Wheels (New Jersey Transit)
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| WHEELS Suburban Transportation Services | |
NJ Transit WHEELS van #712 near the Plainfield station on the 986. |
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| Company slogan | The Way To Go. |
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| Parent company | New Jersey Transit Corporation |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105 |
| Locale | New Jersey |
| Service area | Northern New Jersey, primarily western New Jersey |
| Service type | Local bus service, shuttle service |
| Routes | 14 |
| Fleet | Shuttle vans |
| Operator | See the table |
| Chief executive | James Gigantino |
| Web site | 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, western Somerset, and parts of Warren counties. The fleet consists primarily of minibuses and cutaway vans, except for the #976, which uses full-size buses.
| Route | Terminal A | Main routes of travel | Terminal B | Flex service offered? | Contractor |
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| 884 | Somerville Railroad Station | Bridge Street Routes 22 and 31 |
Clinton Route 31 Park/Ride, OR Whitehouse Railroad Station, OR Branchburg Raritan Valley Community College or Industrial Park |
No | Suburban Trails |
| 890/891 | Pohatcong Pohatcong Plaza |
Roseberry Street South Main Street (890) Heckman Steet (891) |
Easton, PA Center Square |
Yes | Trans-Bridge Lines |
| 966 | Convent Station Railroad Station | Madison Avenue Danforth Road |
Morris office parks | No | First Student |
| 967 | Sparta Ross' Corner |
Routes 15, 46, and 10 | East Hanover 1719 Route 10 |
No | First Student |
| 970/971 | Totowa Gordon Dr/King St. OR West End Rd/Rivervied Dr. |
Riverview Drive Main Avenue (970) Madison Avenue (971) |
Passaic Main Avenue Terminal (970) Paterson Madison Ave/3 Ave. (971) |
No | Community Coach |
| 973 | Hackettstown Mall | Hackettstown/Mansfield Circulator | Continuous loop | Yes | First Student |
| 976 (rush hours only) | Princeton Junction Station | Clarksville Road | Lawrence Township Loop | No | NJ Transit Hamilton Township |
| 978/979 | Raritan Center | New Jersey Turnpike | Newark Penn Station (978) Irvington Bus Terminal (979) |
No | Red & Tan in Hudson County |
| 980 | New Brunswick Railroad Station | River Road Hoes Avenue |
Piscataway Municipal Complex |
No | Suburban Trails |
| 981 | Port Liberté | Caven Point Road Pacific Avenue Grand Street |
Grove Street PATH station | No | Red & Tan in Hudson County |
| 986 | Plainfield Railroad Station | Somerset Street/Watchung Avenue Mountain Avenue Springfield Avenue or Maple Street |
Summit Railroad Station (rush hours) Berkeley Heights Summit Medical Group |
No | Suburban Trails |
NOTE: Flex service is defined as a route deviation up to 3/4 mile off the fixed route.
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| General information | New Jersey Transit Bus Operations • New Jersey Transit Rail Operations |
| Bus routes | 1-99 • 100-199 • 300-399 • 400-449 • 450-499 • 500-549 • 550-599 • 600-699 • 700-799 • 800-849 • Wheels • Morris County Metro |
| Rail lines | Hoboken Division: Main • Bergen County • Port Jervis • Pascack Valley • Montclair-Boonton • Morris & Essex (Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch) Newark Division: North Jersey Coast • Northeast Corridor (including Princeton Branch) • Raritan Valley • Atlantic City |
| Light rail | Hudson–Bergen Light Rail • Newark Light Rail • River Line |
| Enforcement | NJ Transit Police |
| Fleet | Bus • Rail |