NJ Transit Adjusts Morris Bus Routes

NJ Transit has adjusted services on its Morris Local Bus Routes, effective this week. Some lines have been rerouted, while others have seen minor schedule modifications, according to the agency.

Find a map of Morris County Bus Routes here. NJ Transit's announcement regarding the bus routes is below.

No. 871 (Schedule Change) - Weekdays - Trips to/from Boonton will be extended to Myrtle Avenue at Wootton Street to serve Wal-Mart.

Nos. 871 & 874 (Schedule Change) - Weekdays & Saturdays - New departure times throughout the day.  Midday and Saturday service will be reduced. 

View map of 871 & 874 here.

No. 872 (Route & Schedule Changes) - Weekdays only - Buses will operate every 70 minutes during AM peak and approx. every 90 minutes remainder of the day.

• In Morristown & Hanover, buses will operate via Spring Street, MLK Avenue & Hanover Avenue; in Parsippany, buses will serve the Mack Cali Business Campus; and all trips will be extended to serve the Route 10 Corridor between Parsippany, Hanover and East Hanover to/from Livingston Mall.

Service transferred from the 872 to another route or eliminated:

• Between Morristown Station and Headquarters Plaza - see No. 873, 875 & 880 for replacement

• Between Parsippany, Victory Gardens & Dover - see No. 875 for replacement

• To/from Morris County Offices and Morris View Healthcare Center on Hanover Avenue, Greystone Park Hospital and Central Avenue - see No. 873 for replacement

• Along Tabor Road in Morris Plains (serving J&J and Pfizer) - see No. 875 for replacement

• Along Glenbrook Road in Morris Plains - service eliminated due to low ridership.

View map of 872 here.

No. 873 (Route & Schedule Changes) - Weekdays & Saturdays - Minor departure time adjustments throughout the day.

• Buses will operate in Morristown via Headquarters Plaza and Speedwell Avenue; in Morris Plains/Parsippany, service will be extended from Greystone Park Hospital to/from Central Avenue Non-Profit Mall at Medical Drive.

Service transferred from the 873 to another route:

• In Morristown & Morris Plains - service via Spring Street, Martin Luther King Avenue & Hanover Avenue - see No. 872 for replacement

View map of 873 here.

No. 875 (Route & Schedule Changes) - Weekdays only - Buses will operate approx. every 90 minutes.

• Route will be extended from Dover via Victory Gardens, Route 10 Corridor, Morris Plains (Tabor Road) to/from Morristown (HQ Plaza and Morristown Station).

• Better timed connections with selected Morris & Essex trains at Dover Station during the AM and early PM for travel to/from the County College of Morris. 

• Direct service for County College of Morris students and employees traveling between the Randolph and Morristown-Headquarters Plaza campuses.

Service transferred from the 875 to another route: 

• Between Rockaway Town Square Mall, Marketplace at Rockaway, Main Street in Wharton, and St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover - see No. 880 for replacement

View map of 875 here.

No. 880 (Route & Schedule Changes) - Weekday & Saturdays - Buses will operate hourly during AM and PM peak periods and approx. every 90 minutes at other times.

• Buses extended from Dover via Blackwell Street/Route 46 via St. Clare’s Hospital; Wharton via Main Street and East Dewey Avenue; Rockaway to/from the Marketplace at Rockaway & Rockaway Town Square Mall. 

Service transferred from the 880 to another route or eliminated: 

• Mack Cali Business Campus in Parsippany - see No. 872 for replacement

• Service along Mount Hope Avenue between downtown Dover and Mount Pleasant Avenue in Rockaway has been eliminated due to low ridership.

View map of 880 here.