Parent | Columbia University |
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Locale | Manhattan, The Bronx, Palisades, New York |
Service area | Upper Manhattan, Riverdale, Fort Lee, Palisades-Lamont |
Service type | University Shuttle bus |
Routes | 8 |
Hubs | CUIMC Campus 166th Street at Broadway |
Fleet | Fleet |
Daily ridership | ~700 on the Intercampus Shuttle per day ~100 on the Lamont Shuttle per day [1] |
Fuel type | Diesel and Electric |
Operator | Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation |
Website | Official website [2] |
Columbia Transportation is a fare-free bus network providing service to Columbia University campuses. It is operated by Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation to serve employees and students. The buses are open to all Columbia faculty, students, Dodge Fitness Center members, and anyone else who holds a Columbia ID card.
Route | Termini | Via | Notes | |
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Arbor Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus 120th Street at Amsterdam Avenue | Riverdale Arbor 235th Street at Henry Hudson Parkway | Henry Hudson Parkway |
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Fort Lee Shuttle | Fort Lee, New Jersey Parker Plaza Lewis Street at Center Avenue | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 169th Street at Broadway | George Washington Bridge |
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Intercampus Shuttles (Green, Blue, and Red Lines) | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway | Broadway, 125th St, St Nicholas Av (rush hours only) |
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Broadway | ||||
Intercampus Shuttle Green Line | Harlem Harlem Hospital 135th Street at Lenox Avenue (limited service) | Broadway, St Nicholas Av, 135th St | ||
Manhattanville Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus | Manhattanville Loop | Broadway, 12th Av |
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Lamont Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus 120th Street at Broadway | Palisades Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory | George Washington Bridge, Route 9W |
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Bakers Field Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus | Inwood Bakers Field West 218th St at Broadway | Henry Hudson Pkwy |
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Route | Termini | Via | Notes | |
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Yankee Stadium Commuter Route | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Yankee Stadium | Broadway, 161st Street | Discontinued due to extremely low ridership. Replaced by East Manhattan Commuter Route [10] |
Hoboken Shuttle Pilot | Hoboken Willow Av at 14th St | Manhattanville Amsterdam Av at 125th St | 10th Avenue | Discontinued in June 2021 after the Intercampus Shuttle changed to the summer schedule. |
Manhattan Commuter Shuttle | Midtown Manhattan Penn Station | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | 8th/9th Avenues, Broadway | Discontinued on December 30, 2021 [11] |
Brooklyn via West Manhattan Commuter Shuttle | Downtown Brooklyn Tillary St at Jay St | Broadway, 8th/9th Avenues, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge | ||
Brooklyn via East Manhattan Commuter Shuttle | Broadway, 110th Street, 2nd/3rd Avenues, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge | |||
Queens-Riverdale Commuter Shuttle | Citi Field Southfield Commuter Lot | Riverdale West 238th St at Riverdale Av | Grand Central Pkwy, 125th Street, Broadway | |
Morningside Loop | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus Loop | 120th St, Amsterdam Av, 113th St, Broadway |
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In August 2020, Columbia announced that they would start commuter shuttle service in the Fall 2020 semester. These buses would function as express buses, linking areas that do not have direct connections to Columbia to each campus. The contractor for these routes is Academy Bus Lines, using coach buses. The original system included the Yankee Stadium Commuter Route, which functioned essentially as a park and ride route, however this was discontinued due to extremely low ridership. The buses assigned to the Yankee Stadium route were reassigned to the East Manhattan Route. The Queens-Riverdale Commuter Route, however still serves the Southfield Commuter Lot at Citi Field park and ride in Queens. The Commuter Shuttle Service ended on December 30, 2021. [11]
On June 9, 2020, Columbia announced that the Evening Shuttle service, previously provided by the Columbia Public Safety department, would restart with an on-demand service model. Users would order cars from the ridesharing service Via, and provided the rides were within the coverage area, Columbia Transportation would reimburse. [14] [15] This program would operate 7 days a week, from 6 pm to 3 am in the summer, and 4 pm to 3 am in the winter. In January 2022, Service was expanded eastwards, covering much of Central Harlem. [16] In June 2022, the service was changed to operate from 8 pm to 3 am. [17] The service was estimated to have 162,000 riders during the 2021-2022 academic year. On September 1, 2022, the hours were changed again. Rides would operate from 6 to 8 pm, only from street corner to street corner, and past 8 pm on a door-to-door basis, where rides are offered to anywhere in the zone. [18]
Fleet number(s) | Photo | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Powertrain | Garage | Notes |
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2114-2119 [19] | 2007-2008 | Nova Bus | LFS TL40102A | Hoboken |
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2400 [19] | 2015 | New Flyer | XD40 |
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2991-2996 [19] | 2018 | XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE |
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Fleet number(s) | Photo | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Powertrain | Garage | Notes |
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6405-6410 [20] | 2013 | Van Hool | C2045 | Cummins ISX-12 | Hoboken | Can be used on Fort Lee Shuttle [21] |
The Arbor Shuttle uses various cutaway buses operated by subcontractors for Columbia Residential. [22]
Fleet number(s) | Photo | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Powertrain | Notes | |
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2101-2113 | 2006 | Nova Bus | LFS TL40102A |
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2114, 2118 | 2007 |
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2143 | 2017 |
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Former Commuter Shuttle buses | |||||||
6711, 6730, 6784-6795 [20] | 2015-2018 | Van Hool | CX45 | Cummins ISX-12 |
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6838-6852 | 2020 | Cummins X12 | Some units used for other Academy services. | ||||
1608-1611 [20] | 2015 | MCI | J4500 | Cummins ISX-12 | |||
1618-1620 | 2020 | Cummins X12 | |||||
3512-3520 [20] | 2017 | Van Hool | CX35 | Cummins ISL9 | |||
1344-1349 [20] | 2018 | Prévost | H3-45 | Volvo D13 | Some units used for other Academy services. | ||
1350-1361, 1363 | 2019-2020 | 1361 and 1363 are 2020 units | |||||
19040-19046 | 2019 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX12 |
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