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Parent | New Jersey Transit Corporation |
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Founded | 1980 |
Locale | New Jersey |
Service area | Northern New Jersey, primarily western New Jersey |
Service type | Local bus service, shuttle service |
Routes | 6 |
Operator | See Table |
Website | Official website |
Wheels Suburban Transportation Services is a system of routes owned by New Jersey Transit and operated mostly under contract by private companies primarily in Warren and Union counties, as well as Northampton County in Pennsylvania. WHEELS also provided service in Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, Morris and Warren counties, which were eliminated in 2010 because of budget reductions.
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Contractor | Notes | History | |
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329 | Renumbered from 972. | |||||
612 | Renumbered from 976. | |||||
878 | Renumbered from 966, absorbed the 879 route. | |||||
890 891 | Pohatcong Pohatcong Plaza | Easton, PA Center Square | Roseberry Street South Main Street (890) Heckman Street (891) | Trans-Bridge Lines |
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986 | Summit | Plainfield (rush hours) Berkeley Heights Summit Medical Group | Somerset Street Mountain Avenue Springfield Avenue (reverse peak to/from Summit) Maple Street (peak to/from Summit) | New Jersey Transit |
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All of these routes except 879, 966 and 976 were discontinued after May 28, 2010 due to budgetary constraints. [1] Route 976 was renumbered to 612 on June 27, 2010 because it is not a contracted route. [1] Route 966 was renumbered to 878 and 879 in October 2010, with 879 being discontinued in 2016 merging into the 878 and route 972 was renamed to Harmon Cove Shuttle, then renumbered to 329 in 2008.
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Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Contractor | Notes | |
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879 | Convent Station | Florham Park FDU Campus | Madison Avenue Danforth Road Florham Road | Saddle River Trails |
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884 | Somerville | Clinton Route 31 Park/Ride | Bridge Street Routes 22 and 31 | Suburban Trails |
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965 | Randolph or Dover | Parsippany | First Student |
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966 | Convent Station | Morris Office Parks | Kahn Road Park Avenue Punch Bowl Road |
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Florham Park FDU Campus | Madison Avenue Danforth Road Florham Road | ||||
967 | Sparta Ross' Corner | East Hanover 1719 Route 10 | Route 15, 46, and 10 | First Student |
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970 | Totowa Gordon Dr/King St. | Passaic Main Avenue Terminal | Riverview Drive Main Avenue (970) Madison Avenue (971) | Community Coach |
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971 | Paterson Madison Ave/3 Ave. | ||||
972 | Secaucus Junction | Harmon Cove Harmon Cove Towers | Meadowlands Parkway Seaview Drive New County Road | Academy Bus Lines |
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973 | Hackettstown Mall | Hackettstown/Mansfield Loop | First Student |
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976 | Princeton Junction | Lawrence Township Loop | Clarksville Road | None Hamilton Twp Garage |
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977 | West Windsor Loop | Princeton - Highstown Road , Quaker Bridge Road | Lion Tours | ||
978 | Raritan Center | Newark Penn Station | New Jersey Turnpike | Red & Tan |
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979 | Irvington Bus Terminal | New Jersey Turnpike Garden State Parkway | |||
980 | New Brunswick | Piscataway Municipal Complex | River Road Hoes Avenue | Suburban Trails |
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981 | Port Liberté | Grove Street PATH station | Caven Point Road Pacific Avenue Grand Street | Red & Tan |
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989 [2] | Hillsborough Redwood Square Shopping Center | Bedminster AT&T | U.S. Route 206 | Suburban Trails |
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