Bus routes in New Jersey
Tagging
Relations
Most buses operate in two directions, taking different sides of a divided highway or going in the same direction around a one-way street. In these cases, separate route relations should be created for each of the two directions. The two directions should then be combined in a route_master relation for the route itself. For example:
- Metropark Loop 801
The route_master should be added to the network for New Jersey Transit Buses, 2956527 2956527 (JOSM).
Tags
New Jersey Transit bus routes should be tagged as follows:
Key | Value |
type=* | route |
route=* | bus |
network=* | NJ Transit |
name=* | NJTB - ### - City 1 to City 2 |
ref=* | ### |
A public_transport=platform node indicates where passengers should wait on the side of the road. This node should be created on the correct side of the road, using the stop name that is assigned by New Jersey Transit. A highway=bus_stop tag should also be assigned to the node for backward compatibility. All platform nodes should be grouped together at the beginning of the route relation, so as not to interrupt the continuity of the route. JOSM will indicate any discontinuities in the route relation in red; these should be fixed before uploading.
A public_transport=stop_position tag may also be used to indicate the position where the bus stops on the road. It does not interrupt the continuity of the route, so it can be placed in the order that the bus drives the route.
QA
Here are some useful Overpass queries that can help to find bad stops
Searches for | URL |
All bus stops in NJ (should have results) | overpass-turbo |
Bus stops missing ref (should be empty) | overpass-turbo |
Route variants
Only the major route variants should be mapped. These are the routes that proceed along the main travel corridor and collectively account for at least 50% of the trips on the schedule. OpenStreetMap can only serve as a guide to indicate which buses are *available* near a location in New Jersey. If a bus rider needs to know whether a particular stop is served by a bus at a specific time, he must consult the timetable or a trip planner.
The reason for this limitation is the complexity of the bus schedules. New Jersey Transit has a habit of operating variant routes to serve a major employer or a college. Some of the route variants operate only one trip per day!
For example, bus 814 (5656067 5656067 (JOSM)) has routes for various combinations of the major stops:
- Walmart North Brunswick to downtown New Brunswick
- via North Oaks Boulevard
- via Brunswick Shopping Center
- via DeVry North Brunswick
- Walmart North Brunswick to Middlesex County College (Edison)
- via downtown New Brunswick
- via downtown New Brunswick and Heller Industrial Park
- via DeVry North Brunswick
- DeVry North Brunswick to Middlesex County College (Edison)
- DeVry North Brunswick to downtown New Brunswick
This is just the weekday schedule in one direction! The reverse direction adds additional variants, and the weekend schedule adds even more.
It is infeasible to map all the route variants. Only the main travel corridor and the main route variants can be maintained.
Route variants may also be represented by mapping only the detour off the main travel corridor. The rider will have to read the NJ Transit timetable to see which sections of the route operate at what times.
New Jersey Transit
Status
Most New Jersey Transit Buses (2956527 2956527 (JOSM)) were mapped before Public Transport Version 2. There are very few route_masters, and most routes contain an unordered combination of all routes.
1-99: North Jersey Cities
Two-digit bus numbers are assigned to routes that serve Newark and other cities in North Jersey. Routes that do not contain the name of a city usually serve Newark. Some of these routes connect North Jersey cities to other parts of the state.
Number | Route description | Route Master | Status | Notes |
1 | Newark | 2956520 2956520 (JOSM) | ||
2 |
Jersey City |
2956522 2956522 (JOSM) | ||
5 | Kinney | 2990189 2990189 (JOSM) | ||
6 |
Ocean Avenue |
2990190 2990190 (JOSM) | ||
10 |
Bayonne |
5720696 5720696 (JOSM) | ||
11 |
Newark |
2990180 2990180 (JOSM) | ||
13 |
Broad Street |
2990181 2990181 (JOSM) | ||
21 | Main Street | 2990182 2990182 (JOSM) | ||
22 |
North Bergen Union City Hoboken |
9336497 9336497 (JOSM)
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23 | North Bergen
Weehawken Hoboken |
2956525 2956525 (JOSM) | ||
25 | Springfield Avenue | 2990183 2990183 (JOSM) | ||
26 |
Irvington |
6232211 6232211 (JOSM) | ||
27 | ||||
28 | ||||
29 | ||||
30 | ||||
34 | ||||
37 | ||||
39 | ||||
40 | ||||
41 | ||||
48 |
Elizabeth |
5712031 5712031 (JOSM) | ||
52 | ||||
56 | ||||
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62 | ||||
63 | ||||
64 | ||||
65 | ||||
66 | ||||
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78 | ||||
79 | ||||
80 | ||||
81 | Bayonne
Jersey City |
10364091 10364091 (JOSM) | ||
82 | ||||
83 | ||||
84 | ||||
85 | Mills Creek
Hoboken |
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86 | ||||
87 | ||||
88 |
North Bergen |
2968035 2968035 (JOSM) | ||
89 | ||||
90 | ||||
92 | ||||
94 | Stuyvesant Crosstown
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5720667 5720667 (JOSM) | ||
96 | ||||
97 | ||||
99 |
100-199: Commuter buses to New York City
Number | Route description | Route Master | Status | Notes |
107 | ||||
108 | ||||
111 | ||||
112 | ||||
113 | ||||
114 | ||||
115 | ||||
116 | ||||
117 | ||||
119 |
Bayonne |
5869786 5869786 (JOSM) | ||
120 |
Bayonne |
6047114 6047114 (JOSM) | ||
121 | ||||
122 | ||||
123 | ||||
124 | ||||
125 |
Journal Square |
8238198 8238198 (JOSM) | ||
126 |
Hoboken |
8238197 8238197 (JOSM) | ||
127 | ||||
128 | ||||
129 | ||||
130 | ||||
131 | ||||
132 | ||||
133 | ||||
135 | ||||
136 | ||||
137 |
Toms River |
10359067 10359067 (JOSM) | ||
138 | ||||
139 | ||||
144 | ||||
145 | ||||
148 | ||||
151 | ||||
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154 | ||||
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167 |
Harrington Park |
6077891 6077891 (JOSM) | ||
168 | ||||
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199 |
300-399: Seasonal, Park-and-ride, and Long-distance
Number | Route description | Route Master | Status | Notes |
329 | Secaucus North Bergen |
10364090 10364090 (JOSM) |
400-499: Southwestern New Jersey
500-599: Southeastern New Jersey
600-699: Mercer County
700-799: Passaic and Bergen County
Routes that enter major cities in Northern Jersey are numbered with two-digit route numbers.
800-899: Central Jersey
The 800 series covers buses that remain within Central Jersey. Routes that connect Central Jersey to cities in North Jersey are numbered with two-digit route numbers.
List is incomplete.
Number | Route description | Route Master | Status | Notes |
801 | Metropark Loop
|
5578273 5578273 (JOSM) | ||
802 | Metropark Loop
|
4734925 4734925 (JOSM) | ||
803 | Metropark Loop
|
4734926 4734926 (JOSM) | ||
804 | Metropark Loop
|
10364089 10364089 (JOSM) | ||
805 | Metropark Loop
|
5578274 5578274 (JOSM) | ||
810 |
New Brunswick |
5575204 5575204 (JOSM) | ||
811 |
New Brunswick |
5620597 5620597 (JOSM) | ||
813 |
Perth Amboy |
5651468 5651468 (JOSM) | ||
814 |
North Brunswick |
5656067 5656067 (JOSM) | ||
815 |
New Brunswick |
10364096 10364096 (JOSM) | ||
817 |
Perth Amboy |
5687475 5687475 (JOSM) | ||
818 |
New Brunswick |
5679215 5679215 (JOSM) | ||
819 |
Piscataway |
5574401 5574401 (JOSM) |
Hoboken
Hoboken Hop
A shuttle service ran by the City of Hoboken. More information can be found at it's website. On all these routes, you can hop on or off at any corner. So don't worry about mapping any stops.
Name | Route description | Route Master | Status | Notes |
Hop Master | Master route for the Hop stops | 9173834 9173834 (JOSM) | ||
Hop Red | A route around Hoboken. Stops at the Hoboken Terminal, 14th Street, and loops around in Western Hoboken | 6680504 6680504 (JOSM) | ||
Hop Blue | A loop around Southern Hoboken stopping at Hoboken Terminal | 6680459 6680459 (JOSM) | ||
Hop Green | A loop around Western Hoboken stopping at Hoboken Terminal | 6680493 6680493 (JOSM) | ||
Senior Shuttle | A route intended for senior citizens. Takes a wild ride around Hoboken, and has weekly trips to Walmart in Secaucus. | 6680517 6680517 (JOSM) |
Stevens Institute Shuttles
Name | Route description | Route Master | Status | Notes |
Red Line | ||||
Green Line | ||||
Red Line | ||||
Gray Line |