Suburban Transit Explained

Coach USA Suburban Transit
Parent:Coach USA
Founded:1941
Headquarters:750 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Locale:Central Jersey
Service Area:Middlesex, Mercer, and Somerset counties
Service Type:Line run
Contract operations
Charter bus service
Routes:5 directly controlled
3 under contract
Fleet:140[1]
Ceo:Brett Burke(GM)
Website:Suburban Transit

Suburban Transit is a bus operator in central New Jersey owned by Coach USA, which in turn is owned by the private equity firm, Variant Equity Advisors, and provides commuter bus service from Mercer, Somerset, and Middlesex County to New York City and local bus service along the New Jersey Route 27 and U.S. Route 130 in Middlesex County. It has been severely impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has caused a substantial decline in commuter bus ridership.[2] They also operate the Metropark, Plainfield, Monmouth, and Middlesex County Local Routes for New Jersey Transit.

In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Suburban) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.[3]

In November 2024, it was announced that The Renco Group had completed the purchase of the company.[4] On December 31, 2024, Coach USA and all subsidiaries converted their Chapter 11 cases to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.[5]

Routes

RouteTermini
Dunellen Local
(rush hours only)
DunellenKendall Park, or
New Brunswick
Line 100 http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route100.pdfPort Authority Bus TerminalPrinceton
Nassau Street and Palmer Square
Line 200 http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route200.pdf
(weekdays only)
New York
United Nations plaza
Line 300 http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route300.pdf
(some trips operated by Academy Bus)
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Line 350 https://web.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route350.pdf
(weekdays only)
Jersey City
Newport Centre
Line 400 http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route400.pdfPort Authority Bus Terminal
  • East Brunswick
    Transportation Center (full-time)
  • Old Stage and Summerhill Roads (rush hours only)
Line 500 http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route500.pdf
(rush hours only)
New York
United Nations plaza
Kendall Park
Shopping Center, or
New Brunswick
Garage, or
Milltown, or
East Brunswick
Transportation Center
Line 600 http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route600.pdf
(rush hours only)
New York
Wall Street area
East Brunswick
Transportation Center, or
Princeton
Palmer Square
Line 700 https://web.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/99/route700.pdf
(weekends only)
Atlantic City
Caesars, or
Bally's
Somerville, or
South Plainfield

References

  1. http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2006/agency_profiles/2128.pdf Suburban Transit NTD Program filings
  2. News: Coronavirus forces two more commuter bus companies to stop service . April 2, 2024 . Larry . Higgs . NJ.com . April 28, 2024.
  3. Web site: Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. June 11, 2024. June 11, 2024. Bloomberg Law. en.
  4. Web site: Coach USA sale to The Renco Group finalized; will have no impact on commuters. Bus & Motorcoach News. 2026-02-22. en.
  5. Web site: Coach USA, Inc. Case Background. 2024-06-11. 2026-02-22. Kroll. en.

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