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Wheels (New Jersey Transit)
Wheels' #712 bus by the Plainfield station on Wheels' 986 route.
Parent New Jersey Transit Corporation
Founded1980
Locale New Jersey
Service areaNorthern New Jersey, primarily western New Jersey
Service typeLocal bus service, shuttle service
Routes6
OperatorSee Table
Website Official website

Wheels Suburban Transportation Services is a system of routes owned by New Jersey Transit and operated mostly under contract by private companies primarily in western New Jersey in Hunterdon and western Somerset counties, although some routes operate in urban areas. WHEELS also provided service in Morris and Warren counties, which was eliminated in 2010 because of budget reductions.

Routes

Route Terminals Major streets traveled Contractor Notes History
329 Renumbered from 972.
612 Renumbered from 976.
878 Renumbered from 966, absorbed the 879 route.
890
891
Pohatcong
Pohatcong Plaza
Easton, PA
Center Square
Roseberry Street
South Main Street (890)
Heckman Street (891)
Trans-Bridge Lines
  • Weekday service only.
986 Summit Plainfield (rush hours)
Berkeley Heights
Summit Medical Group
Somerset Street
Mountain Avenue
Springfield Avenue (reverse peak to/from Summit)
Maple Street (peak to/from Summit)
Suburban Trails
  • Weekday service only.

Former routes

All of these routes except 879, 966 and 976 were discontinued after May 28, 2010 due to budgetary constraints. [1] Route 976 was renumbered to 612 on June 27, 2010 because it is not a contracted route. [1] Route 966 was renumbered to 878 and 879 in October 2010, with 879 being discontinued in 2016 merging into the 878 and Route 972 was renamed to Harmon Cove Shuttle, then renumbered to 329 in 2008.

Short turn terminals are not shown.

Route Terminals Major streets traveled Contractor Notes
879 Convent Station Florham Park
FDU Campus
Madison Avenue
Danforth Road
Florham Road
Saddle River Trails
  • Weekday service only
  • Merged into 878
884 Somerville Clinton
Route 31 Park/Ride
Bridge Street
Routes 22 and 31
Suburban Trails
  • Weekday service only
  • Split from 114, then discontinued in 2010.
966 Convent Station Morris Office Parks Kahn Road
Park Avenue
Punch Bowl Road
First Student
  • Rush hour service only.
  • Split into 878 and 879, then combined again retaining the 878 route number.
Florham Park
FDU Campus
Madison Avenue
Danforth Road
Florham Road
967 Sparta
Ross' Corner
East Hanover
1719 Route 10
Route 15, 46, and 10 First Student
  • Rush hour peak direction service only. (to East Hanover AM, from East Hanover PM)
970 Totowa
Gordon Dr/King St.
Passaic
Main Avenue Terminal
Riverview Drive
Main Avenue (970)
Madison Avenue (971)
Community Coach
  • Rush hour peak direction service only. (to Totowa AM, from Totowa PM)
971 Paterson
Madison Ave/3 Ave.
972 Secaucus Junction Harmon Cove
Harmon Cove Towers
Meadowlands Parkway
Seaview Drive
New County Road
Academy Bus Lines
  • Shuttle service
  • Renumbered to 329
973
Hackettstown Mall Hackettstown/Mansfield Loop First Student
  • Weekday service only
  • Blue route operates clockwise loop, Orange route operates counterclockwise loop.
  • Both routes operate flex service as defined above along their entire routes.
976 Princeton Junction Lawrence Township Loop Clarksville Road None
Hamilton Twp Garage
  • Rush hour service only.
977 West Windsor Loop Princeton - Highstown Road, Village Road, Quaker Bridge Road, North Post Road, New Village Road Lion Tours
978
Raritan Center Newark Penn Station New Jersey Turnpike Red & Tan
  • Rush hour peak direction service only. (to Raritan Center AM, from Raritan Center PM)
979 Irvington Bus Terminal New Jersey Turnpike
Garden State Parkway
980 New Brunswick Piscataway
Municipal Complex
River Road
Hoes Avenue
Suburban Trails
  • Rush hour service only.
981 Port Liberté Grove Street PATH station Caven Point Road
Pacific Avenue
Grand Street
Red & Tan
  • Rush hour service only.
989 [2] Hillsborough

Redwood Square Shopping Center

Bedminster

AT&T

U.S. Route 206 Suburban Trails
  • Rush hour service only.

References

  1. ^ a b "From Princeton Junction Rail Station" (PDF). njtransit.com. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  2. ^ "989 Hillsborough/Bedminster Effective: November 30, 1998 Revised: July 2000" (PDF). njtransit.state.nj.us. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2000. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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