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NJ Transit bus garages

NJ Transit Bus Operations is divided into three operating divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern. Each division has a number of bus depots to house and maintain its bus fleet.

In addition to the buses directly operated by the company, NJ Transit also provides buses to operators providing service on NJ Transit routes under contract, as well as private carriers operating their own routes. Most maintain there own garages.

NJ Transit first introduced hybrid electric buses in 2007.[1] As of the 2020s, NJ Transit is making the transition from diesel buses to battery electric buses as part of its zero-emission strategy. In order to accommodate the new fleet some garages will be closed, others retrofitted, and new ones built.[2][3]

Bus garages

Northern Division

Fairview Garage
Name Location Notes
Fairview 419 Anderson Avenue, Fairview
Market Street 16 Market Street, Paterson Built in 1903 as a trolley barn and now part of the Great Falls Historic District, underwent renovation in 2021-2023.[4][5]
Meadowlands 2600 Penhorn Avenue, North Bergen Built in 1993, operates 32 bus routes in Hudson County It slated for expansion and retrofitting to handle longer articulated buses and electric buses. Initial construction of an outdoor charging facility with a canopy and pantographs will provide charging equipment for 67 buses by 2028 but will include the infrastructure to expand the site to accommodate 130 buses.[6][7][8][6]
Oradell 455 New Milford Avenue, Oradell Opened in 1962. Flooded in 2021 as a result of Hurricane Ida. [9]
Wayne 55 West Belt Parkway, Wayne Built in 1998; upgraded in 2000.[10]
Westwood 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood NJ Transit leased, and subsequently purchased in 2022, the former Rockland Coaches facility to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage.[11] Will house re-assigned diesel buses as other facilities are retrofitting for electric buses.[12]

In addition, NJT owns three lots to store buses on layover going into Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Central Division

Greenville Bus Garage
MCI D4000 hybrid leaving Ironbound Garage
Name Location Notes
Big Tree 1 Washington Avenue, Nutley
Greenville 53 Old Bergen Road, Jersey City Originally a part of the Northern Division
Hilton 1450 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood Adaption to handle battery-operated emission buses expected to be completed in 2025. First deployment will be on GO25 Irvington-Newark line.[13][14][15]
Howell 1251 U.S. 9, Howell Township
Ironbound 677 Wilson Ave, Newark
Kearny Point 442 Avenue P, Newark Adjacent and connected to Ironbound. Formerly an abandoned factory, it was made into a garage for NJT when CoachUSA's ONE Bus stopped operations and opened on August 17, 2024.
Morris 34 Richboynton Road, Dover
Orange 420 Washington Street, Orange

Southern Division

Newton Avenue Garage in the 1960s
Name Address Notes
Egg Harbor Township 1431 Doughty Road, Egg Harbor Township
Hamilton Township/Neptune 600 Sloan Avenue, Hamilton Township
830 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune City 		NJT Mercer took over the Monmouth County local routes on October 1, 2023, after Transdev ceased operating them. They are temporarily running out of Hamilton Township in the meantime.
Newton Avenue 350 Newton Avenue, Camden Once part of Public Service Coordinated Transport. The facility became home and recharging station for NJT's first eight battery-operated buses in 2022.[16][17][18]
Washington Township 6000 East Black Horse Pike, Turnersville

Future garages

Former depot on Bergenline Avenue
Name Location Notes
Northern Bus Garage Adjacent to U.S. Route 46 and the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park

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.[19][20][21][19][22][23]

Union City Bus Garage and Terminal Bergenline Avenue and Palisade Avenue at 28th Street in Union City After demolition of existing facility, once the trolley barn for the North Hudson County Railway, the newly constructed garage will accommodate 40 articulated, emission-free buses.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Contracted bus garages

Name Address Notes
Academy Bus Lines various Operates many of NJ Transit bus 700 local routes in Bergen/Passaic as well New York service from Central Jersey.
Broadway IBOA 1329 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne
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 the 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822
Trans-Bridge Lines 2012 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem Operates the 890, 891

Former garages

NJ Transit operated

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 New Jersey Transit will receive a $44.67 million grant to demolish the old garage and rebuild.[31]
Warwick

Contracted operated

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.[32][33]
Asbury Park-New York Transit
Bergen Avenue IBOA 1081 Broadway, Bayonne Shutdown in 2011 with route taken over by A&C Bus Corporation.[34]
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.[35][36]
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
  • Bought out by Coach USA in 2002.
  • Moved to Olympia Trails garage in 2006.
  • Brand discontinued in 2012.[37]
Orange Newark Elizabeth Bus 349 1st Street, Elizabeth Discontinued on October 8, 2023[38][39] with all routes going to NJ Transit.[36]
Rockland Coaches 180 Old Hook Road, Westwood
  • Operations moved to Suburban Transit garage.
  • Property bought by NJT in September 2022 to alleviate overcrowding at Oradell Garage.
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

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