“We are keenly aware of the commuters and the hardship this will cause them. Whether the state can step in with financial help to keep DeCamp’s commuter buses rolling remains to be seen. Passenger levels dropped from an average of 6,800 riders pre-COVID to 1,250 passengers, DeCamp said. “I’m not sure about a state bail out.”ĭeCamp Bus Lines, which will continue to operate charter and casino service, will stop operating its seven commuter routes due to ridership that never returned to pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels, said Jonathan DeCamp, vice president and chief operating officer, on Monday.ĭeCamp ran seven commuter routes three of them returned to service on abbreviated schedules. “I would say to all the commuters we are looking at all of our options, including NJ Transit,” Murphy said after an event in Harrison on Wednesday. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit officials say they are looking at options to help commuters who will be displaced when the state’s oldest bus company is scheduled to end commuter service on April 7.
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