Hackensack Bus Terminal, also called the Hackensack Bus Transfer, is a regional bus station in downtown

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. The bus station was built in the 1970s and was extensively renovated in 2007 while starting in 2006. An outdoor central island boarding–disembarking area surrounds an indoor waiting room and ticketing facilities. Service from nearby bus stops travels to locations in

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counties as well as the

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. In October 2018, the Hackensack Transit Connector, servicing the bus terminal, the city's train stations, and the County Courthouse Complex, was initiated.

Location and vicinity

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. Reminders of the original colonial city centered on the First Reformed Dutch Church and the

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that serve the city. Transfer to any of them requires a short walk or bus trip. Essex Street Station serves the southern part of the downtown and the

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, while Anderson Street Station serves the northern part including Farleigh Dickenson University. The three transit hubs are part of Hackensack's

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plan, and potential

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initiative, which was granted in February 2016. The proposed Passaic-Bergen Rail Line would terminate to the west at nearby State Street. The New Bridge Landing Station (for a time known as North Hackensack) is located over the city's northern border near the city line of adjoining River Edge.

Routes

Originating, terminating, or stopping at bus station: FT 1X-Hackensack Bus Transfer to/from Inwood West 204th Street and Nagle Avenue in Manhattan, NY via Fort Lee Road, GWB and Broadway.

Bergen County local routes

Traveling within city limits.

Port Authority Bus Terminal routes

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