TRANSIT SERVICES FOR THE NEW JERSEY SUBURBAN TRAVEL MARKET

New Jersey Transit is a public corporation, created in 1979 to provide public transit services throughout New Jersey. Covering a service area of 5,325 square miles, the transit agency is the nation's third largest, providing bus, rail and light rail services in the most densely populated state in the country. In 1994, NJ TRANSIT provided 179 million passenger trips or 307,000 daily round trips. Operating 177 bus routes with 1,900 buses, 12 rail lines with 715 bus routes with 1,900 buses, 12 rail lines with 715 rail cars to 157 stations and one four-mile light rail line, the agency's services link major points in neighboring New York City and Philadelphia as well as within the state.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Stocker, S G
• Conference:
  • Moving Forward in a Scaled-Back World. Challenges and Opportunities for the Transportation Professional. 1996 ITE International Conference.
  • Location: Dana Point, California
  • Date: 1996-3-3 to 1996-3-6
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 59-63

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Light rail transit; Public transit; Suburbs
• Identifier Terms: New Jersey Transit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transit services
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York); Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720542
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1996 12:00AM