Spring Valley Transit Center (mnr/tor)

I got off the Loop 3 at the "layover" area, which is basically a big space of asphalt, usually populated with laying-over buses. This is a rather large space, as in the past, many commuter buses also ended here, and they needed a space to lay over. Now, it is just TOR, and is kind of oversized.

There are four bus berths and seven (plus two peak-only) routes that pass through here. But instead of arranging the berths to have more than one route each, they are arranged by route, and the 91 and 94 are just pushed off to the side... in theory.

However, in practice, I saw 91s and 94s using the 59 and 92 berths, and the Coach USA buses that come through here also have signs at the TOR berths, specifically the 92 and Loop 3 ones. Basically, the whole setup is very confusing, and it should probably be rearranged so all the routes use the main four berths.

However, this isn't just a review of a bus station, it's called a transit center for a reason, there's rail service here! The Pascack Valley Line's terminus is here, and the station is one of the weird West of Hudson stations that can't decide if it wants to be a Metro-North or NJT station.

The station has a building, with a Carribean bakery called "Golden Krust" inside it. There did appear to be some sort of ticketing capabilities, although it was closed during my visit. There's also an NJT ticket machine outside the station building (with MNR signage, because West of Hudson). There are also 207 parking spots at the station, and rates are fairly cheap, at $1.25 for 16 hours, and $3.25 for 24 hours.