Dutchess County LOOP

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.

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

• 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.

RailLink shuttles

These routes operate weekday rush hours only, to and from their namesake Metro-North station.

See also

• 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

External links

• Dutchess County Department of Mass Transit Homepage
• LOOP Bus Schedules