Bus riders of private bus lines in Northern New Jersey and Rockland County are also facing fare increases. Rockland Coaches is quietly raising fares for the second consecutive year on May 1. The new fares are posted on their website and can be found here.
NJT recently announced a potential 9% fare increase for this fall.
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
NJT Proposed 9% Fare Hike and Service Cuts for Fall 2015
It looks like New Jersey bus and rail commuters will once again be paying more for less. NJT is proposing a 9% fare increase and some rail and service cuts beginning in September 2015.
The proposed bus cuts mostly involve bus routes serving South Jersey:
The proposed bus cuts mostly involve bus routes serving South Jersey:
419 Camden – Pennsauken
– Burlington: Proposed Elimination
of Service Between Riverside and Burlington City
463 Woodbury –
Avandale Park-Ride: Proposed Elimination of the Last PM Trip in Each
direction
307 Freehold – Great
Adventure: Proposed Service Discontinuance
318 Philadelphia –
Great Adventure: Proposed Service Discontinuance
655 Princeton –
Plainsboro: Proposed Service Discontinuance
872 Morristown –
Route 10 – Livingston: Proposed
Elimination of Service Between Mack-Cali (Parsippany) and Livingston Mall
Two late night trains out of Hoboken are also on the chopping block: The 12:45AM Pascack Valley Line train and the 12:32AM Montclair Boonton Line train.
A series of public hearings are scheduled for next month including one on May 20 from 5:30-8:30PM in Hackensack at The Learning Center, 4th Floor, One Bergen County Plaza.
For further information, including the new higher fares and the other hearing times can be found here.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Possible NJT 9% Fare Increase
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that NJT may announce a 9% fare increase as early as this week. The increase would be the first in five years but comes at a time when delays and infrastructure issues for both rail and bus commuters are at an all time high. No official word as of yet regarding the fare increase or whether there will be any service cuts.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Another Long Commute Home For Port Authority Bus Terminal Commuters.
A bus fatally hit a man inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal leading to massive delays inside and outside of the terminal. The second and fourth floors were completely shut down due to overcrowding. Buses were delayed well over an hour and traffic on 495 in to the Lincoln Tunnel was backed up for miles.
Buses sat outside the terminal as well as on the approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel. NJT rail was cross-honoring tickets, but NJT made little other contingency plans. Trains were delayed out of Penn Station because of problems with the Portal Bridge.
Buses could have been diverted to Secaucus Junction and/or the GWB terminal to help alleviate congestion until the investigation and scene was cleared. No such contingencies were put into place. This lead to another very long commute home.
More on the story here and here.
Our condolences go out to the family of the man who was killed inside the terminal.
Buses sat outside the terminal as well as on the approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel. NJT rail was cross-honoring tickets, but NJT made little other contingency plans. Trains were delayed out of Penn Station because of problems with the Portal Bridge.
Buses could have been diverted to Secaucus Junction and/or the GWB terminal to help alleviate congestion until the investigation and scene was cleared. No such contingencies were put into place. This lead to another very long commute home.
More on the story here and here.
Our condolences go out to the family of the man who was killed inside the terminal.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
NJT Monthly My Tix App Now Available for NYC Interstate Bus Riders
NJT announced today the introduction of the My Tix Monthly Bus Pass for NYC bus commuters. This is great news for those bus passengers who are tired of waiting in long lines to buy their monthly passes each month from ticket windows or ticket vending machines. Click here to download the Android version and here for the iPhone app.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
UPDATED BUS SERVICE INFORMATION JANUARY 27
New Jersey was not hit as hard as originally forecast from the storm. Some operators restored service by this afternoon. This is the latest information we have.
NJ Transit restored bus service by 11AM today.
Rockland Coaches suspended service today.
Shortline Bus suspended service today.
DeCamp Bus Lines was operating as of 10AM today.
Lakeland Bus was running some service as of this afternoon.
Suburban Transit appears to be suspended for today.
Ameribus/Saddle River Tours suspended service on the 11C and 20/84 routes and its AC runs today.
IT APPEARS THAT ALL SERVICE WILL BE RESTORED BY THE JAN 28 MORNING RUSH. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR CARRIER TO CONFIRM THEIR OPERATING STATUS.
NJ Transit restored bus service by 11AM today.
Rockland Coaches suspended service today.
Shortline Bus suspended service today.
DeCamp Bus Lines was operating as of 10AM today.
Lakeland Bus was running some service as of this afternoon.
Suburban Transit appears to be suspended for today.
Ameribus/Saddle River Tours suspended service on the 11C and 20/84 routes and its AC runs today.
IT APPEARS THAT ALL SERVICE WILL BE RESTORED BY THE JAN 28 MORNING RUSH. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR CARRIER TO CONFIRM THEIR OPERATING STATUS.
Monday, January 26, 2015
BUS SERVICE ALERT: NJ Bus Service Suspended For Blizzard January 26-27
BUS SERVICE CANCELLATIONS DUE TO BLIZZARD JANUARY 26-27
NJ Transit has suspended all transit operations this evening with the impending blizzard. The last buses departed at 8 PM. There will be no service on Tuesday January 27.
Rockland Coaches has also suspended service as of 9PM this evening. They will not operate on Tuesday January 27.
Shortline Bus has suspended service and will not operate Tuesday January 27th.
DeCamp Bus Lines will be suspending operations as of 8.15PM this evening.
Lakeland Bus is suspending service as of 8PM this evening.
Suburban Transit is suspending service as of 9PM this evening.
Ameribus/Saddle River Tours has suspended service on the 11C and 20/84 routes and its AC runs on Tuesday January 27th.
We hope all commuters get home safely during the storm. It looks like everything will be shut down in NJ on Tuesday. Please check with your carriers for resumption of service.
NJ Transit has suspended all transit operations this evening with the impending blizzard. The last buses departed at 8 PM. There will be no service on Tuesday January 27.
Rockland Coaches has also suspended service as of 9PM this evening. They will not operate on Tuesday January 27.
Shortline Bus has suspended service and will not operate Tuesday January 27th.
DeCamp Bus Lines will be suspending operations as of 8.15PM this evening.
Lakeland Bus is suspending service as of 8PM this evening.
Suburban Transit is suspending service as of 9PM this evening.
Ameribus/Saddle River Tours has suspended service on the 11C and 20/84 routes and its AC runs on Tuesday January 27th.
We hope all commuters get home safely during the storm. It looks like everything will be shut down in NJ on Tuesday. Please check with your carriers for resumption of service.
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