arrives in beacon on former loop 3 now route b. parent dutchess county division of mass transit 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 . contents 1 routes 1.1 regular routes 1.2 raillink shuttles 2 see also 3 references 4 external links routes edit 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 edit 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 a poughkeepsie dutchess mall route 9 one midday roundtrip operates express service as follows southbound nonstop poughkeepsie dutchess mall northbound nonstop south hills mall poughkeepsie . one evening roundtrip is extended to the beacon post office . b poughkeepsie beacon post office route 9 route 9d service operates via both south hills mall and dutchess mall . 2 midday roundtrips terminate originate at south hills mall . c poughkeepsie tivoli post office route 9 route 109 route 9g most trips operate via fulton st dutchess community college dorsey ln . some trips terminate at the culinary institute of america . d poughkeepsie millbrook eastern dutchess government center route 44 route 343 3 roundtrips a day run to dover elementary school . dover dover elementary school e poughkeepsie pawling chamber of commerce cannon st wb only route 55 all 6 eastbound trips operate to pawling but there are only 3 westbound trips from pawling . additional westbound trips run from route 55 and commerce st to poughkeepsie . local service in pawling is available by reservation . f poughkeepsie mid hudson civic center hopewell junction a & p route 52 weekday service patterns beacon post office a & p via walmart most service beacon walmart poughkeepsie a & p express between poughkeepsie and walmart 2 eastbound and 1 westbound trip only . walmart poughkeepsie nonstop . 1 westbound trip only . saturday service is 3 roundtrips between fishkill and beacon . all trips that serve pougkeepsie only serve the mid hudson civic center and not the train station . beacon post office fishkill walmart g beacon train station main street serves a counterclockwise loop raillink shuttles edit these routes operate weekday rush hours only to and from their namesake metro north station . route name terminal streets traveled 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 edit 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 references edit a b ntd program filing for dutchess transit 2009 external links edit dutchess county department of mass transit homepage loop bus schedules v t e greater new york region bus transit transportation in new york city mass transit in new york city operators new york public mta regional bus clarkstown dutchess long beach huntington kingston nassau poughkeepsie putnam roosevelt island suffolk rockland ulster westchester private academy coach usa community olympia rockland short line suburban hampton jitney hampton luxury liner leprechaun liberty monsey nyc airporter pine hill adirondack new york trailways spanish veolia new jersey pennsylvania public nj transit bus rutgers lehigh and northampton monroe county private a & c academy ameribus broadway coach usa community olympia rockland short line suburban decamp greyhound lakeland martz susquehanna trans bridge connecticut connecticut transit stamford new haven waterbury norwalk bridgeport housatonic area milford routes new york bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island express within nyc dutchess nassau putnam rockland suffolk ulster westchester new jersey bergen passaic essex hudson union mercer middlesex monmouth morris north jersey to nyc special event and park ride suburban connecticut bridgeport danbury new haven norwalk stamford pennsylvania lehigh and northampton monroe defunct operators new york varsity & command fifth avenue coach earlier 5th ave transportation green jamaica liberty madison avenue long island new york bus new york city omnibus new york transportation north shore queens surface soundview steinway surface triboro atlantic express new jersey pabco public service transport of new jersey transit centers new york city 165th street coney island stillwell avenue eltingville fordham plaza george washington bridge jamaica center port authority ridgewood intermodal st. george victor a. moore williamsburg bridge plaza long island mineola intermodal rosa parks hempstead hudson valley new rochelle petrillo plaza white plains new jersey broadway paterson exchange place hackensack hoboken terminal irvington journal square lakewood passaic red bank ridgewood weehawken retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dutchess county loop & oldid 737426995 categories surface transportation in greater new yorkbus transportation in new yorktransportation in dutchess county new york navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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