lays over on 86 street on manhattan s upper east side . slogan ride the legend . founded 1974 headquarters 395 county road 39a southampton ny 11968 locale eastern suffolk county service area north and south forks service type line run contract service alliance international motor coach group routes 6 operated by hampton jitney 5 operated by twin forks transit as suffolk county transit fleet 49 for line runs 36 for contract operations chief executive geoffrey lynch website hampton jitney hampton jitney is a for profit bus company based in southampton ny operating three primary routes from the east end of long island the hamptons and the north fork to new york city as well as charter services along with local transit bus service in eastern suffolk county under contract with twin forks transit which runs the routes under contract with suffolk county transit . contents 1 history 2 later developments 3 routes 3.1 long island 3.2 boston jitney 4 services 5 in popular culture 6 references 7 sources 8 external links history edit hampton jitney was founded in 1974 with a single van by james davidson a former advertising art director who lived in the hamptons and wanted to establish a convenient means for traveling in the hamptons especially for those without a driver s license . 1 2 initially the company used vans instead of buses operating on the theory of a share taxi service among the little communities of the hamptons . the company has retained a name which no longer describes its main service and fleet . the founder saw a need for a new transit option for people travelling between new york city and the popular hamptons region of long island . the area has long been served by the long island rail road lirr but by the 1970s poor track conditions on its montauk branch resulted in lengthy trip times and delayed trains . rebuilding the montauk branch in 1978 and 1979 resulted in quicker and more reliable trips but the non electrified single track line limited train frequency . the lirr does maintain a number of passing sidings along the montauk branch that would allow more frequent service . by the late 1970s hampton jitney acquired a fleet of coaches . in the 1980s hampton jitney services had expanded to the point where the company runs roughly hourly service year round on its montauk line and service between 2 and 3 hours on its westhampton and north fork line . the company also started a charter service during this time . later developments edit in 2006 hampton jitney acquired the line run and charter business from sunrise coach lines based in greenport li . this gave hampton jitney its third line the north fork line . in 2007 the jitney as it is often called started a direct service to and from brooklyn on its montauk and north fork lines . in 2008 a direct service to and from lower manhattan was started on its montauk line . sunrise coach lines continues to operate as a provider of school bus routes and operator for the 8a 10d 10e and s92 routes for suffolk county transit as well as operations of the 10a 10b 10c and s94 lines under its own banner . hampton jitney s base of operations and its depot are in southampton a new depot including a park and ride lot has been under construction in calverton and will open in 2015 . 3 effective with the 2nd round of mta budget cuts on october 11 2010 the hampton jitney became the only year round transportation provider between points in new york city and the towns between riverhead and orient on weekends and major holidays . 4 routes edit hampton jitney operates three primary routes . all buses begin at 86th street and make various pickup stops along lexington avenue and inbound trips drop off along third avenue unless otherwise noted . long island edit primary routes the montauk line serves manorville and then the south fork villages from southampton to montauk . a branch of this route serves the village of sag harbor either by direct bus service or via a shuttle from its southampton base . the westhampton line serves manorville the villages of westhampton the quogues and hampton bays . the north fork line which was inherited from the purchase of sunrise coach lines in 2006 serves the towns and villages from riverhead to greenport with some buses continuing onto east marion orient and orient point . special services airport connection all routes stop in fresh meadows for connections to either of the nyc airports . in addition the montauk and westhampton lines include a stop near exit 60 of the long island expressway lie for a taxi connection to macarthur airport on long island . west side service one eastbound montauk bus originates on 69th street and broadway traveling south along broadway and seventh avenue to the midtown tunnel following the normal route hereon . in addition two westbound montauk buses and one westbound westhampton bus continue west beyond the 86th street terminus and stop along broadway between 86th and 64th streets . the bonacker one eastbound montauk bus runs express between 40th street and east hampton making all stops following . this service operates friday evenings only . the matin er one westbound montauk bus and one westbound westhampton bus alights passengers along third avenue in midtown but travel west along 57th street or central park south and downtown along seventh avenue to bleecker street . the greenporter one north fork bus runs express between 40th street and southold with an additional stop in greenport . this service operates eastbound friday afternoons and westbound sunday afternoons . the lower manhattan line one eastbound ambassador that leaves amagansett early monday morning and runs express between manorville and 34th street . it travels downtown along second avenue and allen madison water and state streets before terminating near the world financial center . the brooklyn line one westhampton bus and one north fork bus in each direction making stops in brooklyn heights park slope and boreum hill . boston jitney edit the boston jitney is a service that runs between southampton and the prudential center in downtown boston . the bus stops in southampton hampton bays farmingville and port jefferson before taking the bridgeport & port jefferson ferry to bridgeport ct. from the bridgeport ferry terminal it runs express to boston . in boston it stops at an mbta station in the nearby suburb of newton before terminating in downtown boston . there were 13 buses scheduled to operate along the boston route in 2013 . services edit hampton jitney buses not counting the suffolk transit branded buses require reservations and limit the use of cell phones . the company provides refreshment service on all buses . seasonal services are also offered to boston and florida . most fares are approximately double the usual off peak rail fares . the trip via the jitney is often quicker by an hour or more when road congestion is not severe . a prepaid discounted 12 trip coupon book called a valuepack is offered and brings the jitney fares closer to the peak train fare on the south fork lines and competitive with train fares at all times on its north fork line . most buses finish in the upper east side of manhattan but some also go to upper west side and some only go to lower manhattan or downtown brooklyn . hampton jitney s charter service include one day trips to broadway shows giant and jets games at giants stadium and regional events such as the annual philadelphia flower show . multiple day trips are also scheduled to points such as atlantic city and new england . civic and charitable organizations within the 5 towns of long island s east end charter hampton jitney busses for special trips to new york city as fundraisers for these groups . due to the very limited profile maintained by the long island railroad lirr on the east end it is rare if ever that the lirr is called upon for extra services such as these . in popular culture edit in the episode twenty something girls vs. thirty something women of sex and the city the four main characters travel to the hamptons on the hampton jitney where carrie bradshaw described it as like the bus to summer camp only instead of singing songs everyone speaks on their cell phones and ignore each other . in the episode running with scissors natasha came home unexpectedly from the hamptons and said i took the jitney home only to find that carrie was in the apartment not her husband . the book and movie something borrowed by emily giffin makes a reference to the jitney when main character rachael takes it back to manhattan from the hamptons because she has to work unexpectedly . dex her love interest offers to drive her and when he drops her off they make plans to meet during the week . in summer kind of wonderful from the second season of gossip girl numerous references to hampton jitney are made . in one scene blair returns to the hamptons on the hampton jitney and a scene depicts her disembarking the jitney . in another scene serena and dan have sex in the bathroom on another hampton jitney motorcoach . 2 in never been marcused also in gossip girl s second season dan and serena have a similar encounter on a brooklyn bound hampton jitney motorcoach similar to summer kind of wonderful encounter . blair is also on the jitney in this episode . 3 4 in a how i met your mother episode ted mosby sent victoria on board a bus . references edit obser jeffrey 1999 10 07 . the hampton jitney turns 25 . east hampton star . retrieved 2010 01 31 . clemente t.j. 2008 05 23 . hampton tradition xxxviii hampton jitney . dan s papers . retrieved 2010 01 31 . gannon tim 2012 11 24 . green light for hampton jitney terminal in calverton riverhead news review . riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com . retrieved 2012 12 26 . 1 archived november 13 2010 at the wayback machine . sources edit transit advocacy for the east end of li steel rails to the sunrise by ron zeil . to the hamptons and step on it http 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