Station Review #186: Inverness Drive Park and Ride (NJT)


Inverness Drive Park and Ride is a park and ride station located at the intersection of US Route 9 and Inverness Drive in Old Bridge, New Jersey. The station is part of the Route 9 corridor. 
 

Services


 
These buses go to Inverness Park and Ride:

  • 64 - Lakewood to Lincoln Harbor via Route 9. This runs every 30 minutes, peak only.
  • 67 - Toms River Park and Ride to Newark via Route 9 and Hooper Avenue. This bus runs every 135 minutes. 
  • 139 - Port Authority Bus Terminal to Lakewood via Route 9. This bus runs every 15 minutes or so, but at peak times can run as frequently as every 90 seconds. 
  • Academy Bus Route 9 -  This is an Academy Bus version of the 139 that runs at peak only every 19 minutes.

Tour


The entire station.

There really isn't all that much at Inverness Drive Park and Ride. All you get is a parking lot, shelter, and a space to pay for your parking. 


The parking lot.
 
Usually, the parking lot at Inverness Drive is almost empty. 

Parking meter. 



The two shelters.

There is no seating here. I don't understand why there's no seating here, especially considering that the next stop has a shelter with seats. 
 
 

Points of Interest near Inverness Drive Park and Ride


Genuinely nothing. You can't get to the nearby Acme as it requires you to cross route 9, which is unsafe in this section. 

Statistics

Name: Inverness Drive Park and Ride 
Agency: New Jersey Transit
Line(s): 64, 67, 139, Route 9
Locality: Old Bridge
City/Township: Old Bridge Township
County: Middlesex 
State: New Jersey
Ridership: N/A

Amenity Checklist 

Accessible: ×
Bike racks: ✓
Bathrooms for employees: ×
Bus Departure/Arrival Info (signs that update/screens): ×
Clean Station: ×
Easy to get around: ×
Existence is justifiable: ✓
Indoor Shelters: ×
Maps: ×
Multiple entrances/exits: ×
Near places people are: ×
Parking (if applicable): ✓
Safe to use: ×
Seating: ×
Shelters: ✓
Station In Good Condition: ×
Something related to fares: ×
Ticket Offices: ×
TOD: ×
Updated or Useful Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 1/10 

Station Directory

 
--------NEW YORK--------
--------Borough of Manhattan--------  
Port Authority Bus Terminal
--------NEW JERSEY--------
--------Hudson County--------
Journal Square 
Lincoln Harbor
--------Essex County--------  
Newark Penn  
--------Middlesex County-------- 
Old Bridge
Inverness Drive
--------Monmouth County-------- 
Union Hill
Gorton's Corner
Symmes Drive
Freehold Center
Freehold Mall
Howell
Aldrich Road
--------Ocean County--------  
Toms River
    

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