Suburban Transit

Last updated

Coach USA Suburban Transit
Coach USA Suburban Trails logo.png
Coach USA Suburban Trails 21059.jpg
#21059 runs past Bryant Park in Manhattan.
Parent Coach USA
Founded1941
Headquarters750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Locale Central Jersey
Service area Middlesex, Mercer, and Somerset counties
Service typeLine run
Contract operations
Charter bus service
Routes5 directly controlled
3 under contract
Fleet140 [1]
Chief executiveBrett Burke(GM)
Website Suburban Transit

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.

Contents

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

RouteTermini
Dunellen Local
(rush hours only)
Dunellen Kendall Park , or
New Brunswick
Line 100 Port Authority Bus Terminal Princeton
Nassau Street and Palmer Square
Line 200
(weekdays only)
New York
United Nations plaza
Line 300
(some trips operated by
Academy Bus)
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Line 350
(weekdays only)
Jersey City
Newport Centre
Line 400 Port Authority Bus Terminal
  • East Brunswick
    Transportation Center (full-time)
  • Old Stage and Summerhill Roads (rush hours only)
Line 500
(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
(rush hours only)
New York
Wall Street area
East Brunswick
Transportation Center, or
Princeton
Palmer Square
Line 700
(weekends only)
Atlantic City
Caesars, or
Bally's
Somerville , or
South Plainfield

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SEPTA</span> Public transportation authority

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also manages projects that maintain, replace, and expand its infrastructure, facilities, and vehicles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NJ Transit</span> Public transportation system

New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit or NJTransit and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey and portions of the states of New York and Pennsylvania. It operates buses, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in its two adjacent major cities, New York City and Philadelphia. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 209,259,800.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropark station</span> NJ Transit and Amtrak station

Metropark station is an intermodal transportation hub on the Northeast Corridor in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey that is located 24.6 miles southwest of New York Penn Station. It is owned and operated by NJ Transit and serves Amtrak and NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line. NJ Transit runs peak period 'loop' buses in coordination with train schedules.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northeast Corridor Line</span> Commuter rail line in New Jersey and New York

The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail service operated by NJ Transit between the Trenton Transit Center and New York Penn Station on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in the United States. The service is the successor to Pennsylvania Railroad commuter trains between Trenton and New York, and is NJ Transit's busiest commuter rail service. After arrival at New York Penn Station, some trains load passengers and return to New Jersey, while others continue east to Sunnyside Yard for storage. Most servicing is done at the Morrisville Yard, at the west end of the line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coach Canada</span> Intercity motor coach service for Canada

Coach Canada is the Canadian affiliate of Coach USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wisconsin Coach Lines</span> American commercial intercity bus service

Wisconsin Coach Lines is a commuter bus service, charter coach service and intercity carrier based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. WCL was founded in 1941 as Waukesha Transit Lines. It has been a subsidiary of Coach USA since 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rockland Coaches</span> Commuter bus company in New York and New Jersey

Rockland Coaches Inc., formerly known as The Red and Tan Lines, and locally shortened to Red and Tan, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, that operates commuter bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York, and provides local bus service in both locales north of Route 46. Coach USA acquired the company in 1997.

NJ Transit Bus Operations' and companies leasing buses from NJ Transit use various models of buses between 25 and 60 feet in length to provide service within the state of New Jersey. The lists and rosters below list current and past buses purchased new or inherited by NJ Transit for heavy duty fixed-route service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coach USA</span> Bus transit holding company in North America

Coach USA, LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service across the United States and Canada. It is owned by the private equity firm, Variant Equity Advisors, based in Los Angeles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Academy Bus Lines</span>

Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus services in northern New Jersey, line-run services to/from New York City from points in southern and central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the eastern United States from Boston to Miami. In 2014, Academy acquired Go Buses, which currently operates bus service between Boston and Washington, D.C., and in southern Florida. On September 27, 2023, Academy acquired James River Transportation, which operates in Virginia. Academy is the third-largest motorcoach operator in the United States and Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Brunswick station</span> NJ Transit and Amtrak station

New Brunswick is an active commuter railroad train station in the city of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The station services trains of New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and Amtrak's Keystone Service and Northeast Regional. For New Jersey Transit trains, the next station to the southwest is Jersey Avenue, while the next station to the northeast is Edison. For Amtrak services, the next station southwest is Princeton Junction, the next station to the northeast is Metropark. The station consists of two handicap-accessible side platforms surrounding the four tracks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NJ Transit Bus Operations</span> Public transport operator in New Jersey

NJ Transit Bus Operations is the bus division of NJ Transit, providing bus service throughout New Jersey along with service along with the Newark Light Rail service. Many of the agency's bus routes travel over state lines to New York City or Philadelphia. In 2023, the bus system had a ridership of 131,253,500.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olympia Trails</span> American commercial intercity bus service

Olympia Trails, which used to also do business as Megabus Northeast, LLC, ONE/Independent Bus, and Red and Tan bus, is a bus operator serving northern New Jersey with local and commuter bus service. It has been owned by Coach USA since 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Community Coach</span>

Community Coach is a bus operator in northern New Jersey owned by Coach USA, operating fixed route and charter service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DeCamp Bus Lines</span> Bus company of New Jersey

DeCamp Bus Lines is an apportioned bus company serving Essex County, New Jersey and Passaic County, New Jersey, with charter services. Until 2023, DeCamp also operated commuter line-run services to and from Manhattan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Short Line (bus company)</span> Bus services owned by Coach USA

Short Line is a brand name for three different Coach USA companies, Hudson Transit Lines, Hudson Transit Corporation, and Chenango Valley Bus Lines that provide local, commuter and intercity bus service in lower New York State, primarily along the Route 17 and Southern Tier corridor. Coach USA acquired the companies in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gray Line Montreal</span>

Gray Line Montreal, although a member of the Coach Canada family, is an independently managed operation, that also formerly carried the brand of Stagecoach Montréal. They run a fleet of coaches and double-decker buses in and around Montreal, under the banner of Gray Line Worldwide sightseeing tours, offering city tours and trips to Quebec City. Although departures are mostly at the Dorchester Square/Peel Street location, some of the routes offer hop-on hop-off convenience.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Van Galder Bus Company</span> Bus service based in Wisconsin, US

Van Galder Bus Company, legally Sam Van Galder, Inc. is a regional bus service headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin. A subsidiary of Coach USA, the company had been a family-owned business for over 50 years until it was sold in 1999 to the Stagecoach Group, who retained Stephen Van Galder as president under the Coach USA banner. In 2004, Van Galder acquired Rockford Coach Lines, which provided airport service from Rockford to O'Hare, from Greyhound Lines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bus rapid transit in New Jersey</span>

Bus rapid transit (BRT) in New Jersey comprises limited-stop bus service, exclusive bus lanes (XBL) and bus bypass shoulders (BBS). Under the banner Next Generation Bus NJ Transit (NJT), the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and the metropolitan planning organizations of New Jersey (MPO) which recommend and authorize transportation projects are undertaking the creation of several additional BRT systems in the state.

References

  1. Suburban Transit NTD Program filings
  2. 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
  3. "Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware". Bloomberg Law. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.