Academy Bus

Academy Bus

#8871 stops in Asbury Park on the Shore Points line, en route to New York City.
Slogan	We Know the Way
Founded	1968
Headquarters	Hoboken, New Jersey
Locale	Northeastern United States
Service area	Northeastern United States (Boston to Northern Virginia)
Service type	Local and commuter bus service, contract service, charter service
Operator	Academy Bus Lines #22 Hillside LLC Academy Express LLC
Chief executive	Francis Tedesco
Web site	www.academybus.com

Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus service in northern New Jersey, line run service to/from New York City from points in central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the northeastern United States from Boston to Northern Virginia.^[1]

Routes

Under contract to NJ Transit

Under contract to New Jersey Transit, Academy Bus operates the following routes. Routes are listed by county.^[2][3]

• Hudson County: 2, 22, 22X, 23, 88, and 119
• Middlesex County: 801-805, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 822
• Monmouth, Ocean, and Burlington counties: See below.

Other contract operations

Under contract to Rutgers University, Academy Bus operated the campus shuttles for the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses under a 10-year contract,^[4] until June 30, 2011, after which time First Transit Services, Inc. took over bus operations. Academy has filed a lawsuit against the University over the loss of the contract.^[5][6] Despite the loss of shuttle operations, the company continues to provide the chartered bus operations used for tours and other events.

Academy continues to run a separate operation in New York City for New York University and various operations for universities in southern Connecticut and around Boston. Also, Academy Bus operates long-term parking shuttles around Newark Liberty Airport.

Directly controlled commuter routes

Academy Bus provides commuter line run service along several routes from Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties in New Jersey.^[7]

The full route is shown for each except for branching. Unless otherwise noted, passengers are carried to and from New York only.

Route	Terminals			Via	Notes
Line 300	New York Port Authority Bus Terminal	↔	East Windsor Windsor Heights Shopping Center	New Jersey Turnpike Applegarth Road Franklin Street Stockton Street	Local passengers carried between East Windsor and Monroe. Full-time service. Off-peak service operated by Suburban Trails. Most service continues on to East Midtown during the AM rush only.
		← AM ---- → PM	Plainsboro Town Center	New Jersey Turnpike Plainsboro Road	Peak service only. Clearbrook served daily on the East Windsor service. Most service continues on to East Midtown during the AM rush only.
			Jamesburg The Ponds, Concordia, and Whittingham	New Jersey Turnpike Applegarth Road Prospect Plains Road
Sayreville	New York East Midtown via 5/Madison Avenues	← AM ---- → PM	Sayreville Winding Woods	Garden State Parkway Main Street Washington Road Bordentown Avenue	Peak service only.
	New York Wall Street area		Sayreville Harbor Club	Weekday service only.
Route 91	New York Wall Street area	← AM ---- → PM	Lakewood Bus Terminal	Route 9	Peak service only. During the height of rush hour, three services operate: Old Bridge to Union Hill Road only. Gordon's Corner to Lakewood. Jackson to Lakewood.
Shore Points	New York Port Authority Bus Terminal	↔	Point Pleasant Beach Railroad station	Garden State Parkway Lincroft Park-Ride (Exit 109) Route 35 Ocean Avenue Route 71	Via Chesequeake and PNC Bank Arts Center park-rides. Local passengers are carried between Asbury Park and Lincroft. Wall Street service operates during peak hours only. Weekday midday service does not travel south of Asbury Park. Weekend service does not travel south of Ocean Grove. Jersey Shore Premium Outlets service also interlined on both weekdays and weekends to operate via Cheesequake and Lincroft.
	New York Wall Street area	← AM ---- → PM
Route 36	New York Port Authority Bus Terminal	↔	Long Branch Railroad station	Garden State Parkway Route 36	Via Airport Plaza in Hazlet and Chesequeake Park-Ride. Local passengers are carried between Hazlet and Long Branch. Wall Street service operates during peak hours only.
	New York Wall Street area	← AM ---- → PM
Route 35	New York Port Authority Bus Terminal	← AM ---- → PM	Red Bank Route 35 and Navesink River Road	Garden State Parkway Route 35	Peak service only. Via Airport Plaza in Hazlet and Chesequeake Park-Ride.
Parkway Express	New York Port Authority Bus Terminal	← AM ---- → PM	Forked River Park-Ride	Garden State Parkway CR 549 (some trips)	Peak service only. Also serves Jersey City. Some lower Manhattan service operates via Jersey City. Weekday Midday service from Monmouth Service Area, Lincroft and Cheesequake operated via Jersey Shore Premium Outlets See Note 2 below for Toms River and Route 549 service.
	New York Wall Street area
Westampton	New York Port Authority Bus Terminal	↔	Willingboro Van Sciver Parkway (peak) Westampton Exit 5 park-ride (full-time)	New Jersey Turnpike Exit 5 Mount Holly Road Sunset Road	Wall Street via Jersey City service operates during peak hours only. AM rush service to midtown continues to East Midtown. Willingboro served during peak hours only.
	New York Wall Street area	← AM ---- → PM

NOTES:

1. Route 9 service via Academy is provided to lower Manhattan only (except for service via Jackson, which is available to midtown Manhattan). Route 9 service to midtown (except Jackson service) is provided on the 139 full-time.
2. Toms River and Route 549 service via Academy is only provided to lower Manhattan. Toms River service to midtown Manhattan is provided on the 137 line full-time.
3. All service via the Garden State Parkway (except for Route 9) operates via the Cheesequake park and ride. Shore Points and Parkway Express services also stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center.

Casino line runs

Academy Bus operates several regularly scheduled line services from points in the New York metropolitan area to and from casinos in Atlantic City, Yonkers, and Connecticut, with service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal operated together with Coach USA as a Megabus service under a cross-platform selling agreement, the M25 (buses carry Academy markings).

Corporate structure

Academy Bus, LLC is a limited liability corporation and holding company that owns three operating companies: Academy Lines, LLC, Academy Express, LLC, and No. 22 Hillside Corporation.^[8]

References

1. ^ Academy Bus Complaints
2. ^ Academy Bus, Important Passenger Notice, Hudson and Bergen Driver Strike, Thursday, August 31st, MidnightPDF (42.8 KiB)^{[dead link]}
3. ^ New Jersey Transit - Bus^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Middlesex County Comprehensive Transportation Study Final Report AppendixPDF (224 KiB)
5. ^ Academy Bus of Hoboken sues Rutgers University.
6. ^ Contractor sues Rutgers over loss of bus contract
7. ^ Academy Bus commuter schedules
8. ^ National Labor Relations Board, CASE 22-RC-12287PDF, December 18, 2002

External links

• Academy Bus website