EE Broadway Local Posted July 3, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 3, 2011 Just curiosity: What is your favorite New Jersey Transit bus route and what do you like best about it (scenery, transfers, etc.)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted July 3, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 3, 2011 188 - Personal favorite. Quiet, decent people, they give exact change 90% of the time. 9 hours of fun and no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan833Blue Posted July 4, 2011 Share #3 Posted July 4, 2011 188 - Personal favorite. Quiet, decent people, they give exact change 90% of the time. 9 hours of fun and no issues. Maybe I should ride the 188 more often!!! There are 2 routes that are my favorites; the 108 from Penn Station to Union City via the NJ Turnpike; nice and fast and the 161 from Paterson to Union City, lots of nice people, decent scenery and great characters make it one of my favorite routes; also like the 156, 159, 166 and 167Q as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 4, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 4, 2011 139 it is literally a demon on the highway!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted July 4, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 4, 2011 67, long route but I love it. The 410 and 553 are also my favs. Cant forget the 129 & 403. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 4, 2011 Share #6 Posted July 4, 2011 162/163 because I get to do my tax free shopping in Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and True Religion. :cool: I see those two routes and all I think of is the money I'm saving even with $8.50 fare. Folks who shop in NYC when tax free NJ locations exist that are just as good are suckers, with the exception of Saks and Bloomingdales... Nothing beats the 5th Ave location, nor the 59th and 3rd location. The Saks and the Bloomingdales that I've been to in NJ suck royally. Big @ss stores with nothing in them for men. :mad: :tdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 4, 2011 Share #7 Posted July 4, 2011 67, long route but I love it. The 410 and 553 are also my favs. Cant forget the 129 & 403. u sure those are all sardine cans right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayden 973 Posted July 4, 2011 Share #8 Posted July 4, 2011 My most favorite route would be the 171. very quiet line & the fastest way to get into the city. than there are my other favorite routes, 78, 79X, 83, 97, 107, 108, 120, 168, 175, 178, & 182 all very good lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q101 E Midtown Posted July 5, 2011 Share #9 Posted July 5, 2011 My favorites would be the 87, 120, 126, and 129 If we were to include the Private Carriers: Rockland Coaches: 11A/11C, 9A DeCamp: 33, 66 Red & Tan: 10/99S A&C/MW IBOA: 440 Shopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 5, 2011 Share #10 Posted July 5, 2011 My most favorite route would be the 171. very quiet line & the fastest way to get into the city. than there are my other favorite routes, 78, 79X, 83, 97, 107, 108, 120, 168, 175, 178, & 182 all very good lines. the 78 is only useful cause it's every 10 mins at rush hour if trains ran that frequent then the 78 would become utterly useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted July 5, 2011 Share #11 Posted July 5, 2011 u sure those are all sardine cans right Whats your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 5, 2011 Share #12 Posted July 5, 2011 Whats your point? none just interesting turn of events. I will so miss 884 though o well the train is there so it isn't all bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted July 5, 2011 Share #13 Posted July 5, 2011 none just interesting turn of events. I will so miss 884 though o well the train is there so it isn't all bad What turn of events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 5, 2011 Share #14 Posted July 5, 2011 What turn of events? based on usage patterns thats all. MY favs are 551 and 126,and go28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted July 5, 2011 Share #15 Posted July 5, 2011 I'll be the one asking the ridership question this time: Has anyone taken the 890/891 in Phillipsburg before? It's often forgotten about, but it's there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 5, 2011 Share #16 Posted July 5, 2011 I'll be the one asking the ridership question this time: Has anyone taken the 890/891 in Phillipsburg before? It's often forgotten about, but it's there... That bus I took it once it runs with minibuses and has low medium ridership. I would have either gave up the rtes to LANTA or merges em with a long distance rte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinePower Posted July 5, 2011 Share #17 Posted July 5, 2011 The 139, 319, 137, 559 south of Toms River, as well as the 171 and Willowbrook expresses in N.Jersey. Still the 319 tops out as the most scenic, beautiful piney runs along the Parkway. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted July 6, 2011 Share #18 Posted July 6, 2011 That bus I took it once it runs with minibuses and has low medium ridership. I would have either gave up the rtes to LANTA or merges em with a long distance rte. NJT should just give it up to the current private operator. Or LANTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Bus Posted July 6, 2011 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2011 I really like the 772 because of it's variety of both 40fters and 30ft RTS. My #1 favorite route is the 703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 6, 2011 Share #20 Posted July 6, 2011 I really like the 772 because of it's variety of both 40fters and 30ft RTS. My #1 favorite route is the 703 who actually uses the 772?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted July 6, 2011 Share #21 Posted July 6, 2011 In no order, of the ones I've ridden: (NJT) 559 Lakewood-AC (NJT) 59 Dunellen-Newark (NJT) 409 Philly-Trenton (NJT) 168 Paramus-NYC (NJT) 62 Woodbridge Center Mall-Newark (I can never seem to catch a Perth Amboy bus) Gun to my head, I would pick the 409 as my most favorite... The 139 is the only route I've taken so far, that I don't care for.... I'd even prefer takin the seedy 90 again over the 139.... Has anyone taken the 890/891 in Phillipsburg before? It's often forgotten about, but it's there... Thought about it, but I would've had to drive to get to Easton.... besides, I asked someone on another forum about the 890, and he basically said that you can't fan those buses; the service itself is similar to an AAR (access a ride), where you have to call ahead of time in order to have the driver come pick you up @ a particular stop..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted July 6, 2011 Share #22 Posted July 6, 2011 In no order, of the ones I've ridden: (NJT) 559 Lakewood-AC (NJT) 59 Dunellen-Newark (NJT) 409 Philly-Trenton (NJT) 168 Paramus-NYC (NJT) 62 Woodbridge Center Mall-Newark (I can never seem to catch a Perth Amboy bus) Gun to my head, I would pick the 409 as my most favorite... The 139 is the only route I've taken so far, that I don't care for.... I'd even prefer takin the seedy 90 again over the 139.... Thought about it, but I would've had to drive to get to Easton.... besides, I asked someone on another forum about the 890, and he basically said that you can't fan those buses; the service itself is similar to an AAR (access a ride), where you have to call ahead of time in order to have the driver come pick you up @ a particular stop..... actually the 890 is a fixed route and used to run mon-sat now its M-F ppl literally threw a riot to keep the route. When I suggested it get merged this lady at the end told me to try and get a job with NJT. In order to reach 890/891 there are 2 ways use trans bridge to easton the fastest method. Or if you have the ballz use the hackettstown train to reach rte 57 shuttle bus it takes you to the 890 also. I used 890 in the morning so I really can't help with ridership but it's a lifeline and times well with the LANTA it is run with cutaways however. If it was me the rte 57 shuttle would absorb the 890 and 891 gets absorbed by a belvidere rte or let trans-bridge modify their allentown rte to replace 891. Or revive 884 but extend it to N brunswick and then easton,pa replacing 891 the 884 will have to run the full rte however at 90 min frequencies. The thing that killed 884 was too many short turns that ended at different places. One to whitehouse RR then one to the industrial then clinton the service destinations were so inconsistent it left the impression that it ran every 3 hours!!!!!! In reality departures from somerville train station were every hour and met with several trains!!!! And 884 ran with MCI coaches!!!!!!!! NOT minibuses like 890/891!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted July 6, 2011 Share #23 Posted July 6, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted July 6, 2011 Share #24 Posted July 6, 2011 I like the 418 because it's quicker to get to Willingboro/Mt. Holly or Moorestown Mall, Cherry Hill Mall, and Camden via I-295 from Trenton depending on traffic. I also like the 457 when going from Cherry Hill to Haddonfield PATCO quicker than 455 via Chapel Ave and Kings Hwy. The 455 goes through Kingston Estates and Rt 70 then back on the Kings Hwy through Haddonfield. I also like the 505 as my favorite of the 500 series buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted July 6, 2011 Share #25 Posted July 6, 2011 Personal Choices: 188 - Love how quiet and fun the ride can be. 166 - Anytime I did a 128, I asked if I could be a 166 because of the long trip. 319 - Only trip where on weekends you earn 10 hours but only drive 6 B) 83 - I did it on a NABI and it was quite entertaining and fun 171 - I agree, the king of Route 4 161 - King of Route 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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