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Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) is the county-owned operator of
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transportation in
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, providing fixed-route, deviated-fixed route, and commuter transit.


Service area

UCAT provides service primarily in the corridors of the major state and U.S. highways traversing Ulster County, servicing primarily the U.S. Route 209,
Route 28 Highway 28 may refer to: Australia * Cumberland Highway *Mountain Highway, Mountain Highway (Victoria) * – NT Canada * Alberta Highway 28 * British Columbia Highway 28 * Nova Scotia Trunk 28 * Ontario Highway 28 * Saskatchewan Highway 28 Cz ...
,
Route 32 The following highways are numbered 32: International * AH32, Asian Highway 32 * European route E32 Australia * Great Western Highway * Barrier Highway * East Derwent Highway * Mitchell Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 32 * Manitoba Highway 32 ...
,
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and Route 299 corridors. Service is also provided out of the county to
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and Newburgh for connections with
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at
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, and
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in
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and
Ellenville Ellenville is a village within the town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States. Its population was 4,167 at the 2020 census. History The area was originally called "Socconessing" by the first inhabitants, the Esopus Munsee of ...
. Within Ulster County, connections are available to
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inter-city and commuter services to both
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and Albany.


Routes

All routes except the Nature Bus are operated by UCAT. The two Nature Bus routes are operated by Ulster County.https://participate.ulstercountyny.gov/nature-bus


Route list


Former Routes


See also

*
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, the major private carrier in Ulster County along Routes 28 and 32


References


External links


Ulster County Area Transit
{{NYC surface transit Transportation in Ulster County, New York Surface transportation in Greater New York