Wheels (New Jersey Transit)

Not to be confused with Norwalk Transit District, in Norwalk, CT which operates bus service in Norwalk called "WHEELS"

Wheels (New Jersey Transit)

#712 by the Plainfield station on the 986. WHEELS routes typically utilize minibuses and cutaway vans.
Parent	New Jersey Transit Corporation
Founded	1980
Locale	New Jersey
Service area	Northern New Jersey, primarily western New Jersey
Service type	Local bus service, shuttle service
Routes	5
Operator	See Table
Website	Official website

Wheels Suburban Transportation Services is a system of routes owned by New Jersey Transit and operated mostly under contract by private companies primarily in western New Jersey in Hunterdon and western Somerset counties, although some routes operate in urban areas. WHEELS also provided service in Morris and Warren counties, which was eliminated in 2010 because of budget reductions.

Routes

Route	Terminals		Major streets traveled	Contractor	Notes
878 879
890 891	Pohatcong Pohatcong Plaza	Easton, PA Center Square	Roseberry Street South Main Street (890) Heckman Street (891)	Trans-Bridge Lines	Weekday service only. Flex service provided on most trips. Rules: Only available between Warren Hospital (890) or Brakeley Gardens (891) and the NJ-PA state line. The maximum deviation is 3/4 of a mile. Passengers must reserve at least 1 hour in advance.
986	Summit	Plainfield (rush hours) Berkeley Heights Summit Medical Group	Somerset Street Mountain Avenue Springfield Avenue (reverse peak to/from Summit) Maple Street (peak to/from Summit)	Suburban Trails	Weekday service only. Provides alternate reverse-peak service for Gladstone Branch customers at Murray Hill and New Providence

Former routes

All of these routes except 966 and 976 were discontinued after May 28, 2010 due to budgetary constraints.^[1] Route 976 was renumbered to 612 on June 27, 2010 because it is not a contracted route.^[2] Route 966 was renumbered to 878 and 879 in October 2010.

Short turn terminals are not shown.

Route	Terminals		Major streets traveled	Contractor	Notes
884	Somerville	Clinton Route 31 Park/Ride	Bridge Street Routes 22 and 31	Suburban Trails	Weekday service only
966	Convent Station	Morris Office Parks	Kahn Road Park Avenue Punch Bowl Road	First Student	Rush hour service only.
		Florham Park FDU Campus	Madison Avenue Danforth Road Florham Road
967	Sparta Ross' Corner	East Hanover 1719 Route 10	Route 15, 46, and 10	First Student	Rush hour peak direction service only. (to East Hanover AM, from East Hanover PM)
970	Totowa Gordon Dr/King St.	Passaic Main Avenue Terminal	Riverview Drive Main Avenue (970) Madison Avenue (971)	Community Coach	Rush hour peak direction service only. (to Totowa AM, from Totowa PM)
971		Paterson Madison Ave/3 Ave.
973	Hackettstown Mall		Hackettstown/Mansfield Loop	First Student	Weekday service only Blue route operates clockwise loop, Orange route operates counterclockwise loop. Both routes operate flex service as defined above along their entire routes.
976	Princeton Junction	Lawrence Township Loop	Clarksville Road	None Hamilton Twp Garage	Rush hour service only.
978	Raritan Center	Newark Penn Station	New Jersey Turnpike	Red & Tan	Rush hour peak direction service only. (to Raritan Center AM, from Raritan Center PM)
979		Irvington Bus Terminal	New Jersey Turnpike Garden State Parkway
980	New Brunswick	Piscataway Municipal Complex	River Road Hoes Avenue	Suburban Trails	Rush hour service only.
981	Port Liberté	Grove Street PATH station	Caven Point Road Pacific Avenue Grand Street	Red & Tan	Rush hour service only.

References

1. http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=ServiceChangesPvtCarrierTo 2010 Private Carrier service reductions. Retrieved on 2010-07-16.
2. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0612.pdf 612 (formerly 976) schedule. Retrieved on 2010-07-16

External links

• New Jersey Transit - Bus