List of NJ Transit bus routes (800–880)
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 rush hour loops servicing office parks around Metropark are operated from Academy Express LLC's Perth Amboy garage.
Route | Serving | Terminal | Notes |
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801 | Lincoln Highway Oak Tree Road |
Edison JFK Hospital |
Formerly route 1A/1B. Introduced 1980. |
802 | Green Street Gill Lane |
Woodbridge Woodbridge Corporate Park |
Formerly route 2. Introduced 1980. |
803 | Gill Lane Woodbridge Center Drive |
Woodbridge Woodbridge Center OR Woodbridge Railroad Station |
Formerly route 3. Introduced 1985. |
804 | Wood Avenue | Edison Wood Ave/Inman Ave. |
Introduced 1994. |
805 | Thornall Street Ford Avenue |
Edison Menlo Park Mall OR Ford Ave/Main St. |
Introduced 1997. |
Middlesex County local routes
These routes, like the Metropark loops above, are operated from Academy Express LLC's Perth Amboy garage. Below is the full route.
Route | Terminal A | Main streets of travel | Terminal B | Notes |
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810 | New Brunswick Station | Albany Street Amboy Avenue US 1 |
Woodbridge Woodbridge Center Mall |
Formerly route M10. Operates over former Middlesex Bus Company's routes 8 and 9.
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811 | New Brunswick St. Peter's Hospital |
George Street Georges Road Rues Lane |
South River | Formerly route M11. Acquired by PSCT as route 58.
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813 | Middlesex County College | New Brunswick Avenue | Perth Amboy | Formerly route M13. Acquired by PSCT as route 4.
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814 | Middlesex County College | Lincoln Highway (Edison trips only) Livingston Avenue |
North Brunswick Devry University or Fashion Plaza |
Formerly route M14. Acquired by Middlesex Bus as route 14.
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815 | New Brunswick Station | Route 18 Washington Road Amboy Avenue |
Woodbridge Center Mall | Formerly route M15. Acquired by PSCT as route 2. |
817 | Perth Amboy | New Brunswick Avenue Florence Avenue Route 36 |
Campbell's Junction | Formerly route M17. Originally Monmouth Bus Lines route 7.
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818 | New Brunswick Station | Routes 18 and 516 | Old Bridge | Formerly route M18. Introduced by Middlesex Bus in 1976. |
819 | Metuchen Station or S. Plainfield |
Plainfield Avenue (Metuchen trips only) South Clinton Avenue (South Plainfield trips only) Watchung Avenue |
Piscataway | Formerly Plainfield Transit route M19. Originally operated as separate routes 16 and 20.
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Plainfield local service
Like the Middlesex County locals above, this route is operated from Academy Express LLC's Perth Amboy garage.
Route | Terminal A | Main streets of travel | Terminal B | Notes |
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822 | Plainfield Terrill Rd/South Avenue |
Woodland Avenue Greenbrook Road |
N. Plainfield North Plainfield Shopping Center |
Formerly Plainfield Transit route 18/22. Acquired as separate routes 18 and 22.
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Monmouth County local service
These lines are operated by Veolia Transportation from its garage in Neptune, New Jersey. Route numbers were alphanumeric until 2001.[2] Below is the full route except for branching.
Route | Terminal A | Main streets of travel | Terminal B | Notes |
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830 | Asbury Park | Main Street F Street Route 71 |
Point Pleasant Beach | Formerly route M20.
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831 | Red Bank Station | Route 35 (Red Bank to Eatontown) Route 36 (Eatontown to Long Branch) |
Long Branch Station | Formerly route M21.
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832 | Red Bank Station | Route 35 | Asbury Park | Formerly route M22.
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833 | Red Bank Station | Colts Neck Road | Freehold Raceway Mall | Formerly route M23.
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834 | Red Bank Station | Leonardville Road Route 36 |
Highlands | Formerly route M24.
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835 | Red Bank | Front Street River Road |
Sea Bright | Formerly route M25.
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836 | Asbury Park Station | Route 33 | Freehold Centra State Hospital |
Formerly route M26. |
837 | Long Branch Station | Route 71 Kingsley Street |
Seaview Square | Formerly route M27.
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Morris local service
NJ Transit operated
Most of these routes were renumbered from MCM- routes (with some modifications) in October 2010. Service is subsided by the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders and operates under the NJ Transit Morris, Inc. subsidiary. Service operates Monday through Saturday unless noted.
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Notes | |
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871 | Morristown Headquarters Plaza |
Willowbrook Mall | Parsippany Road Route 202 Route 23 |
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872 | Morristown station | Parsippany – Troy Hills Mack-Cali |
Route 202 Route 10 |
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873 | Livingston Mall | Parsippany – Troy Hills Central Avenue & Medical Drive |
John F Kennedy Parkway Route 124 West Hanover Avenue |
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874 | Morristown Headquarters Plaza |
Willowbrook Mall | North Jefferson Road Route 46 |
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875 | Ledgewood Mall | Morristown station | Route 10 Route 53 Route 202 |
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880 | Rockaway Townsquare Mall | Morristown station | West Main Street Route 46 Route 53 Route 202 |
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Contract operations
These routes, split from the 966, are operated by First Transit, under contract to NJ Transit as part of the Wheels program. They operate between Convent Station and the points listed below, weekday rush hours only:
Route | Destination | Major streets traveled |
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878 | Morris Office Parks | Kahn Road Park Avenue Punch Bowl Road |
879 | Florham Park FDU Campus |
Madison Avenue Danforth Road Florham Road |
Former routes
This list includes routes that have been discontinued. They pre-date the changeover to 800-series routes, so they are shown with their old denomination in the M-series.
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Current status | |
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M16
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Edison | Edison Rail Station | Discontinued, ran as a loop similar to current Metropark loops 801-805. | |
M28
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Asbury Park | Monmouth University | New Jersey Route 71 | Most of line discontinued, some covered by current 837. |
M31
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PNC Bank Arts Center | Aberdeen-Matawan Rail Station | Garden State Parkway | Now run by private operator. |