maple Avenue | Ridgewood Van Neste Square |
770 | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Passaic Street Broadway | Hackensack Bus Terminal |
ES to GWB | Broadway & Main | Route 4 Garden State Plaza via Paramus, Hackensack, Teaneck, Fort Lee | George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal |
ES to PA | Broadway & Main | via Clifton, Passaic, Rutherford, Secaucus, North Bergen, Union City and Weehawken | Port Authority Bus Terminal Gate 56 |