New Jersey Transit
public transit authority in the U.S. state of New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Jersey Transit Corporation, known as NJ Transit (NJT), is a state-owned public transportation system that serves New Jersey. It operates bus, rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state. It connects New York and Philadelphia.
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Locale | New Jersey (statewide), New York, Rockland and Orange counties in New York State, and Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania. |
Transit type | Commuter rail, light rail, bus |
Number of lines | 11 (commuter rail) 3 (light rail) 871 (bus) |
Number of stations | 162 (rail) 60 (light rail) 27 (bus terminals) 18,000+ (bus stops) |
Daily ridership | 940,877 (weekday) 392,613 (Saturday) 216,375 (Sunday)[1] (2007 figures, all modes) |
Chief executive | Dennis J. Martin |
Headquarters | 1 Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105 |
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Began operation | July 17, 1979 |
Operator(s) | Commuter rail: See rail article Bus: See bus article Light Rail: See light rail article |
Number of vehicles | 2,477 (bus) 1,078 (commuter rail) 93 (light rail)[1] (2007 figures) |
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System length | 536 miles (863 km) (rail); 107 miles (172 km) (light rail) |
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NJT is the largest statewide system for public transporation and the third largest provider of bus and rail.[2][3]