Dutchess County Public Transit #420 arrives in Beacon on former LOOP 3, now route B. |
| Parent | Dutchess County Division of Public Transit |
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| Founded | Early 1970s |
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| Headquarters | 14 Commerce Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 |
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| Locale | Dutchess County |
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| Service area | Entire Dutchess County with service focused in the Central, southern and western part of the county |
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| Service type | Local and rural bus service |
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| Routes | 16 fixed routes, 6 dial-a-ride services, 4 flex routes and 3 RailLink shuttles |
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| Hubs | Beacon Intermodal Center, Poughkeepsie Transit Hub |
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| Fleet | 58
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(2009 figures) |
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| Daily ridership | 3,500 [2] |
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| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-Hybrid |
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| Operator | First Transit |
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| Chief executive | John C. Andoh, CCTM |
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| Website | Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit |
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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
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Terminals
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Major streets traveled
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Notes
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| A
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Poughkeepsie
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Fishkill
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Route 9
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- 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
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| B
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Poughkeepsie
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Beacon
Post Office
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Route 9
Route 9D
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| C
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Poughkeepsie
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Tivoli
Post Office
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Route 9
Route 109
Route 9G
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- Most trips operate via Fulton St/Dutchess Community College/Dorsey Ln.
- 2 weekday northbound trips terminate in Rhinebeck, with 1 southbound originating.
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| D
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Poughkeepsie
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Wassaic
Taconic Developmental Services
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Route 44
Route 343
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- 2 round trips terminate in Wassaic
- 4 round trips terminate in Millbrook
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Millbrook
Eastern Dutchess Government Center
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| E
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Poughkeepsie
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Pawling
Chamber of Commerce
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Cannon St (WB only)
Route 55
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- 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.
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Wingdale
Cousins Cafe
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| F
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Beacon
Post Office
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Hopewell Junction
Unity Plaza
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Route 52
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- 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.
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Fishkill
Walmart
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| G
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Beacon Train Station
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Main Street
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- Serves A counterclockwise Loop
- Trip to Dutchess County Stadium by request
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| H
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Poughkeepsie
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Dutchess Community College
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Route 9
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- College Connection Shuttle
- City of Poughkeepsie route
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| J
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Poughkeepsie
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FDR Estate
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Route 9
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- Northside Shuttle
- City of Poughkeepsie route
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| K
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Poughkeepsie
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Poughkeepsie Galeria
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Route 9
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- Southside Shuttle
- City of Poughkeepsie route
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| L
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Poughkeepsie
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Adams Fairacre Farms
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Main Street
Route 44
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- Main Street Shuttle
- City of Poughkeepsie route
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| M
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Poughkeepsie
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- Eastside Shuttle
- City of Poughkeepsie route
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| P
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Poughkeepsie
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- Westside Shuttle
- City of Poughkeepsie route
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RailLink shuttles
These routes operate weekday rush hours only, to and from their namesake Metro-North station.
| Route name
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Terminal
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Streets traveled
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| Poughkeepsie RailLink
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Poughkeepsie Town
Route 55 Park-and-Ride Lot at Page Industrial Park
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East-West Arterial
Freedom Plains Road
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| New Hamburg RailLink
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Wappinger
Old Hopewell Road and Route 9
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Route 9D
Myers Corner Road
All Angels Hill Road
Old Hopewell Road
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Active roster
Retired roster
This roster is incomplete.
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