Dutchess County Public Transit
#420 arrives in Beacon on former LOOP 3, now route B.
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| Parent | Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit |
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| 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 |
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| Daily ridership | 3,500 |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-Hybrid |
| Operator | First Transit |
| Chief executive | John C. Andoh, CCTM |
| 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 Mass 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 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.
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.
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.
These routes operate weekday rush hours only, to and from their namesake Metro-North station.
These routes were established as part of the expansion of the Dutchess County Public Transit service into the City of Poughkeepsie due to the discontinuance of the Poughkeepsie city bus system.
• Route CJ (Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital, Route 9G, Dutchess Community College, Stop & Shop Hyde Park)
• Route CK (Vassar Hospital, Beechwood Avenue, Hudson & Poughkeepsie Plazas)
• Route CL (Main Street, Riverfront, Poughkeepsie Train Station, Adams Fairacre Farms, Stop & Shop, Kmart)
• Route CM (Earline Patrice Park, Dutchess Community College, Fox Hill)
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