Ulster County Area Transit
UCAT #35 lays over in New Paltz. |
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| Slogan | The "Purrrfect" Ride |
| Headquarters | 1 Danny Circle Kingston, NY 12401[1] |
| Locale | Ulster County, New York |
| Service area | Ulster County, New York |
| Service type | Fixed-route, deviated fixed-route, commuter |
| Hubs | 3 (New Paltz, UCCC, and Kingston) |
| Fleet | 30[1] |
| Daily ridership | 1224 (weekday) 219 (Saturday) 52 (Sunday)[1] |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Chief executive | Robert DiBella |
| Web site | Ulster County Area Transit |
Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) is the county-owned operator of bus transportation in Ulster County, New York, providing fixed-route, deviated-fixed route, and commuter transit, except within the city of Kingston, where the local Kingston Citibus provides public transit.
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[edit] Service area
UCAT provides service primarily in the corridors of the major state and U.S. highways traversing Ulster County, utilizing mostly small buses as shown to the right to service primarily the Route 209, Route 28, Route 32, and Route 299 corridors. Service is also provided out of the county to Poughkeepsie[2] and Newburgh for connections with Metro-North Railroad at Poughkeepsie, and Short Line Bus in Newburgh and Ellenville.[3] Within Ulster County, connections are available to Trailways of New York inter-city and commuter services to both New York City and Albany.[4][5]
[edit] Routes
The full route is given except for branching. Some trips may not serve the entire route. In addition, service may deviate up to 3/4 mile from the regular route except where noted.
In 2010, the routes were given names (previously, routes were identified by destination only). Those are also denoted in the table below.
[edit] Weekday service
| Route | Terminals | Via | Fare zones | Notes | |
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| E | SUNY Ulster | Ellenville Liberty Square |
Route 209 |
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| E1 | Ellenville Liberty Square |
Spring Glen Old Route 209 and Spring Glen Road |
Route 209 |
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| F | Woodstock Route 212 and Rock City Road |
Saugerties Post Office |
Route 212 |
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| G | Kingston Hannaford |
Marlboro St. Mary's Church |
Albany Avenue Broadway Route 9W |
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| H | New Paltz Trailways terminal |
Highland Bridgeview Plaza |
Route 299 New Paltz Road Route 9W |
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| K | Kingston Hannaford |
Hudson Valley Mall | Albany Avenue Foxhall Avenue Broadway |
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| M | Ulster mall circulator | Route 9W Private mall drives |
None |
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| N | SUNY Ulster | Rosendale Route 32 park-ride |
Route 213 Lucas Avenue |
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| New Paltz loop |
New Paltz BOCES |
Chestnut Street Henry DuBois Drive (some trips) SUNY New Paltz |
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| R | Kingston Hannaford |
New Paltz Trailways terminal |
Old Kingston Road |
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| S | Hudson Valley Mall | Saugerties Post Office |
Route 9W |
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| U | Kingston Hannaford |
SUNY Ulster | Route 209 or Lucas Avenue |
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| W | New Paltz Route 32 park-ride |
Plattekill Post Office |
Route 208 New Hurley Road Route 32 |
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| X | New Paltz Trailways terminal |
Newburgh Newburgh Mall |
Route 32 Route 17K |
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| Z | Kingston Hannaford |
Pine Hill Main Street and Elm Street |
Route 28 Route 375 |
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| LINK | Rosendale Route 32 park-ride |
Poughkeepsie Metro-North/Amtrak station |
Route 32 Route 299 |
From Poughkeepsie:
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[edit] Weekend service
On Saturdays, the following services operate:
- Ulster-Poughkeepsie LINK
- Route K (weekday route)
- Route S (weekday route)
- Combination route in this order:
- AM trip departs from Kingston and operates via Route U Hurley, Route U Lucas (returns to Kingston), Route Z to Pine Hill, Route Z returning to Woodstock, Route F, and Route S, returning to Kingston via Route K.
- PM trip departs from Kingston and operates via Route U Hurley, Route U Lucas (returns to Kingston), Route K, Route S, Route F, and Route Z to Pine Hill, returning to Kingston via Route Z.
On Sundays, only the Ulster-Poughkeepsie LINK operates.
[edit] See also
- Trailways of New York, the major private carrier in Ulster County along Routes 28 and 32
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Ulster County Area Transit information from the National Transit Database". http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2009/agency_profiles/2178.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ Rife, Judy (2008-09-20). "New shuttles will help railroad meet demand". Times Herald-Record. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080920/BIZ/809200332. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "UCAT Bus Schedules". http://co.ulster.ny.us/ucat/schedule.html. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ Woodstock Times (2008-08-14). "Ride It Out: County bus patronage on the rise". http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=458951. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "Proposed Schedule Changes". http://co.ulster.ny.us/ucat/2008%20PROPOSED%20UCAT%20SCHEDULE%20CHANGES.xls. Retrieved 2008-10-30.