Locale Dutchess County | Routes 9 | |
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Parent Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit Headquarters 14 Commerce Drive
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Service area Southern, mostly western part of the county Service type Local and rural bus service | ||
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.
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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
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.
RailLink shuttles
These routes operate weekday rush hours only, to and from their namesake Metro-North station.