Community Coach
Community Coach is a bus operator in northern New Jersey owned by Coach USA, operating fixed route and charter service. 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 Community Coach) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group. In November 2024, it was announced that the Renco Group had completed the purchase of the company. On December 31, 2024, Coach USA and all subsidiaries converted their Chapter 11 cases to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
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 Community Coach #7046 in charter service. | |
| Parent | Coach USA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | 160 Route 17, Paramus, New Jersey |
| Locale | Greater New York |
| Service area | Passaic, Essex, and Morris counties (transit service) Greater New York (charter service) I-95 corridor to Washington (intercity) |
| Service type | Line run Intercity service Contract operations Charter bus service |
| Routes | 1 controlled University shuttles for various colleges in Greater New York |
| Operator | Coach USA |
| Chief executive | Newel Scoon[1] |
| Website | Community Coach |
Community Coach is a bus operator in northern New Jersey owned by Coach USA, operating fixed route and charter service.
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 Community Coach) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.[2]
In November 2024, it was announced that the Renco Group had completed the purchase of the company.[3] On December 31, 2024, Coach USA and all subsidiaries converted their Chapter 11 cases to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.[4]
Routes
[edit]Directly controlled
[edit]Community Coach, as Community Transit Lines, operates a single line run from the Port Authority Bus Terminal (most trips) or the United Nations (77XE) in New York City to the Livingston Mall in Livingston, the #77 line, via Main Street in Orange, Route 10, and Ridgedale Avenue,[5] 77X via Northfield, 77L via GS Pkwy, 77XP via Prospect Av, and 77XC express seven days a week. This line was previously operated by DeCamp.
Formerly contracted under NJT
[edit]Under contract to New Jersey Transit, Community Coach, operating as Community Transportation, operated the following routes under, which run Monday through Saturday only unless otherwise indicated. The contract for these routes were transferred to Academy Bus on August 17, 2024.[6]
Passaic County local routes
[edit]| Route | Terminal A | Main streets of travel | Terminal B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJT bus 702 schedule | Paterson St. Joseph's Hospital (Main St/Mary St.) |
Van Houten Avenue Palisade Avenue or Dayton Avenue Boulevard |
Elmwood Park Boulevard/Broadway |
| NJT bus 705 schedule | Passaic Main Avenue Terminal |
Clifton Avenue Main Street |
Willowbrook Mall |
| NJT bus 707 schedule | Paterson City Hall |
Marshall Street/Hazel Street/Paulson Avenue Harrison and MacArthur Avenues |
Saddle Brook Market St/Caldwell Ave. |
| NJT bus 709 schedule | Bloomfield Glenwood Ave/Conger St., OR Passaic Main Ave/Passaic Ave. |
Passaic Avenue Broadway Rochelle Avenue |
Garden State Plaza |
| NJT bus 722 schedule Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Paterson Main St/Crooks Ave. |
Memorial Drive Lafayette Avenue East Ridgewood Avenue |
Paramus Park |
| NJT bus 744 schedule | Passaic Main Avenue Terminal |
Lakeview Avenue Presidential Boulevard Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike |
Wayne Preakness Shopping Center, OR Paterson City Hall |
| NJT bus 746 schedule Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Broadway Bus Terminal (Paterson) | Madison Avenue Maple Avenue |
Ridgewood Van Neste Square |
| NJT bus 748 schedule Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Paterson Madison Ave/3 St. |
Broadway Ratzer Road (Willowbrook Mall trips only) Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike (Pompton Lakes trips only) |
Willowbrook Mall, OR Pompton Lakes Wanaque Ave/Ringwood Ave. (rush hours only) |
| NJT bus 758 schedule | Passaic Main Avenue Terminal |
Midland Avenue Fairview Avenue |
Paramus Park |
References
[edit]- ^ NTD Stats
- ^ "Coach USA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware". Bloomberg Law. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Coach USA sale to The Renco Group finalized; will have no impact on commuters". Bus & Motorcoach News. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Coach USA, Inc. Case Background". Kroll. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Coach USA #77 schedule
- ^ Higgs, Larry (11 July 2024). "Coach USA to stop running these NJ Transit bus routes". nj. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
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