New Time, Same Trip: NJ Transit Takes Over 10 Passaic Co. Bus Routes On Saturday

WAYNE, NJ — Check your timetables, Wayne bus riders: Ten lines in Passaic County will switch over to a new operator on Saturday, after Coach USA had filed for bankruptcy and planned to drop routes in North Jersey.

New Jersey Transit announced that they will pick up these 20 routes, beginning Aug. 17. Customers will not experience any service disruptions but there will be timetable changes, the transit agency said.

Here are links to new timetables for the affected routes though Passaic County: 702, 705, 707, 709, 722, 744, 746, 748, 758, and 780.

And, here are the other route numbers that will see timetable changes: 2, 14, 22, 34, 37, 62, 80, 83, 84, 85, 88, 94, 108, 127, 128, 129, 163, 165, 250, 258, 320, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, and 772.

"On the bus routes mentioned above, trip times and service levels have been adjusted to reflect current travel experience and improve reliability," officials said.

As a note — Academy Bus had previously been awarded the contract to operate the Passaic County routes beginning in September, but they will begin these routes on Saturday.

Academy Bus will also take over the affected routes in Bergen County, and NJT will operate three in Hudson County.

"Customers on all of these routes...will see no difference in the schedules, fares, routes, bus stops, or the look of the buses," NJT said. "Customers should continue to purchase tickets in the same manner as they previously did."

You can see more information here, and look up your bus route here on the NJ Transit website.