New Jersey Transit operates or contracts operation of the following routes within Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris counties. All routes are exact fare lines.
New Jersey Transit operates or contracts operation of the following routes within Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris counties. All routes are exact fare lines.
These routes serve office parks around Metropark are operated from Suburban Transit New Brunswick garage. All routes operate during peak hours only.
| Route | Serving | Terminal | History |
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| 801 | Lincoln Highway Oak Tree Road | Edison JFK Medical Center |
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| 802 | Green Street Gill Lane | Woodbridge Woodbridge Corporate Park |
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| 803 | Gill Lane Woodbridge Center Drive | Woodbridge Woodbridge Center OR Woodbridge Station |
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| 804 | Wood Avenue | Edison Wood Ave/Inman Ave. |
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| 805 | Thornall Street Ford Avenue | Edison Menlo Park Mall OR Ford Ave/Main St. |
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These routes are operated from Suburban Transit's New Brunswick garage. Below is the full route.
| Route | Terminals | Major Streets | Notes | History | |
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| 810 | New Brunswick Station | Woodbridge Center | Albany Street, Amboy Avenue, US 1 |
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| 811 | St. Peter's Hospital | South River | George Street, Georges Road, Rues Lane |
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| 813 | Middlesex County College | Perth Amboy | New Brunswick Avenue |
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| 814 | Middlesex College | North Brunswick Devry University or Fashion Plaza | Lincoln Highway (Edison trips only), Livingston Avenue |
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| 815 | New Brunswick Station | Woodbridge Center Mall | Route 18, Washington Road, Amboy Avenue |
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| 817 | Perth Amboy | Campbell's Junction | New Brunswick Avenue, Florence Avenue, Route 36 |
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| 818 | New Brunswick Station | Old Bridge | Routes 18 and 516 |
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| 819 | Metuchen Station or S. Plainfield | Plainfield Avenue (Metuchen trips only), South Clinton Avenue (South Plainfield trips only), Watchung Avenue | Piscataway |
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This route is operated from Suburban Transit's New Brunswick garage.
| Route | Terminals | Major Streets | Notes | History | |
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| 822 | Plainfield Terrill Rd/South Avenue | N. Plainfield North Plainfield Shopping Center | Woodland Avenue, Greenbrook Road |
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These lines are operated by Transdev (formerly Veolia Transportation) from its garage in Neptune, New Jersey. [2] Below is the full route except for branching.
| Route | Terminals | Major Street | Notes | History | |
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| 830 | Asbury Park | Point Pleasant Beach | Main Street, F Street, Route 71 |
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| 831 | Red Bank Station | Long Branch Station | Route 35 (Red Bank to Eatontown), Route 36 (Eatontown to Long Branch) |
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| 832 | Brookdale Community College | Asbury Park | Route 35 |
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| 834 | Red Bank Station | Highlands | Leonardville Road, Route 36 |
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| 836 | Asbury Park Station | Freehold Centra State Hospital | Route 33 |
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| 837 | Long Branch Station | Seaview Square | Route 71, Kingsley Street |
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| 838 | Sea Bright | Freehold Raceway Mall | Colts Neck Road, River Rd, Front St |
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Most of these routes were renumbered from MCM- routes (with some modifications) in October 2010 and were formerly operated as contract service by PABCO Transit. Service is subsidised by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners and operates under the NJ Transit Morris, Inc. subsidiary out of Morris Garage. All routes do not operate on Sundays.
| Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | |
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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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This route, originally split from the 966, was operated by Saddle River Trails. It is now operated by Morris Garage, and is part of the WHEELS program. It operates between Convent Station and the points listed below, weekday rush hours only:
| Route | Destination | Major streets traveled |
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| 878 | Florham Park FDU Campus | Kahn Road, Park Avenue, Punch Bowl Road, Madison Avenue, Danforth Road, Florham Road |
This list includes routes that have been discontinued. The "M" routes 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 | Edison | Edison Rail Station |
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| M28 | Asbury Park | Monmouth University | New Jersey Route 71 |
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| M29 | Point Pleasant | Lakewood | New Jersey Route 88 |
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| M31 | PNC Bank Arts Center | Aberdeen–Matawan station | Garden State Parkway |
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| 833 | Red Bank Station | Colts Neck Road | Freehold Raceway Mall |
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| 835 | Red Bank | Front Street, River Road | Sea Bright |
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| 879 | Florham Park FDU Campus | Convent Station | Madison Avenue, Danforth Road, Florham Road |
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