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 seven routes within the campus and around the city of Princeton. WeDriveU operates the service.[1][2][3]

Tiger Transit
1997 New Flyer D40LF #37010 operating on the Weekend Shopper
ParentPrinceton University
LocalePrinceton University campuses in Mercer County, New Jersey
Service areaMercer County, New Jersey
Service typeUniversity bus system
Routes7
DestinationsPrinceton Junction, Princeton, New Jersey, Mercer Mall
Fleet13 buses + 10 cutaways
Fuel typeDiesel, Gasoline, Electric (future)
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 Nassau Park Mall in Clarksville.[1]

Route list
Route Termini Via Notes
1 Princeton
Princeton Graduate College		 Princeton
Lot 21		 University Pl, Washington Rd [4][5]
1A Princeton
McCosh Walk & Washington Rd		 Princeton
Harrison Lot		 Faculty Rd, Washington Rd AM rush hour only
Princeton
Friend Center		 PM rush hour only
2 Princeton
Lawrence Apartments		 Faculty Rd, Washington Rd [5][6]
3 Princeton
Merrick Stanworth Apartments
Rush hours only		 Plainsboro
Forrestal Campus
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory		 Nassau St, Alexander St, Harrison St, US-1 [7][5]
Princeton
Friend Center
Non-rush hours
4 Princeton
Friend Center		 Princeton Junction
Princeton Junction station
Before 6pm		 Alexander St Only Princeton University ID holders can ride this route.[8][5]
Princeton
Lot 23
After 6pm
5 (Weekend Shopper) Clarksville
Nassau Park Mall		 US-1, Alexander St, Nassau St Only operates on weekends[9][5]
6 Princeton
Palmer Square		 Princeton
Merwick Stanworth Apartments		 Stockon St, Bayard Ln, Mountain Ave

Fleet

WeDriveU has operated these buses since February 2021, when the former operator First Transit lost their contract.[1][2][3][10]

Active fleet
Fleet Numbers Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes
37001-37004
1995 New Flyer D40LF
37005-37014
1997-1998
22004, 22006, 22008, 22013, 22015-22016
2019 Ford E-450
  • Ex-Employee Transportation Services (Boeing Parking Lot Shuttle).
  • Entered service in August 2021.
180, 183, 72016, 82016
2016
  • Ex-Meadowlands Transportation Brokerage Corporation EZ Ride
  • Entered service in August 2021.

Future fleet
Fleet Numbers Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes
(17 buses) 2022 New Flyer XE35 CHARGE NG[11] Siemens HV 1DB2016
Siemens ELFA3
  • Expected to deliver in August 2022.
  • Replacement for New Flyer D40LFs and all cutaways.

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. https://transportation.princeton.edu/blog/pardon_our_transit-ion
  4. "TripShot". princeton.tripshot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. Tiger Transit, Princeton University. "Tiger Transit Route Map". Princeton University.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "TripShot". princeton.tripshot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  7. "TripShot". princeton.tripshot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  8. "TripShot". princeton.tripshot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  9. "TripShot". princeton.tripshot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  10. admin (2021-04-29). "Path to Net-Zero at Princeton University". WeDriveU. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  11. "Xcelsior CHARGE NG™". New Flyer | North America’s Bus Leader. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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