Short Line is a brand name for three different

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companies, Hudson Transit Lines, Hudson Transit Corporation, and Chenango Valley Bus Lines that provide local, commuter and

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in lower

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, primarily along the Route 17 and

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corridor. Coach USA acquired the companies in 1998. In June 2024, Coach USA filed for

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, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Short Line) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.

Service types

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

Local bus service

Short Line, under contract to Orange County, provides local bus service along the former Erie Main Line corridor along Route 17M. ShortLine also owns local routes traveling along Routes 17K and 32 in Orange County, as well as local routes traveling onward from Middletown onward to Route 209, and to other towns along Route 17.

Commuter bus service

Within the

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, ShortLine operates commuter services along the Route 17 corridor, Interstate 84, Routes 208 and 32, and Rockland and

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( NJ Route 17) counties to

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. In addition, under contract to the

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and Rockland County Department of Public Transportation, ShortLine provides commuter bus service from Orange and Rockland Counties to White Plains and

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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

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, SUNY Alfred,

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, and

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

Route detail

Short Line provides service along 29 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

Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Pike County routes

These routes service the outer regions of the

Beyond the New York metro area

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

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

Incidents

On June 12, 2017, in New York City, a Hudson Transit Lines bus was involved in a crash in which driver Dave Lewis ran over and killed bicyclist Dan Hanegby, an Israeli-American athlete and cycling enthusiast. The bus driver was arrested due to this incident, on a misdemeanor charge.

References

External links

ShortLine home pageShort Line Bus Company on CPTDB Wiki
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