New No. 6 bus will link

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Lafayette to rest of city

NJ Transit will introduce a new branch of the No. 6 Ocean Avenue bus route Monday to connect more Jersey City residents with the Journal Square area, county government offices and Light Rail service.

The new No. 6 branch, called the "Lafayette Loop," will connect the Lafayette neighborhood and a section of Garfield Avenue with the Journal Square area, closing what NJ Transit believes is a gap in service.

The new Lafayette Loop service will provide four trips per hour during peak periods and two trips per hour during off-peak periods between Journal Square and "The Junction" area of Jersey City via Hudson County Plaza.

It will also connect Hudson County Plaza and Journal Square with two Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations: Garfield Avenue and Liberty State Park.

The Lafayette Loop will operate in a continuous loop within the Lafayette neighborhood, originating and ending trips at Journal Square between approximately 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays.

In February 2008, NJ Transit introduced the No. 6 Ocean Avenue-Journal Square bus route to replace the discontinued Coach USA Bus No. 99, which operated between Greenville and Journal Square.

Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise noted that the new bus line "will link more Jersey City residents with public transit, enhancing access to county government buildings, community health clinics, Light Rail service, and PATH and bus connections at Journal Square."

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