Dutchess County LOOP
#420 arrives in Beacon on former LOOP 3, now route B. | |
Parent | Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit |
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Headquarters |
14 Commerce Drive Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 |
Locale | Dutchess County |
Service area | Southern, mostly western part of the county |
Service type | Local and rural bus service |
Routes | 9 |
Fleet |
27 (fixed route) 20 (paratransit)[1] (2009 figures) |
Daily ridership |
2,104 (weekday) 1,042 (Saturday)[1] |
Operator | First Transit |
Chief executive | Kealy Salomon |
Website | Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit |
The Dutchess County LOOP Bus System is the bus service provided by the Dutchess County Department of Mass Transit in Dutchess County, New York. LOOP provides a variety of bus services throughout Dutchess County ranging from fixed-route services, centered primarily along the Route 9 corridor, commuter shuttles to/from Hudson Line stations, and demand response.
LOOP, and the Department of Mass 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 LOOP 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.
- The one-way fare is $1.75. Transfers are only available to/from City of Poughkeepsie Transit buses for 30 cents.
Poughkeepsie note: Unless otherwise noted, outbound buses originate at 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 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, then operate to the Metro-North station where they terminate.
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | Notes | |
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A | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess Mall | Route 9 |
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B | Poughkeepsie | Beacon Post Office |
Route 9 Route 9D |
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C | Poughkeepsie | Tivoli Post Office |
Route 9 Route 109 Route 9G |
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D | Poughkeepsie | Millbrook Eastern Dutchess Government Center |
Route 44 Route 343 |
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Dover Dover Elementary School | ||||
E | Poughkeepsie | Pawling Chamber of Commerce |
Cannon St (WB only) Route 55 |
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F | Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center |
Hopewell Junction A&P |
Route 52 |
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Beacon Post Office |
Fishkill WalMart | |||
G | Beacon Train Station | Main Street |
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RailLink shuttles
These routes operate weekday rush hours only, to and from their namesake Metro-North station.
Route name | Terminal | Streets traveled |
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Poughkeepsie RailLink | Poughkeepsie Town Route 55 Park-and-Ride Lot at Page Industrial Park |
East-West Arterial Freedom Plains Road |
Beacon RailLink | Dutchess County Stadium | Route 9D |
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 primary provider of bus service in the City of Poughkeepsie
- Putnam Transit (PT), the system serving Putnam County
- Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT), a similar system in Ulster County connecting with LOOP in Poughkeepsie