PABCO Transit
NJ Transit/PABCO Transit #2559 at Rockaway Mall. | |
Parent |
New Jersey Transit Corporation/ Morris County DOT |
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Headquarters |
34 Richboynton Road Dover, New Jersey |
Locale | Morris County |
Service area | Morris County |
Service type | Local bus service, shuttle service |
Routes | 7 |
Fleet | 13 |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Operator | PABCO Transit, Inc. |
Website | Official Website |
PABCO Transit, Inc., (now NJ Transit Morris, Inc.) doing business under the Morris County Metro brand, was a public transport company based in Dover, New Jersey operating local bus service in Morris County for New Jersey Transit. The company was originally called Passaic - Athena Bus Lines which operated service in Passaic and Clifton, New Jersey.
Passaic-Athenia Bus Co.
The Passaic-Athenia Bus Co. (originally Red Star Transportation up until 1922) operated the following routes prior to NJ Transit's takeover and contracting of the routes. The 702 was co-operated with Garfield & Passaic Transit as their #6 route and Community as its #1 route.
Current NJT Route Number | Terminal A | Main streets of travel | Terminal B |
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702 | Paterson St. Joseph's Hospital (Main St/Mary St.) |
Van Houten Avenue Palisade Avenue or Dayton Avenue Boulevard |
Elmwood Park Boulevard/Broadway |
705 | Passaic Main Avenue Terminal |
Clifton Avenue Main Street |
Willowbrook Mall |
Morris County Metro
Renumbered routes
In October 2010, New Jersey Transit decided to take over these routes and split them into routes 871–875 and 880 by a newly created subsidiary called NJ Transit Morris, Inc. Morris County still subsidizes their operation. These routes are part of the Central Division.
Route | Terminal A | Major Streets | Terminal B | History | New number |
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MCM1 |
Morristown Hyatt | Allentown Road Longwood Avenue Vail Road Longwood Avenue Vreeland Avenue Route 202 |
Willowbrook Mall, or Boonton RR station |
Route started by Watchung Mountain Transit/Morris County in 1972 | 871 874 |
MCM2 |
Morristown Hyatt or Morristown Station |
East Hanover Road Littleton Road Route 10 Penn Avenue |
County College of Morris | Route started by Watchung Mountain Transit/Morris County in 1972 | 872 |
MCM3 |
Morris Plains Morris County Offices, or Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital |
Speedwell Avenue Route 124 |
Livingston Mall | Route spun off from Transport of New Jersey Route 70 in 1976 | 873 |
MCM10 |
Morristown Hyatt | Speedwell Avenue or Ridgedale Avenue Mount Tabor Road Main Street Blackwell Street Mount Pleasant Avenue |
Rockaway Townsquare | Route replaced Morris County Traction Company streetcars in 1928. Route was briefly discontinued in February 1970 until Morris County intervention[1] | 880 |
Previously discontinued routes
On June 1, 2010 New Jersey Transit has decided to stop subsidizing the following routes leading to their discontinuation at the end of June.[2]
Route | Terminal A | Major Streets | Terminal B | History |
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MCM4 |
Morristown, OR Morris Township Honeywell (to AM, from PM) |
Routes 510 and 513, via Chester | Chester Routes 513 and 206, OR Dover, New Jersey Townpath Square (from AM, to PM) |
Service started in 1980 by Morris County DOT |
MCM5 (Monday/Wednesday only) |
Morristown | Routes 510, 513, 182, and 46, via Hackettstown | Rockaway Townsquare | Service started in 1980s by Morris County DOT |
MCM7 (Tuesday/Friday only) |
Randolph K-Mart Plaza |
Mount Hope Avenue Berkshire Valley Road |
Lake Swannanoa Berkshire Valley Rd/Dover-Milton Rd. |
Service started in 1980s by Morris County DOT |
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