NJ Transit
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 state of New York and Pennsylvania. It operates bus, 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 2022, the system had a ridership of 175,960,600.
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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 | |
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| Locale | New Jersey (statewide), New York, Rockland and Orange counties in New York State, and Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania |
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| Annual ridership | 175,960,600 (2022) |
| Chief executive | Kevin Corbett |
| Headquarters | 1 Penn Plaza East, Newark, New Jersey |
| Website | njtransit.com |
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| Began operation | July 17, 1979 |
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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.