Dutchess County Public 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, 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, 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, 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.

RailLink shuttles

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
Beacon RailLinkDutchess County StadiumRoute 9D
New Hamburg RailLinkWappinger
Old Hopewell Road and Route 9		Route 9D
Myers Corner Road
All Angels Hill Road
Old Hopewell Road

City of Poughkeepsie Routes

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
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• Route CM
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• Route CO
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Fleet

Active roster

Fleet numberThumbnailYearManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
100-1032010OBIOrion VII NG
Cummins ISL
104-1052010OBIOrion VII NG HEV
Cummins ISBBAE HybriDrive
hybrid system
400-4042014ElDorado NationalAxess BRT 35'Cummins ISL9
405-4092015ElDorado NationalAxess BRT 35'Cummins ISL9
500-5092016ElDorado NationalEZ Rider II BRT 30'Cummins ISB6.7
600-6122014-2015IC BusAC Series
  • 600-607, 612 are 2015 models.
  • 608-611 are 2014 models.
    • 900-9052010Ford/StarcraftE-450/Allstar
    906-9072010Chevrolet/ARBOCSpirit of MobilityPowered by diesel-electric hybrid.

    Retired roster

    This roster is incomplete.
    Fleet numberThumbnailYearManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
    1081983MCIMC-9Two motorcoaches.
    201-2061998GilligPhantom 35'
    207-2112000OBIOrion V
    		Detroit Diesel Series 50Allison B400R
    301-3152004Chevrolet/Coach & EquipmentC5500/Condor CMD-55GM 6.6L Duramax V8
    401-402, 4072000Blue BirdCSFE
    413-414, 419-420Blue BirdCSFE
  • Unknown amount of buses.
  • Flip-dot destination signs.
    • 748GMCRTS-01?
  • Ex-?
  • Unknown amount of buses.
    • 800-8142010ThomasSaf-T-Liner EFCummins