Bus routes in New Jersey

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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:

The route_master should be added to the network for New Jersey Transit Buses, relation 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.eu/s/EMh
Bus stops missing ref (should be empty) overpass-turbo.eu/s/EMj

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 (relation 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 (relation 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 relation 2956520 (JOSM) Routing (1/4)Stops (3/4)
2

Jersey City
Journal Square
Secaucus

relation 2956522 (JOSM) RoutingStops
5 Kinney relation 2990189 (JOSM) RoutingStops
6

Ocean Avenue
Journal Square

relation 2990190 (JOSM) RoutingStops
10

Bayonne
Jersey City

relation 5720696 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
11

Newark
Montclair State
Willowbrook

relation 2990180 (JOSM) RoutingStops
13

Broad Street
Clinton Avenue

relation 2990181 (JOSM) RoutingStops
21 Main Street relation 2990182 (JOSM) RoutingStops
22

North Bergen

Union City

Hoboken

relation 9336497 (JOSM)
  • To do: 22X North Bergen to Hoboken
Routing (4/4)Stops (2/4)
23 North Bergen

Weehawken

Hoboken

relation 2956525 (JOSM) RoutingStops
25 Springfield Avenue relation 2990183 (JOSM) RoutingStops
26

Irvington
Elizabeth

relation 6232211 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
27 RoutingStops
28 RoutingStops
29 RoutingStops
30 RoutingStops
34 RoutingStops
37 RoutingStops
39 RoutingStops
40 RoutingStops
41 RoutingStops
48

Elizabeth
Woodbridge
Perth Amboy

relation 5712031 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
52 RoutingStops
56 RoutingStops
57 RoutingStops
58 RoutingStops
59 RoutingStops
62 RoutingStops
63 RoutingStops
64 RoutingStops
65 RoutingStops
66 RoutingStops
67 RoutingStops
68 RoutingStops
70 RoutingStops
71 RoutingStops
72 RoutingStops
73 RoutingStops
74 RoutingStops
76 RoutingStops
78 RoutingStops
79 RoutingStops
80 RoutingStops
81 Bayonne

Jersey City

relation 10364091 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops
82 RoutingStops
83 RoutingStops
84 RoutingStops
85 Mills Creek

Hoboken

Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
86 RoutingStops
87 RoutingStops
88

North Bergen
Jersey City
Journal Square

relation 2968035 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
89 RoutingStops
90 RoutingStops
92 RoutingStops
94 Stuyvesant Crosstown
  • Bloomfield
  • Union
  • Linden
relation 5720667 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
96 RoutingStops
97 RoutingStops
99 RoutingStops

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
New York

relation 5869786 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
120

Bayonne
Downtown New York

relation 6047114 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
121
122
123
124
125

Journal Square
New York

relation 8238198 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
126

Hoboken
Hamilton Park
New York

relation 8238197 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
135
136
137

Toms River
Lakewood
New York
Island Beach State park (seasonal)

relation 10359067 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (1/4)
138
139
144
145
148
151
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167

Harrington Park
Teaneck
New York

relation 6077891 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
168
171
171
177
178
181
182
186
188
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199

300-399: Seasonal, Park-and-ride, and Long-distance

Number Route description Route Master Status Notes
329 Secaucus

North Bergen
Union City
Weehawken
New York

relation 10364090 (JOSM) Routing (1/4)Stops (1/4)

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
  • JFK Medical Center
relation 5578273 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
802 Metropark Loop
  • Woodbridge Corporate Park
relation 4734925 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
803 Metropark Loop
  • Woodbridge Rail Station
relation 4734926 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
804 Metropark Loop
  • Inman Avenue
relation 10364089 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
805 Metropark Loop
  • Fords
relation 5578274 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
810

New Brunswick
Woodbridge Center

relation 5575204 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
811

New Brunswick
South River

relation 5620597 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
813

Perth Amboy
Middlesex County College

relation 5651468 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
814

North Brunswick
New Brunswick
Middlesex County College

relation 5656067 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
815

New Brunswick
East Brunswick
Woodbridge Center

relation 10364096 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
817

Perth Amboy
Campbells Junction

relation 5687475 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
818

New Brunswick
East Brunswick
Old Bridge

relation 5679215 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)
819

Piscataway
Plainfield
Metuchen
Middlesex Mall

relation 5574401 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (3/4)

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 relation 9173834 (JOSM) Routing (4/4)Stops (4/4)
Hop Red A route around Hoboken. Stops at the Hoboken Terminal, 14th Street, and loops around in Western Hoboken relation 6680504 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (4/4)
Hop Blue A loop around Southern Hoboken stopping at Hoboken Terminal relation 6680459 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (4/4)
Hop Green A loop around Western Hoboken stopping at Hoboken Terminal relation 6680493 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (4/4)
Senior Shuttle A route intended for senior citizens. Takes a wild ride around Hoboken, and has weekly trips to Walmart in Secaucus. relation 6680517 (JOSM) Routing (3/4)Stops (4/4)

Stevens Institute Shuttles

Name Route description Route Master Status Notes
Red Line Routing (0/4)Stops (0/4)
Green Line Routing (0/4)Stops (0/4)
Red Line Routing (0/4)Stops (0/4)
Gray Line Routing (0/4)Stops (0/4)