Listen to this articleNJ Transit is taking over operations of a bus route in Bayonne operated by Broadway Bus Co., the agency announced Nov. 17.
Broadway Bus President Emil Massa previously notified the community “that the private bus company would cease operations” Nov. 30, according to a statement from Bayonne Mayor James Davis.
NJ Transit will assume operations of the No. 12 Broadway Route on Dec. 1.
The agency added that, since 2023, it “has stepped in to accommodate 42 bus routes abandoned by multiple private carriers.”
That includes taking over bus service in three North Jersey counties from Coach USA. That carrier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2024.
“I am extremely proud of the work our bus operations team has done to maximize existing resources to accommodate service on routes abandoned by private carriers,” said NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri. “It is another example of NJ TRANSIT’s stewardship and commitment to meeting the needs of our customers.”
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Beginning Dec. 1, the hours of operation for the Bayonne route will be weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Service will be every 30 minutes during those hours of operation, according to the mayor’s office.
“Bayonne has a long tradition of being a convenient community with several transportation options. I am glad that tradition will continue,” Davis added. “NJ Transit will now be providing bus service on Broadway, Avenue C, and Kennedy Boulevard, in addition to its Light Rail service with four Bayonne stations.”
Broadway Bus has been in business 101 years, according to a CBS News report.
Davis thanked the company for its “long service to the community.”
“I would also like to thank NJ Transit for taking over the route, so that bus service will continue for the senior citizens, shoppers, students, workers, and others who use the Broadway Bus.”
Additionally, NJ Transit’s board of directors recently authorized $917 million to overhaul its fleet of 429 multilevel rail cars. The move is “part of our broader effort to fully modernize NJ Transit’s rail and bus fleets by 2031,” Kolluri said at the announcement.
