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
Tiger Transit #37010 operating on the Weekend Shopper route.
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
Fleet26 (20 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 Fall 2022[4]

№ Name Termini Via
1 Grad College/Harrison Street Lot Stadium Garage Princeton Graduate College Faculty Rd, Washington Rd
2 Lawrence/EQuad Friend Center Lawrence Apartments Faculty Rd, Washington Rd
3 Merwick/Forrestal Campus Merrick Stanworth Apartments Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Nassau St, Washington Rd, Harrison St, US-1
4 Princeton Junction Stadium Garage Princeton Junction station Washington Rd, Alexander St
5 Weekend Shopper Friend Center Quaker Bridge Mall US-1, Alexander St, Nassau St
6 Princeton Muni Transit Elm Court Witherspoon and Green St Rte 206, NHarrison St, Wiggins St, Stockon St, Elm Rd

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
  • Ex-Boeing Renton Employee shuttle
  • Entered service in August 2021.
  • To be replaced by 26019-26026.
26002-26018
(Under delivery)		 2022 NFI XE35 CHARGE NG[6]
  • The first unit 26002 was delivered in September 2022 and entered service on November 22, 2022.
  • All buses are built as of January 2023 and are expected to be delivered through April 2023. As of early February 2023, all units through 26009 except 26006 have been delivered.
  • Some units have special paint schemes honoring Princeton's history.
  • Replacement for New Flyer D40LFs.
37001-37004
1995 New Flyer D40LF
37005-37014
1997-1998

On Order
Fleet Numbers Photo Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain Notes
26019-26026 2024 NFI XE35 CHARGE NG[7]
  • Additional 8 units were ordered for community service around Princeton Campus.
  • Replacement for Ford E-450 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. "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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