Dutchess County Public Transit

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Dutchess County Public Transit
Dutchess LOOP Blue-Bird CSFE3000 Transhuttle 420.jpg
#420 arrives in Beacon on former LOOP 3, now route B.
ParentDutchess County Division of Public Transit
FoundedEarly 1970s
Headquarters14 Commerce Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Locale Dutchess County
Service areaEntire Dutchess County with service focused in the Central, southern and western part of the county
Service typeLocal and rural bus service
Routes16 fixed routes, 6 dial-a-ride services, 4 flex routes and 3 RailLink shuttles
HubsBeacon Intermodal Center, Poughkeepsie Transit Hub
Fleet58 [1]
(2009 figures)
Daily ridership3,500 [1]
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel-Hybrid
Operator First Transit
Chief executiveJohn C. Andoh, CCTM
Website Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit

The Dutchess County Public Transit is the bus service provided by the Dutchess County Division of Public Transit in Dutchess County, New York. Dutchess County Public Transit provides a variety of bus services throughout Dutchess County ranging from fixed-route services, centered primarily along the Route 9 corridor, rail shuttles to/from Hudson Line stations, and demand response/deviated flex services.

Contents

LOOP (the previous name), and the Division of Public Transit, was created in the early 1970s to assume a variety of private line runs that had served various parts of the county.

Routes

Dutchess County Public Transit provides service along six routes in a hub-and-spoke system from Poughkeepsie. In the past, routes ran to the far northeastern reaches of the county (to North East and Pine Plains), but these routes have been removed from the service area because of lack of ridership.

Regular routes

Poughkeepsie note: Unless otherwise noted, outbound buses originate at the Poughkeepsie Transit Hub near the Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Main & Market), then operate to the Metro-North/Amtrak station, then to their respective destinations. Westbound buses stop at the Poughkeepsie Transit Hub, then operate to the Metro-North station where they terminate.

RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotes
A Poughkeepsie Fishkill U.S. Route 9
  • One midday roundtrip operates express service as follows:
  • One evening round trip is extended to the Beacon Post Office.
  • Sunday service effective February 5, 2017
B Poughkeepsie Beacon
Post Office
Route 9
Route 9D
C Poughkeepsie Tivoli
Post Office
Route 9
Route 109
Route 9G
D Poughkeepsie Wassaic
Taconic Developmental Services
US Route 44
Route 343
Millbrook
Eastern Dutchess Government Center
E Poughkeepsie Pawling
Chamber of Commerce
Cannon St (westbound only)
Route 55
  • 5 trips per day to/from Pawling. 3 trips per day extended to/from Wingdale (plus one on-demand trip).
  • No service east of Lagrangeville on Sundays
  • Additional westbound trips run from Route 55 and Commerce St to Poughkeepsie.
  • Local service in Pawling is available by reservation.
Wingdale
Cousins Cafe
F Beacon
Post Office
Hopewell Junction
Unity Plaza
Route 52
  • Weekday service patterns:
    • Beacon Post Office ↔ Unity Plaza via Walmart (4 east, 5 west)
    • Beacon ↔ Walmart (2 east, 1 west)
  • Saturday service is 3 round trips between Fishkill and Beacon.
  • All trips that serve Poughkeepsie only serve the Poughkeepsie Transit Hub and not the train station.
  • No Sunday service.
Fishkill
Walmart
G Beacon Train StationMain Street
  • Serves A counterclockwise Loop
  • Trip to Dutchess County Stadium (Fishkill) by request
H Poughkeepsie Dutchess Community College Route 9
  • College Connection Shuttle
  • City of Poughkeepsie route
J Poughkeepsie FDR Estate Route 9
  • Northside Shuttle
  • City of Poughkeepsie route
K Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie Galeria Route 9
  • Southside Shuttle
  • City of Poughkeepsie route
L Poughkeepsie Adams Fairacre Farms Main Street

Route 44

  • Main Street Shuttle
  • City of Poughkeepsie route
M Poughkeepsie
  • Eastside Shuttle
  • City of Poughkeepsie route
P Poughkeepsie
  • Westside Shuttle
  • City of Poughkeepsie route

These routes operate weekday rush hours only, to and from their namesake Metro-North station.

Route nameTerminalStreets traveled
Poughkeepsie RailLinkPoughkeepsie Town
Route 55 Park-and-Ride Lot at Page Industrial Park
East-West Arterial
Freedom Plains Road
New Hamburg RailLinkWappinger
Old Hopewell Road and Route 9
Route 9D
Myers Corner Road
All Angels Hill Road
Old Hopewell Road

Fleet

Active roster

Fleet number(s)YearManufacturerModel
100-1032010 OBI Orion VII NG
(07.501)
104-105 Orion VII NG HEV
(07.501)
400-4042014 ElDorado National Axess BRT 35'
405-4092015 Axess BRT 35'
500-5092016EZ Rider II BRT 30'
600-6122014-2015 IC Bus AC Series
900-9052010 Ford/Starcraft E-450/Allstar
906-9072010 Chevrolet/ARBOC Spirit of Mobility

Retired roster

This roster is incomplete.

Fleet number(s)YearManufacturerModel
1081983 MCI MC-9
201-2061998 Gillig Phantom 35'
207-2112000 OBI Orion V
(05.501)
301-3152004 Chevrolet/Coach and Equipment C5500/Condor CMD-55
401-402, 4072000 Blue Bird CSFE
413-414, 419–420CSFE
748 GMC RTS-01
800-8142010 Thomas Saf-T-Liner EF

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