Suburban Transit is a bus operator in central New Jersey owned by Coach USA, which in turn is owned by the private equity firm, Variant Equity Advisors, and provides commuter bus service from Mercer, Somerset, and Middlesex County to New York City and local bus service along the New Jersey Route 27 and U.S. Route 130 in Middlesex County. It has been severely impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has caused a substantial decline in commuter bus ridership. [2] They also operate the Metropark, Plainfield, Monmouth, and Middlesex County Local Routes for New Jersey Transit.
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 #21059 runs past Bryant Park in Manhattan. | |
| Parent | Coach USA |
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| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | 750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
| Locale | Central Jersey |
| Service area | Middlesex, Mercer, and Somerset counties |
| Service type | Line run Contract operations Charter bus service |
| Routes | 5 directly controlled 3 under contract |
| Fleet | 140[1] |
| Chief executive | Brett Burke(GM) |
| Website | Suburban Transit |
In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Suburban) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.[3]
Routes
edit| Route | Termini | |
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| Dunellen Local (rush hours only) |
Dunellen | Kendall Park, or New Brunswick |
| Line 100 [1] | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Princeton Nassau Street and Palmer Square |
| Line 200 [2] (weekdays only) |
New York United Nations plaza |
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| Line 300 [3] (some trips operated by Academy Bus) |
Port Authority Bus Terminal |
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| Line 350 [4] (weekdays only) |
Jersey City Newport Centre |
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| Line 400 [5] | Port Authority Bus Terminal |
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| Line 500 [6] (rush hours only) |
New York United Nations plaza |
Kendall Park Shopping Center, or New Brunswick Garage, or Milltown, or East Brunswick Transportation Center |
| Line 600 [7] (rush hours only) |
New York Wall Street area |
East Brunswick Transportation Center, or Princeton Palmer Square |
| Line 700 [8] (weekends only) |
Atlantic City Caesars, or Bally's |
Somerville, or South Plainfield |
References
edit- ^ Suburban Transit NTD Program filings
- ^ https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/coronavirus-forces-two-more-commuter-bus-companies-to-stop-service.html. April 2, 2024, Larry Higgs, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, retrieved April 28, 2024
- ^ "Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware". Bloomberg Law. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.