FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Scott Sprengel General Manager Suburban Transit / Coach USA 750 Somerset St New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-249-1100 ext 200 SUBURBAN TRANSIT TO PROVIDE CONVENIENT JERSEY CITY COMMUTER SERVICE TO AND FROM EAST BRUNSWICK Exclusive service provider for East Brunswick’s new parking facility New Brunswick, New Jersey - September 18, 2008 - Suburban Transit Corp. / Suburban Trails of New Brunswick, NJ, an operating subsidiary of Coach USA, today announced that it will begin regular route commuter service from East Brunswick, N.J. to Jersey City, N.J. starting on October 1st, 2008. This new service is an extension of Suburban’s existing operating authority in New Jersey. The “200” Line (East Brunswick to Jersey City) will operate Monday through Friday between the Transportation Center and the Newport Center Mall (Path Station) via Exchange Place Terminal. Service will begin at 6:15 AM with regular departures until 7:55 AM. Return trips will begin at 4:25 PM (Newport Center) with scheduled service through 6:15 PM. East Brunswick’s new parking facility will be served exclusively by Coach USA / Suburban. Ticket prices remain the same, which are $64 for a ten-trip ticket to New York or $44 for a ten-trip ticket to Jersey City.
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Suburban will also run buses to the Port Authority and cross-town to Downtown Manhattan (Wall Street). - more -
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“We are very excited and well prepared to begin this additional service and intend on expanding the amount of trips as the demand increases,” said Scott Sprengel, General Manager of Suburban. “This will only strengthen our relationship with the Township of East Brunswick and demonstrate our commitment to meeting the needs of all commuters” The cost of parking on a monthly basis at East Brunswick’s new parking facility will be $25 per month for East Brunswick residents and $55 per month for non- residents. Day parking will be on Levels 6 and 7 and is $4 per day. For more information about this exclusive service please call (732) 2491000. - ### Editor’s notes: Suburban has the exclusive rights to operate commuter service from the East Brunswick Transportation Center and Nielson Plaza Parking Facility as part of its contract with the East Brunswick Parking Utility.
Suburban has been
providing commuter bus service throughout Central Jersey to New York City for more than 40 years. Incorporated in 1941, Suburban began operating local service in the Dunellen - New Brunswick – Princeton Corridor and today operates 150 buses and approximately 300 trips in and out of NYC daily. - end -