Tiger Transit

Tiger Transit is the Princeton University shuttle service in and around its campus in Princeton and other nearby areas of Mercer County, New Jersey. Tiger Transit operates six routes within the campus and around the city of Princeton. WeDriveU operates the service.[1][2][3]

Tiger Transit
Tiger Transit 26002 on Weekend Shopper
ParentPrinceton University
LocalePrinceton University campuses in Mercer County, New Jersey
Service areaMercer County, New Jersey
Service typeUniversity bus system
Routes6
DestinationsPrinceton Junction, Princeton, New Jersey, Mercer Mall
Fleet21 (15 buses & 6 cutaways)
Fuel typeDiesel, Gasoline, Electric
OperatorWeDriveU (2021-present)
First Transit (2009-2021)
WebsiteOfficial website

Routes

All Tiger Transit routes are free of charge and only operate on weekdays, with the exception of Route 5 which only operates on weekends. Routes 1, 2, and 3 are open to the public and serve various areas around the greater Princeton area. Route 4 essentially functions as an alternative to the Princeton Branch, locally known as the Dinky, and therefore is only available to University ID holders. Route 5, officially known as the Weekend Shopper, combines service around most of the Princeton campus areas with service along US-1 to the Windsor Green and West Windsor Plaza malls in West Windsor, and the Quaker Bridge Mall in Clarksville.[1]

Route List

As of Spring 2023[4]

Number Name Serves Notes
1 Grad College to Stadium Drive Garage Princeton Graduate College to Stadium Drive Garage via Faculty Rd and Washington Rd
2 Lawrence/Lakeside to EQuad Friend Center to Lawrence Apartments via Faculty Rd and Washington Rd
3 Merrick to Forrestal/PPPL Merrick Stanworth Apartments to Forrestal Campus/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory via Nassau St, Washington Rd, and US-1
4 Princeton Junction to Stadium Drive Garage Stadium Drive Garage to Princeton Junction via Alexander St Only Princeton University ID holders can board at Princeton Junction.
5 Weekend Shopper Friend Center to Whole Foods, Wegmans, Trader Joe's via Nassau St, Alexander St, and US-1 Only operates on weekends.
6 Princeton Municipal Transit Elm Court to Princeton Shopping Center via Nassau St Also known as "FreeB"

Fleet

Active

WeDriveU has operated these buses since February 2021, when the former operator First Transit lost their contract.[1][2][3][5]

Fleet Numbers Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes
22004, 22006, 22008, 22013, 22015-22016
2019 Ford E-450
  • Formerly owned by the Boeing Renton Employee shuttle
  • Entered service in 2021
26002-26018
(Under delivery)
2022 NFI XE35 CHARGE NG[6]
  • Replacement for New Flyer D40LFs.
37001-37014
1995, 1997-1998 New Flyer D40LF

On Order
Fleet Numbers Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes
26019-26026 2024 NFI XE35 CHARGE NG[7]

References
  1. "TigerTransit | Transportation and Parking". transportation.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  2. "Princeton University Selects WeDriveU to Operate TigerTransit Shuttle". WeDriveU. May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  3. "Pardon our transit-ion – TigerTransit upgrade in progress | Transportation and Parking". Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. "New at TPS".
  5. admin (2021-04-29). "Path to Net-Zero at Princeton University". WeDriveU. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  6. "Xcelsior CHARGE NG™". New Flyer | North America’s Bus Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. "Xcelsior CHARGE NG™". New Flyer | North America’s Bus Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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