Three Routes Picked for Bergen County Bus Rapid Transit

Bergen County and NJ Transit have picked three potential new routes for a new Bergen County Bus Rapid Transit system.  As we have been reporting, the County and NJ Transit have been studying a Bus Rapid Transit System and have now narrowed the original nine proposed routes down to three. The routes are:

• Montvale Park and Ride to the Secaucus Junction Rail Station via Paramus Park, Bergen Community College and Garden State Plaza.
• Paramus Park Mall to the Secaucus Junction Rail Station via Bergen Community College, Garden State Plaza and Hackensack.
• Englewood Hospital to Paterson via Hackensack and Garden State Plaza.

More details about these routes are available here.  Some of the routes that weren't picked for implementation travelled from Bergen County to New York City.  Officials cited overcrowding at the Port Authority as part of the reason these routes weren't picked.

We welcome any new transportation initiatives for Northern New Jersey but we think alleviating the trans-hudson commuting issues should still be a top priority for NJ Transit. 

Bergen County B Line B-4/B-72

Bergen County B-Line B-4/B-72 Line between the Meadowlands, Hackensack, and Paramus.  The B-72 also shared a timetable with the B-3 for many years.  The B-4 has long been discontinued, but the B-72 is today's NJT 772 line.

Bergen County B Line B-7/B-17 (1981)

Here is the short-lived B-7/B-17 service between Ridgewood, Paramus, Hackensack and Closter.  This line was discontinued in the early 1980's due to budget cuts and low ridership.

Bergen County Route B-2 (1980)

Here is the Bergen County Route B-2 between Oakland and Hackensack from 1980.  The route is today's NJT Route 752.  The initial  timetable for this line from 1971 is posted here.

Cross County Line (1971)

This is the Cross Bergen County Line schedule from 1971 between Oakland and Hackensack.  The service operated on a weekday trial basis.  It eventually became part of the Bergen County B-Line bus network as the B-2.  It is today's NJT Route 752.