New Jersey Transit operates or contracts operation of the following routes within Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris counties. All routes are exact fare lines.
Metropark loops These routes serve office parks around Metropark are operated from Suburban Transit New Brunswick garage. All routes operate during rush hours only. RouteServingTerminalHistory801Lincoln HighwayOak Tree RoadEdisonJFK Medical CenterFormerly route 1A/1B. Introduced in 1980. Formerly served the Metuchen Rail Station in the early 1980's802Green StreetGill LaneWoodbridgeWoodbridge Corporate ParkFormerly route 2. Introduced in 1980.803Gill LaneWoodbridge Center DriveWoodbridgeWoodbridge Center ORWoodbridge StationFormerly route 3. Introduced in 1985.804Wood AvenueEdisonWood Ave/Inman Ave.Introduced in 1994.805Thornall StreetFord AvenueEdisonMenlo Park Mall ORFord Ave/Main St.Introduced in 1997.
Middlesex County local routes These routes are operated from Suburban Transit's New Brunswick garage. Below is the full route. RouteTerminalsMajor PointsNotesHistory810New Brunswick StationWoodbridge CenterRoute 27, Metuchen Station, Menlo Park MallFormerly route M10. Operates over former Middlesex Bus Company's routes 8 and 9.811New Brunswick St. Peter's HospitalSouth RiverNew Brunswick Station, George Street, Georges Road, Rues Lane, Brunswick SquareWeekday service onlyFormerly route M11. Acquired by PSCT as route 58.813Middlesex CollegePerth AmboyMetuchen Station, New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy StationNo Sunday service Select weekday trips serve Heller Industrial Park.Formerly route M13. Acquired by PSCT as route 4.814Middlesex CollegeNorth BrunswickDeVry University or Fashion PlazaLincoln Highway (Edison trips only), Livingston AvenueOnly weekday trips serve DeVry University.Formerly route M14. Acquired by Middlesex Bus as route 14.815New Brunswick StationWoodbridge CenterRoute 18, Washington Road, Sayreville Park and Ride, South Amboy Station, Perth Amboy StationFormerly route M15. Acquired by PSCT as route 2. Shared schedule with the M18 until the mid-2000s817Perth AmboyBelford Campbell's JunctionPerth Amboy Station, South Amboy Station, Florence Avenue, Route 36No Sunday serviceFormerly route M17. Originally Monmouth Bus Lines route 7.818New Brunswick StationOld BridgeRoute 18, Brunswick Square, County Route 516Formerly route M18. Introduced by Middlesex Bus in 1976. Shared schedule with the M15 until the mid-2000s819Metuchen Station or South PlainfieldPiscatawayPlainfield Avenue (Metuchen trips only), South Clinton Avenue (South Plainfield trips only), Watchung Avenue, Plainfield StationSaturday service runs between Piscataway and South Plainfield. No Sunday serviceFormerly Plainfield Transit route M19. Originally operated as separate routes 16 and 20.
Plainfield local service This route is operated from Suburban Transit's New Brunswick garage. RouteTerminalsMajor StreetsNotesHistory822PlainfieldTerrill Rd/South AvenueNorth PlainfieldNorth Plainfield Shopping CenterWoodland Avenue, Greenbrook RoadNo Sunday serviceFormerly Plainfield Transit route 18/22. Acquired as separate routes 18 and 22.
Monmouth County local service These lines are operated by New Jersey Transit from its garage in Neptune, New Jersey. Below is the full route except for branching. Routes were originally operated by Transdev until October 1, 2023 due to poor maintenance and management. RouteTerminalsMajor StreetNotesHistory830Asbury Park StationPoint Pleasant Beach StationMain Street, F Street, Route 71No Sunday serviceFormerly route M20; renamed 830 on September 1, 2001.831Red Bank StationLong Branch StationRoute 35, Monmouth Mall, Route 36Sunday service runs between Long Branch and Monmouth Mall.Formerly route M21; renamed 831 on September 1, 2001.832Lincroft Brookdale Community CollegeWall Township Brookdale Community College Wall CampusRed Bank Station, Route 35, Monmouth Mall, Seaview Square Mall, Asbury Park StationEvening and Sunday service does not serve Brookdale Community College. Nighttime weekday and Saturday service to North Asbury ParkFormerly route M22; renamed 832 on September 1, 2001. Extended to Brookdale Community College Wall Campus on August 30, 2025; previously, service ended at Kingsley Avenue in Asbury Park.834Red Bank StationHighlandsLeonardville Road, Route 36No Sunday serviceFormerly route M24; renamed 834 on September 1, 2001.836Asbury Park StationFreehold Township CentraState Medical CenterRoute 33, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Jersey Shore Premium Outlets, Freehold CenterFormerly route M26; renamed 836 on September 1, 2001.837Long Branch StationSeaview Square MallMonmouth Medical Center, Norwood Avenue, Monmouth University, Asbury Park StationNo Sunday serviceFormerly route M27; renamed 837 on September 1, 2001.838Sea BrightFreehold Raceway MallColts Neck Road, River Road, Front StreetSaturday service runs between Sea Bright and Brookdale Community College. No Sunday serviceFormerly routes M23 and M25, which were renamed 833 and 835 respectively on September 1, 2001. These routes were combined on September 3, 2016 to create 838.
Morris County local service Most of these routes were renumbered from MCM- routes (with some modifications) in October 2010 and were formerly operated as contract service by PABCO Transit. Service is subsidized by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners and operates under the NJ Transit Morris, Inc. subsidiary out of Morris Garage. All routes do not operate on Sundays.
RouteTerminalsMajor streets NotesHistory871MorristownHeadquarters PlazaWillowbrook MallParsippany Road, Route 202, Route 23Some trips only operate between Morristown and Boonton. No Sunday ServiceService initiated on October 4, 2010. Formerly MCM1.872Morristown StationParsippany–Troy HillsMack-CaliRoute 202, Route 10Weekday service onlyService initiated on October 4, 2010. Replaced most of MCM2. Route shortened from Livingston Mall to Mack-Cali in Parsippany–Troy Hills as of September 5, 2015.873Livingston MallGreystone Park Psychiatric HospitalJohn F Kennedy Parkway, Route 124, West Hanover AvenueNo Sunday serviceService initiated on October 4, 2010. Formerly MCM3.874MorristownHeadquarters PlazaWillowbrook MallNorth Jefferson Road, Route 46No Sunday serviceService initiated on October 4, 2010.875Morristown StationLedgewood MallRoute 10, Route 53, Route 202Weekday service onlyService initiated on October 4, 2010. Formerly parts of MCM2.878Florham Park FDU CampusConvent StationKahn Road, Park Avenue, Punch Bowl Road, Madison Avenue, Danforth Road, Florham Road Operates as a loop. Weekday service only during rush hours. This route, originally split from route 966, was operated by Saddle River Trails. Operated by Morris Garage and part of the WHEELS program. Absorbed route 879 on January 25, 2016.880Morristown StationRockaway Townsquare MallWest Main Street, Route 46, Route 53, Route 202No Sunday serviceService initiated on October 4, 2010. Formerly MCM10. Formerly 10 under PSCT.
Former routes This list includes routes that have been discontinued. The "M" routes pre-date the changeover to 800-series routes, so they are shown with their old denomination in the M-series.
RouteTerminalsMajor streetsCurrent statusM16EdisonEdison StationDiscontinued, ran as a loop similar to current Metropark loops 801–805.M28Asbury ParkMonmouth UniversityNew Jersey Route 71Most of line discontinued, some covered by current 837.M29Point PleasantLakewoodNew Jersey Route 88Most of route covered by the 317 line. When NJT discontinued M29, route was turned over to Ocean County Area Transportation (OCAT) who operated it as their OC29 route. Today it is OC4.M31PNC Bank Arts CenterAberdeen–Matawan StationGarden State ParkwayNow run by private operator.833Red Bank StationFreehold Raceway MallColts Neck RoadFormerly route M23; renamed 833 on September 1, 2001. Weekday service only Combined into route 838 on September 3, 2016.835Red Bank StationSea BrightRiver RoadFormerly route M25; renamed 835 on September 1, 2001. No Sunday service Combined into route 838 on September 3, 2016.879Florham ParkFDU CampusConvent StationMadison Avenue, Danforth Road, Florham RoadMerged with route 878 on January 25, 2016.
References
External links New Jersey Transit - Bus Unofficial New Jersey Transit bus map