 #420 arrives in Beacon on former LOOP 3, now route B. | |
| Parent | Dutchess County Division of Public Transit |
|---|---|
| Founded | Early 1970s |
| Headquarters | 14 Commerce Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 |
| Locale | Dutchess County |
| Service area | Entire Dutchess County with service focused in the Central, southern and western part of the county |
| Service type | Local and rural bus service |
| Routes | 16 fixed routes, 6 dial-a-ride services, 4 flex routes and 3 RailLink shuttles |
| Hubs | Beacon Intermodal Center, Poughkeepsie Transit Hub |
| Fleet | 58
[1] (2009 figures) |
| Daily ridership | 3,500 [1] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-Hybrid |
| Operator | First Transit |
| Chief executive | John C. Andoh, CCTM |
| Website | Dutchess County Division of Mass 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 (the previous name), and the Division of Public Transit, was created in the early 1970s to assume a variety of private line runs that had served various parts of the county.