NJ Transit

NJ Transit
NJ Transit provides bus service throughout New Jersey, commuter rail service in North and Central Jersey and along the US Route 30 corridor, and light rail service in Hudson and Essex counties, and elsewhere in the Delaware Valley
Overview
LocaleNew Jersey (statewide), New York, Rockland and Orange counties in New York State, and Philadelphia and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York are included
Transit type
Number of lines
  • 12 (commuter rail)
  • 3 (light rail)
  • 253 (bus)
Number of stations
  • 165 (rail)
  • 86 (light rail)
  • 26 (bus terminals)
  • 15991 (bus stops)
  • (2022 figures, all modes)
Annual ridership225,620,400 (2024)
Chief executiveKris Kolluri
Headquarters2 Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey
Websitenjtransit.com
Operation
Began operationJuly 17, 1979 (July 17, 1979)
Operator(s)
Number of vehicles
  • 1,231 (commuter rail)
  • 93 (light rail)
  • 2,356 (NJT bus)
  • 696 (private bus operators)
  • (2023 figures, all modes)
Technical
System length
  • 1,000.8 mi (1,610.6 km) (rail)
  • 116.2 mi (187.0 km) (light rail)
  • (2018 figures)

New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit or NJTransit and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey and portions of the states of New York and Pennsylvania. It operates buses, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in its two adjacent major cities, New York City and Philadelphia. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 225,620,400.

Covering a service area of 5,325 square miles (13,790 km2), NJT is the largest statewide public transit system and the third-largest provider of bus, rail, and light rail transit by ridership in the United States.

NJT also acts as a purchasing agency for many private operators in the state; in particular, buses to serve routes not served by the transit agency.