Dutchess County Public Transit Explained

Dutchess County Public Transit
Parent:	Dutchess County Division of Public Transit
Founded:	Early 1970s
Headquarters:	14 Commerce Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Locale:	Dutchess County
Service Area:	Entire Dutchess County with service focused in the Central, southern and western part of the county
Service Type:	Local and rural bus service
Routes:	16 fixed routes, 6 dial-a-ride services, 4 flex routes and 3 RailLink shuttles
Hubs:	Beacon Intermodal Center, Poughkeepsie Transit Hub
Fleet:	58^[1] (2009 figures)
Ridership:	3,500 ^[2]
Fuel Type:	Diesel, Diesel-Hybrid
Operator:	First Transit
Ceo:	John 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.

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

Routes

Dutchess County Public Transit provides service along 6 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

• All routes operate Monday-Saturday unless otherwise noted. Routes A, B, F, and H are the only ones that operate Sunday.
• The one-way fare is $1.75. Transfers are only available to/from routes within the City of Poughkeepsie for 30 cents.

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.

Route	Terminals		Major streets traveled	Notes
A	Poughkeepsie	Fishkill	U.S. Route 9	One midday roundtrip operates express service as follows: Southbound, nonstop Poughkeepsie-Fishkill Northbound, nonstop The Shoppes at South Hills-Poughkeepsie. 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	Service operates via both The Shoppes at South Hills and Fishkill. 2 midday round trips terminate/originate at The Shoppes at South Hills. Sunday service effective February 5, 2017
C	Poughkeepsie	Tivoli Post Office	Route 9 Route 109 Route 9G	Most trips operate via Fulton St/Dutchess Community College/Dorsey Lane 2 weekday northbound trips terminate in Rhinebeck, with 1 southbound originating.
D	Poughkeepsie	Wassaic Taconic Developmental Services	US Route 44 Route 343	2 round trips terminate in Wassaic 4 round trips terminate in Millbrook
		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 Station		Main 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 StreetRoute 44	Main Street Shuttle City of Poughkeepsie route
M	Poughkeepsie			Eastside Shuttle City of Poughkeepsie route
P	Poughkeepsie			Westside Shuttle City of Poughkeepsie route

RailLink shuttles

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

Route name	Terminal	Streets traveled
Poughkeepsie RailLink	Poughkeepsie Town Route 55 Park-and-Ride Lot at Page Industrial Park	East-West Arterial Freedom Plains Road
New Hamburg RailLink	Wappinger Old Hopewell Road and Route 9	Route 9D Myers Corner Road All Angels Hill Road Old Hopewell Road

See also

• City of Poughkeepsie Transit, the former provider of bus service in the City of Poughkeepsie
• Putnam Transit (PT), the system serving Putnam County connecting with Dutchess County Public Transit in Beacon on the weekends with a trolley service
• Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT), a similar system in Ulster County connecting with Dutchess County Public Transit in Poughkeepsie

Fleet

Active roster

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
100-103		2010	OBI	Orion VII NG (07.501)	Cummins ISL
104-105				Orion VII NG HEV (07.501)	Cummins ISB	BAE HybriDrive hybrid system	Began assembly in August 2010 Unveiled on December 9, 2010.
400-404		2014	ElDorado National	Axess BRT 35'	Cummins ISL9
405-409		2015		Axess BRT 35'
500-509		2016		EZ Rider II BRT 30'	Cummins ISB6.7
600-612		2014-2015	IC Bus	AC Series			600-607, 612 are 2015 models. 608-611 are 2014 models.
900-905		2010	Ford/Starcraft	E-450/Allstar
906-907		2010	Chevrolet/ARBOC	Spirit of Mobility			Powered by diesel-electric hybrid.

Retired roster

This roster is incomplete.

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
108		1983	MCI	MC-9			Two motorcoaches.
201-206		1998	Gillig	Phantom 35'
207-211		2000	OBI	Orion V (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
301-315		2004	Chevrolet/Coach and Equipment	C5500/Condor CMD-55	GM 6.6L Duramax V8
401-402, 407		2000	Blue Bird	CSFE			Ten buses. Rollsign destination signs.
413-414, 419-420				CSFE			Unknown number of buses. Flip-dot destination signs.
748			GMC	RTS-01			Ex-? Unknown number of buses.
800-814		2010	Thomas	Saf-T-Liner EF	Cummins

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External links

• Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit Homepage

Notes and References

1. http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2009/agency_profiles/2010.pdf
2. http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2009/agency_profiles/2010.pdf
3. cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Dutchess_County_Public_Transit