Olympia Trails
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| Parent | Coach USA |
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| Headquarters | 349 1 Street Elizabeth, NJ 07206 |
| Locale | Northeastern United States |
| Service area | Central Jersey (transit service) |
| Service type | Commuter bus service, contract service, intercity service |
| Routes | 1 |
| Operator | Coach USA:
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| Chief executive | James Rutherford (except Megabus) Dale Moser (Megabus) |
| Website | Olympia Trails ONE/Independent Bus Newark Airport Express |
Olympia Trails, which used to also do business as Megabus Northeast, LLC, ONE/Independent Bus, and Red and Tan bus, is a bus operator serving northern New Jersey with local and commuter bus service. It has been owned by Coach USA since 1998.[1]
In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Olympia) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.[2]
Routes
[edit]Current operations
[edit]Olympia Trails operates only one service, listed below.
Olympia Trails brand
[edit]Under this brand, one route is operated:
- The Newark Airport Express, operated between Midtown Manhattan and Newark Liberty International Airport at 15-minute intervals throughout the day. This old route was acquired from New Jersey Transit (NJT) in 1997, previously numbered 300.
Former operations
[edit]Red & Tan brand
[edit]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 | |
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| 3 [3] | Journal Square Transportation Center | Jersey City Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue | Garfield Avenue, Baldwin Avenue |
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| 4 [5] | Jersey City Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue | Jersey City Newport Centre Mall (some trips) or Grove Street (full-time) | Pacific Street, Ocean Avenue |
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| 5 6 [7] | Journal Square Transportation Center | Hoboken / Weehawken 19th Street | Observer Highway, Washington Street |
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| 10 99S [9] | 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) |
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| 11 [12] | Journal Square Transportation Center | Liberty State Park Park and Ride | Montgomery Street |
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| 16 [14] | Journal Square Transportation Center | Jersey City Newport Centre Mall | Monticello Avenue, Communipaw Avenue, Pacific Avenue |
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| 31 | Exchange Place | Hoboken Hoboken Terminal | Grove Street/Erie Street |
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| 33 | Lower Manhattan, New York Wall Street | Bayonne 3 Street and JFK Boulevard | JFK Boulevard, New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension |
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| 99 | Jersey City Merritt Street and Ocean Avenue | Journal Square Transportation Center | Ocean Avenue, Summit Avenue |
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| 122 [16] | 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 |
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| 144 [17] | 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 |
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| 231 [18] | Port Liberté | Jersey City Heights | Garfield Avenue, Bergen Avenue, Baldwin Avenue and Central Avenue |
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ONE/Independent Bus
[edit]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. All routes owned by New Jersey Transit were transferred to NJT on August 17, 2024.
| Route | Terminals | Major streets | Zones | Notes | |
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| 24 | Orange Main Street and Erie Loop | Elizabeth Jersey Gardens mall |
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| 31 | Newark Newark Penn Station |
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| 44 | Newark Newark Penn Station | Orange Orange rail station | Scotland Road, Tremont Avenue, Central Avenue |
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ONE/Independent Bus, Routes owned by New Jersey Transit
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Major Streets | History | |
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| 2 | Journal Square Transportation Center | Secaucus Junction | Kennedy Blvd, County Avenue, Secaucus Road (2R variant only), Meadowlands Parkway, and Seaview Parkway |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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Former Megabus Northeast LLC routes
[edit]Under Megabus, Olympia Trails used to operate service from street stops near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to:
- M21: Washington, D.C., via Baltimore (some service)
- M22: Boston (selected services)
- M23: Philadelphia (some weekday service)
- M26: Manhattan (New York City), Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo; and Niagara Falls and Toronto, ON, (Canada).
- M27: Albany, New York, via Ridgewood, New Jersey
Megabus used to also operate to Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City. However, due to CoachUSA being bankrupt, some of the lines were taken over by PeterPan Bus and Fullington Bus, with the other lines being discontinued.
References
[edit]- ^ Bodipo-Memba, Alejandro (June 22, 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.
- ^ "Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware". Bloomberg Law. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Route 3 service information archive
- ^ Information about the discontinued route 3
- ^ "Route 4" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
- ^ "A&C Bus Corp » #4". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Route 5 service information archive
- ^ Information about the discontinued route 5
- ^ "Former routes 10 / 99S schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "Academy Bus Co. To take over Bayonne, Jersey City No. 10 busline; will keep it operating past present owner's April 8 termination date". March 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "Mayor Smith aims to prevent bus company from ceasing service to JFK BLVD". March 8, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Route 11 service information archive
- ^ Information about the discontinued route 11
- ^ Route 16 service information archive
- ^ Information about the discontinued route 16
- ^ Route 122 service information archive
- ^ Route 144 service information archive
- ^ Route 231 service information archive
- ^ 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 October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, January 24, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Transit, Service Adjustments, Attention Coach USA Bus Route No. 231 Customers Archived December 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, January 24, 2006
- ^ a b c "Bus Schedules – Charters – Sightseeing – Tours | Coach USA". www.coachusa.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "NJ TRANSIT TO IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY STABILIZATION BUS SERVICE FOR A&C AND O.N.E CUSTOMERS". NJ Transit. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.