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Short Line is a brand name for three different Coach USA

Coach USA

Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...

companies, Hudson Transit Lines, Hudson Transit Corporation, and Chenango Valley Bus Lines that provide local, commuter and intercity bus service in lower New York State

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, primarily along the Route 17

New York State Route 17

New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...

and Southern Tier

Southern Tier

The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania. It is a loosely defined term that generally includes the counties that border Pennsylvania west of Delaware County inclusive...

corridor.

Service types

Short Line Bus's service can be defined in several categories:

Local bus service

Short Line Bus, under contract to Orange County, provides local bus service along the former Erie Main Line corridor along Route 17M

New York State Route 17M

New York State Route 17M is an east–west state highway in Orange County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from west of the city of Middletown to what is currently the north–south section of NY 17 just southeast of the village of Harriman...

http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/98/mainline.pdf. ShortLine also owns local routes traveling along Routes 17K and 32 in Orange County, as well as local routes traveling onward from Middletown

Middletown, Orange County, New York

Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...

onward to Route 209

U.S. Route 209

U.S. Route 209 is a long U.S. highway in the states of Pennsylvania and New York. Although the route is a spur of U.S. Route 9, US 209 never intersects US 9, making the connection via U.S. Route 9W instead. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania...

, and to other towns along Route 17.

Commuter bus service

Within the New York metropolitan area

New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...

, ShortLine operates commuter services along the Route 17

New York State Route 17

New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...

corridor, Interstate 84

Interstate 84 (east)

Interstate 84 is an Interstate Highway extending from Dunmore, Pennsylvania at an interchange with Interstate 81 to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike . I-84 has mile-log junction numbering in Pennsylvania; otherwise, exit numbers are roughly sequential...

, Routes 208

New York State Route 208

New York State Route 208 is a state highway located in southern New York in the United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 17M in the Orange County village of Monroe...

and 32

New York State Route 32

New York State Route 32 is a north–south state highway that extends for through the Hudson Valley and Capital District regions of the U.S. state of New York. It is a two-lane surface road for nearly its entire length, with few divided and no limited-access sections. From Harriman to Albany,...

, and Rockland

Rockland County, New York

Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...

and Bergen

Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...

(NJ Route 17) counties to New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

.

In addition, under contract to the New York State Department of Transportation

New York State Department of Transportation

The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S...

and Rockland County Department of Public Transportation

Rockland County, New York

, ShortLine provides commuter bus service from Orange and Rockland Counties to White Plains

White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...

and Tarrytown

Tarrytown (Metro-North station)

The Tarrytown Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Tarrytown, New York and other commuters via the Hudson Line and is one of four express stations on that line south of Croton–Harmon seeing most trains minus peak hour trains to/from Poughkeepsie. Trains leave for New York City every 25...

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Intercity bus service

Within and beyond the New York metropolitan area, ShortLine provides scheduled service to and from Long Island to the Southern Tier (via Middletown and Monticello) and service to and from major colleges and universities in the region, such as Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

, SUNY Alfred

Alfred State College

Alfred State College is a State University of New York College of Technology located in Alfred, New York in Allegany County. This college, formerly the Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred, now grants baccalaureate degrees in 18 areas, associate degrees in nearly 60 areas, as well as a...

, SUNY Binghamton, and SUNY Albany

University at Albany, SUNY

The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...

, and intermediate points. The central hub for all of these routes is Binghamton, via Routes X178 and 495.

Route detail

Short Line Bus provides service along 31 routes. Details are listed below for the full route only. Some schedules may serve only portions of the line, skip some stops, or may service multiple routes.

Unless noted, all service is provided using Coach USA-branded vehicles.

Bergen, Rockland, and Westchester County routes

Outbound terminal	Via	Inbound terminal	Notes
Mahopac Mahopac, New York Mahopac, New York, is a hamlet in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York. An exurb of New York City some to the south, Mahopac is located on US Route 6 on the County's southern central border with Westchester County...	Route 6	Croton Falls Croton Falls (Metro-North station) The Croton Falls Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of North Salem, New York and surrounding communities via the Harlem Line. It is 47.7 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time to Grand Central is 1 hour, 16 minutes.This station is located in the Zone 7...	Route subsidized by Metro-North Railroad Metro-North Railroad The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United... , Uniticket available. Rush hour bus-to-rail shuttle only; fare is $1.00. Formerly Bee-Line Bee-Line Bus System The Bee-Line Bus System, branded on the buses in lowercase as the bee-line system, is a bus system serving Westchester County, New York. The system is owned by the County's Department of Public Works and Transportation and operated, on contract , by Yonkers-based Liberty Lines Transit, Inc... route 33. Minibus service.
Nanuet Nanuet, New York Nanuet is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Pearl River; south of New City; east of Spring Valley and west of West Nyack. It is 19 miles north of Manhattan, and 2 miles north of the New Jersey border... Exit 14 P/R and Hamlets	Express	New York Midtown or Wall Street	Peak service only; route subsidized by Rockland County; fare is $7.75. Does not serve the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Mahwah Ramapo College	Route 208, Wyckoff, Oakland	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Peak service only. Local passengers in New Jersey are not carried on this line.
Ramsey Ramsey, New Jersey Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....	Wyckoff Avenue, Franklin Turnpike	Port Authority Bus Terminal Port Authority Bus Terminal The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City...	Peak service only.
Mahwah Mahwah, New Jersey Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,890. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".The area that is now Mahwah was... Ridge Gardens	Franklin Turnpike (Ho-Ho-Kus to Mahwah)	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Peak service only
Suffern	Route 17 to Mahwah Orange Avenue to Suffern	Port Authority Bus Terminal	WY trips via Ramapo College Ramapo College Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education.- Location :... . Select trips continue to/from 17M/MD service from Central Valley and Middletown.
Ramsey	Upper Saddle River	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Peak service only

Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Pike County routes

These routes service the outer regions of the New York metropolitan area

New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...

Route	Terminal A	Via	Terminal B	Notes
	Middletown Middletown, Orange County, New York Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...	Route 17M New York State Route 17M New York State Route 17M is an east–west state highway in Orange County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from west of the city of Middletown to what is currently the north–south section of NY 17 just southeast of the village of Harriman...	Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Woodbury Common Premium Outlets is an outlet center located in Central Valley, New York. The center is part of the Chelsea Premium Outlets group and takes its name from the town in which it is located...	Route owned by Orange County DOT; fare is $1.60. Weekend trips extended to Harriman Harriman (Metro-North station) The Harriman Metro-North station serves the residents of that village, the town and village of Monroe and the town of Woodbury in Orange County. Service is to Hoboken, 45 miles away via the Port Jervis Line; travel time is about 1 hour and 5 minutes... . Service on this line uses TransitOrange vehicles. Does not operate on major holidays.
	Middletown	Monroe, Goshen, Chester, Central Valley, Harriman, Tuxedo, Sloatsburg, Suffern	Port Authority Bus Terminal	This route has a number of peak-service and short-turn variants: 17C for service to Chester. 17G for service terminating in Goshen. In addition, most local trips continue to/from 17SF/WY in Bergen County.
	Rhinebeck Rhinebeck (village), New York Rhinebeck is a village located in the Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 2,657 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...	Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Woodbury Common	Port Authority Bus Terminal
	Hawley Hawley, Pennsylvania Hawley is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2010 census.- History :The borough was named for Irad Hawley, first president of the Pennsylvania Coal Company. Early industry centered around the transportation and support of nearby coal mining...	Honesdale (PA), Port Jervis (NY), Middletown	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Off-peak service extended to Honesdale.
	Middletown	Route 17/Thruway Express	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Rush-hour only nonstop service.
	Newburgh Newburgh (town), New York Newburgh is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The 2010 census determined the population is 29,801. This is the first time ever that the population of the Town of Newburgh officially exceeded that of the adjacent but totally separate municipality known as the city of Newburgh...	Thruway Express	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Rush-hour only nonstop service.
	Montgomery Montgomery (village), New York Montgomery is a village located in Orange County, New York, United States, 60 miles northwest of New York City, and 90 miles southwest of Albany. The population was 3,636 at the 2000 census...	Washingtonville, Monroe, Central Valley	New York George Washington Bridge, Harlem, and East Side	Route owned by the New York State DOT. Does not serve Port Authority Bus Terminal. Peak service only.
	Kerhonkson Kerhonkson, New York Kerhonkson is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,684 at the 2010 census.Kerhonkson is a small hamlet which, along with Accord, makes up the Town of Rochester on US 209, just south of the town's boundary with the Town of Wawarsing and just north of where US 44...	Ellenville, Wurtsboro, Middletown, Monroe	Port Authority Bus Terminal
	Middletown	Goshen, Monroe, Central Valley	White Plains Platinum Mile	Route owned by the New York State DOT New York State Department of Transportation The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S... ; fare is between $4.00 and $5.55 depending on distance. Peak service only; alternate service available on Route 495.
No number	Newburgh	Routes 17K and 211	Middletown	Local Orange County service
No number	Newburgh	Highland Falls, West Point, Bear Mountain, Suffern	Port Authority Bus Terminal
No number	USMA West Point United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...	Woodbury Commons	Port Authority Bus Terminal

Beyond the New York metro area

These routes run primarily from the New York Metro area to points in the Southern Tier

Southern Tier

(Sullivan County

Sullivan County, New York

Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...

and beyond), or service the Southern Tier of New York State exclusively.

Route	Terminal A	Via	Terminal B	Notes
	Monticello Monticello, New York Monticello is a village located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 6,512 at the 2000 census. It is the seat for the Town of Thompson and the county seat of Sullivan County...	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated... Midwood	Summer only. Does not operate during Jewish Sabbath Shabbat Shabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after when one would expect to be able to see three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact times, therefore, differ from... .
	Monticello Monticello, New York Monticello is a village located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 6,512 at the 2000 census. It is the seat for the Town of Thompson and the county seat of Sullivan County...	South Fallsburg, Woodbourne, Sullivan County Community College Sullivan County Community College Founded in 1962, Sullivan County Community College ' is a two-year public community college sponsored by the State University of New York SUNY and Sullivan County, New York. It is also fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools...	Liberty Liberty (village), New York Liberty is a village in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 3,975 at the 2000 census.The Village of Liberty is centrally located in the Town of Liberty and is adjacent to New York Route 17.- History :...
	Monticello	Rock Hill, Glen Wild, Woodridge, Mountaindale, Dairyland, Greenfield Park	Ellenville	Summer only. Does not operate during Jewish Sabbath. .
	Monticello	Monticello Gaming & Raceway, White Lake, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	Villa Roma	Operates mid-May thru mid-October. No service Tues & Wed. Special Concert Excursions to Bethel Woods from New York City and other points available.
	Olean Olean, New York Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County, and serves as the financial, business, transportation and entertainment center of the county. It is one of the principal cities of the Southern Tier region of New York.The city is...	Alfred State College	Binghamton Binghamton, New York Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...	Feeder line into Route X178.
	Monticello	Wurtsboro, Middletown	Port Authority Bus Terminal
	Alfred State College Alfred State College Alfred State College is a State University of New York College of Technology located in Alfred, New York in Allegany County. This college, formerly the Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred, now grants baccalaureate degrees in 18 areas, associate degrees in nearly 60 areas, as well as a... or Ithaca City Bus Terminal or Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...	Binghamton, Monticello	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Services from either Western New York end point may require a transfer in Binghamton.
	Binghamton	Deposit, Hancock, Roscoe, Liberty, Monticello Gaming & Raceway	Monticello
	Monticello	Middletown, Woodbury Common, Nanuet, White Plains, Queens Village, Hempstead	Patchogue Patchogue, New York -Notable citizens:* Franc D'Ambrosio, Broadway Actor, best known for being the longest running Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. Graduated Pat-Med HS 1981* Michael Fagan, professional bowler...	Transfer to/from Southern Tier buses in Monticello. Stops in Middletown for transfers to buses to Pike County, Route 17, Ellenville, and Kerkhonson. Stops at Woodbury Common for transfers to Newburgh buses. Express service for the Main Line route. No local customers carried wholly within Long Island.
No number	Utica Utica, New York Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....	Colgate University Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52... , SUNY Morrisville State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville State College, formerly the State University of New York at Morrisville or SUNY Morrisville, is a college of the State University of New York. It offers 22 bachelor degrees and a wide variety of associate degrees at two campuses in Central New York: Morrisville and Norwich... , Norwich	Binghamton	Feeder line into Route X178.
No number	Binghamton	Interstate 88 corridor	Albany Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...	Joint service with Trailways of New York Trailways of New York Trailways of New York is a bus company in New York operating under the Adirondack Trailways, Pine Hill Trailways, and New York Trailways brands, primarily along the Albany to Buffalo corridor... .

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