Olympia Trails

Olympia Trails, also doing business as Megabus Northeast, LLC for the Megabus service that it directly operates, is a bus operator serving northern New Jersey with local and commuter bus service. It also formerly operated as Red & Tan in Hudson County for operations in Hudson County, New Jersey, and also formerly operated ONE/Independent Bus for local bus service in Essex and Union counties in New Jersey. It has been owned by Coach USA since 1998.[1]

Olympia Trails
ParentCoach USA
Headquarters349 1 Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07206
LocaleNortheastern United States
Service areaCentral Jersey
(transit service)
Northeastern United States
(Megabus service)
Service typeCommuter bus service, contract service, intercity service
Routes5 Megabus routes
OperatorCoach USA:
  • Olympia Trails (Newark Airport Express)
  • Megabus Northeast: M21, M22, M23 (weekdays only), M26, M27
  • ONE Bus in Hudson County: 2, 84, 88
Chief executiveJames Rutherford (except Megabus)
Dale Moser (Megabus)
WebsiteOlympia Trails
ONE/Independent Bus
Newark Airport Express

Routes

Current operations

Olympia Trails operates service under three different brands.

Olympia Trails brand

Under this brand, one route is operated:

Megabus Northeast LLC
See also: Megabus (North America)

Under Megabus, Olympia Trails operates service from street stops near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to:

Megabus also operates to Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City. Most schedules and runs on the M22 Boston service are operated by Dattco from their facility in Metropolitan Boston. The Philadelphia line is under a split-operation with Eastern Travel, with most runs operating out of Coach USA's Philadelphia facility, and Megabus acts solely as a ticket agent for Academy Bus Lines (utilizing its own fleet).

ONE Bus in Hudson County brand

While ONE bus no longer runs their own routes, they still exist running contract operations in Hudson County.

Route Terminals Major Streets History
2 Journal Square Transportation Center Seacaucus Junction Kennedy Blvd, County Avenue, Secaucus Road (2R variant only), Meadowlands Parkway, and Seaview Parkway
84 Journal Square Transportation Center North Bergen

Bergenline Avenue and JFK Blvd

 Palisade Avenue, Bergenline Avenue (both directions between JFK and 48 Street, southbound only from 48 Street to 1 Street), New York Avenue (northbound only from 1 Street to 48 Street), Park Avenue (84P variant only; between 31 Street and 79 Street)
88 Journal Square Transportation Center North Bergen

Bergenline Avenue and JFK Blvd

 Kennedy Blvd, Central Avenue (88C variant only; between Journal Square and 8 Street)

Red & Tan brand

Under the Red & Tan brand, Coach USA operated bus routes in Jersey City, Bayonne, Staten Island and to the PABT that have since been discontinued, folded into other lines, or taken over by other operators.

Route Terminals Major streets History
3
[2]		 Journal Square
Transportation Center		 Jersey City
Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue		 Garfield Avenue, Baldwin Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Central Avenue IBOA.
  • Discontinued in August 2007.[3]
4
[4]		 Jersey City
Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue		 Jersey City
Newport Centre Mall (some trips)
or Grove Street (full-time)		 Pacific Street, Ocean Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Lafayette & Greenville IBOA.
  • Discontinued on November 6, 2011.
  • Operated by the Montgomery & West Side IBOA until March 2, 2019, when it was discontinued.[5]
5
6
[6]		 Journal Square
Transportation Center		 Hoboken / Weehawken
19th Street		 Observer Highway, Washington Street
  • Formerly operated by Downtown Bus Co. and later by Lafayette & Greenville.
  • Discontinued 2007.[7]
10
99S
[8]		 10: Journal Square
Transportation Center
99S: Jersey City
Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue
Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York		 10: Bayonne - 3 Street and JFK Boulevard
99S: Bayonne - 9th Street-Congress Street		 JFK Boulevard (both), Central Avenue (99S only)
  • Formerly operated by South Hudson County Boulevard Bus Owners Association, and later by Drogin Bus.
  • Route 99S discontinued on November 6, 2011. Now New Jersey Transit bus route 119.
  • Route 10 taken over by New Jersey Transit & Academy Bus (operator) on April 8, 2012,[9] after threat of cancellation.[10]
11
[11]		 Journal Square
Transportation Center		 Liberty State Park
Park and Ride		 Montgomery Street
  • Discontinued in 2004.[12]
16
[13]		 Journal Square
Transportation Center		 Jersey City
Newport Centre Mall		 Monticello Avenue, Communipaw Avenue, Pacific Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Lafayette & Greenville IBOA.
  • Discontinued in January 2008.[14]
31 Exchange Place Hoboken
Hoboken Terminal		 Grove Street/Erie Street
33 Lower Manhattan, New York
Wall Street		 Bayonne
3 Street and JFK Boulevard		 JFK Boulevard, New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension
  • Discontinued in the late 1990s.
    • Alternate service available on New Jersey Transit bus route 120.
99 Jersey City
Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue		 Journal Square
Transportation Center		 Ocean Avenue, Summit Avenue
122
[15]		 Hoboken
Hoboken Terminal		 Eltingville, Staten Island (New York)
Hylan Boulevard and Richmond Avenue		 Interstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge, Hylan Boulevard, Clove Road, and Forest Avenue
  • Discontinued in mid-2005.
144
[16]		 Hoboken
Hoboken Terminal		 Arden Heights, Staten Island (New York)
Arthur Kill Road and West Shore Expressway		 Interstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge, Richmond Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, and Arden Avenue
  • Discontinued in January 2007.
231
[17]		 Port Liberté Jersey City Heights Garfield Avenue, Bergen Avenue, Baldwin Avenue and Central Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Central Avenue IBOA.
  • Discontinued in January 2006.
    • Section north of Journal Square now part of the #88 & #119 lines.
    • Alternate service south of Journal Square available on New Jersey Transit bus route 87.[18][19]

ONE/Independent Bus

ONE/Independent Bus provided local service on routes centered in Essex County, New Jersey and Union County, New Jersey until October 2023, when it shut down. All routes under ONE bus were taken over by New Jersey Transit.

Route Terminals Major streets Zones Notes
24 Orange
Main Street and Erie Loop		 Elizabeth
Jersey Gardens mall
  • Harrison Street, East Jersey Street
    (B trips only)
  • Scotland Road, Elizabeth Avenue
    (A trips only)
  • Central Avenue, Frelinghuysen/Newark Avenue
31 Newark
Newark Penn Station
  • Newark
    South Orange Avenue
    and Dover Street
  • Newark/South Orange boundary
  • Service to/from both Livingston and Maplewood eliminated January 2018
  • Some trips go as far as South Orange center
  • NJT took over on October 8, 2023[20][21]
44 Newark
Newark Penn Station		 Orange
Orange rail station		 Scotland Road, Tremont Avenue, Central Avenue
  • Grove Street
  • NJT took over on October 8, 2023[20][21]

References
  1. Bodipo-Memba, Alejandro (22 June 1998). "Coach USA to Buy 10 Motorcoach Firms, Giving It Largest Fleet in the Industry". Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition. New York, N.Y., United States. pp. –7A. ISSN 0099-9660. ProQuest 398652644.
  2. Route 3 service information archive
  3. Information about the discontinued route 3
  4. "Route 4" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  5. "A&C Bus Corp » #4". Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. Route 5 service information archive
  7. Information about the discontinued route 5
  8. "Former routes 10 / 99S schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  9. "Academy Bus Co. To take over Bayonne, Jersey City No. 10 busline; will keep it operating past present owner's April 8 termination date". 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. "Mayor Smith aims to prevent bus company from ceasing service to JFK BLVD". 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  11. Route 11 service information archive
  12. Information about the discontinued route 11
  13. Route 16 service information archive
  14. Information about the discontinued route 16
  15. Route 122 service information archive
  16. Route 144 service information archive
  17. Route 231 service information archive
  18. New Jersey Transit, Press Releases, NJ Transit Adds Bus Route in Jersey City: Service begins January 30 between Grove St. PATH and Port Liberte to provide replacement for Coach USA #231 Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, January 24, 2006
  19. New Jersey Transit, Service Adjustments, Attention Coach USA Bus Route No. 231 Customers Archived 2006-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, January 24, 2006
  20. "Bus Schedules – Charters – Sightseeing – Tours | Coach USA". www.coachusa.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  21. "NJ TRANSIT TO IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY STABILIZATION BUS SERVICE FOR A&C AND O.N.E CUSTOMERS". NJ Transit. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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