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Suffolk County Transit
Suffolk Transit #5008 picks up customers in Bay Shore on the S41 to East Northport.
Founded1980-1981
HeadquartersYaphank
Service areaSuffolk County and southeastern Nassau County
Service typeLocal bus service
Routes53
Fleet166 fixed-route, 102 SCAT[1]
(2009 figures)
Daily ridership22,215 (weekday)
15,557 (Saturday)[1]
Fuel typeUltra-low sulfur diesel
OperatorSee operator list below
Chief executiveGilbert Anderson, Commissioner, Garry Lenberger, Acting Director Transportation Operations
WebsiteOfficial Website

Suffolk County Transit is the provider of bus services in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island in the United States and is an agency of the Suffolk County government. It was founded in 1980 as a county-run oversight and funding agency for a group of private contract operators which had previously provided such services on their own. While the physical maintenance and operation of the buses are provided by these providers, other matters ranging from bus purchases to route and schedule planning to fare rules are set by Suffolk Transit itself.

Though serving the entirety of Suffolk County, the one exception is in Huntington, located in the northwestern part of the county, where that town's private operator declined to join Suffolk Transit. Instead, Huntington took over that town's system which became Huntington Area Rapid Transit, or HART. Most of HART's routes do connect to both Suffolk Transit and Nassau Inter-County Express and one can transfer between HART and Suffolk Transit fairly easily.[2] In addition, the village of Patchogue has its own local bus service.[3]

Fare

The current Suffolk County Transit base fare for most one-way local bus travel is $2.00. For seniors and the disabled, the base fare is $0.75; personal care attendants (PCA) may ride for free when traveling with seniors or the disabled. Students with school-issued identification pay a reduced fare of $1.25. Children under five years of age are free, with a limit of three children for every adult. On routes S92 and 10C, the base fare is $2.25[4]

Fare payment is conducted with the use of coins or paper currency, and must be exact. Bus transfers cost an additional $0.25, and must be requested and paid for upon boarding the bus. These transfers are valid for two hours after issue and can be used on Suffolk County Transit connecting routes, or to Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) connecting routes with a special transfer request slip (transfers to NICE require payment of a "step-up" fare).[5]

Bus service hours

Most Suffolk Transit bus service runs operate only Monday through Saturday at 5:00 am to 8:00pm, with the exception of the S69 which runs until 10:30PM Monday to Saturday, the S1, S40, S45, and S54, which run until 10:30pm Monday to Friday, and the S27 and S33 which run until 9:30pm Monday to Friday. The S47 runs June through September, 7 days a week.

With the exception of the S47, S92, and 10C, there is no service on Sunday, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day.[6]

Routes

Main article: List of bus routes in Suffolk County, New York

Main routes are prefixed with a "S" to signify "Suffolk County" to fall in line with other nomenclature used by the MTA. Nonetheless the agency has no ties to the MTA, and in fact the "S" prefix is already used for Staten Island routes. Feeder routes do not have the "S" prefix, however they have various letter suffixes.

Suffolk County Accessible Transportation

Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) is Suffolk Transit's federally-mandated paratransit service for ADA-eligible passengers with disabilities. SCAT service is available Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM and Saturday, 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM. The fare is $3.00.[7]

Future

During his tenure as Suffolk County executive, Steve Levy proposed a takeover of Suffolk County Transit by the MTA.[8] In 2010 Suffolk Transit had ordered 81 Orion VII clean Diesel buses.[9] to replace all of their 1996 Gillig 35TB102 and 1997 Gillig 30TB96, as well as most of their 1999 Orion 05.503's.

In 2011 the Suffolk County Legislature authorized a fare hike from $1.50 to $2.00 on the S92 and 10C routes only. In return, service on those two routes was expanded to Sunday during the summer months. The fare hike took place on June 17, 2011, with Sunday service operating from July until September.[10][11]

Bus route assignments

Rather than operate its services in-house like most transit agencies, Suffolk County Transit contracts all their routes to private contractors. The table below lists the private contractors hired to provide fixed-route services. It does not include Suffolk County Accessible Transportation paratransit service.

Note: Twin Forks Transit is a joint venture of Hampton Jitney and Sunrise Coach Lines.

Fleet

Suffolk County Transit Bus Operations employs many makes and models of buses between 30 and 41 feet in length, and between 96 and 102 inches in width. This table shows all models currently used in revenue service by any contractor. Suffolk County Accessible Transportation paratransit service is not shown.

Company Routes
Suffolk Bus Corporation[12] S40, S41, S42, S45, S47, S56, S58, S59, S60, S61, S62, S66, S68, S69, S71, S76, S110, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 5A, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E
Educational Bus Transportation[13] S1, S20, S23, S25, S27, S29, S31, S33, S35, S54, S57, S63, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Twin Forks Transit S90, S92, S94, 8A, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E
Year Model Length Width Engine Fleet Number Total Number
1999 Orion V 05.503 35 ft 96 in Detroit Diesel Series 50 9908,9913,9915,9920,9923,9928-9929,9932-9933,9935,9939 11
2000 Gillig Phantom 35TB102 Suburban 35 ft 102 in 2000-2002,2004-2005 5
2005 Gillig Phantom 35TB102 Cummins ISM 5001-5005,5007-5016,5021-5034,5041-5042,5051-5060,5071-5081 58
2008 Gillig Low Floor BRT T-40 Hybrid 41 ft Cummins ISL
(GM-Allison EP-40 Hybrid propulsion system) 		8001-8004 4
2010 Orion VII NG 40.5 ft
35 ft
32.5 ft 		Cummins ISL 1001-1015
1016-1056,1058-1065
1066-1081 		15
49
16

Retired Fleet

All Retired Buses prior to 1981 were brought either second hand by Suffolk County or the bus companies that operated for the County or brought by the opertors and then by Suffolk County when they took over bus operations in 1980-1981. Some buses were renumbered after entering service, all fleet numbers listed are the numbers the buses were when they entered service.

Year Model Length Width Engine Fleet Number Number
19xx GMC TDH4517 35 ft 96 in Detroit Diesel 6V71 340 1
1964 GMC TDH4519 837 1
1965 292-294,840 4
1966 111,700 2
1967 104-105 2
19xx 527 1
1969 GMC T6H4521 517,528 2
1973 GMC T6H4523A 904,909,917,921,924 5
1974 GMC T6H4523A 124 1
1975 Flxible 45096-6-1 14-15,828-829,836 5
1981 New Flyer D901A 35102C 35 ft 102 in Detroit Diesel Series ?? 108-115,119-120,550-557,800-806 25
1982 Gillig Phantom 3596TB 35 ft 96 in Detroit Diesel 6V92 5,7-13,118-125,125-127,209,558-562,815-820 31
1982 Chance RT-52 25.11 ft 1-4,4-6,20-22,113-117,121-124,210-214,807-814,810-812,814-815 37
1987 Gillig Phantom 35102TB 35 ft 102 in Detroit Diesel Series 6V92TA 701-704,710,720-733,740-742,750-760 33
1988 Chance RT-52 25.11 ft 96 in Detroit Diesel Series ?? 300-303,320-321,340-341,350-352,880-884 16
1991 Gillig Phantom 40102TB 40 ft 102 in Detroit Diesel Series 6V92TA 900,910-916 9
Gillig Phantom 35102TB 35 ft 901-908,920,930-934,940-941 16
1993 Flxible Metro D 30096-6-T 30 ft 96 in 9301-9303,9311-9316,9321-9326,9331-9342 27
1996 Gillig Phantom 35102TB 35 ft 102 in Detroit Diesel Series 50 9600-9617,9620,9630-9636,9641-9655,9660-9661 43
1997 Gillig Phantom 3096TB 30 ft 96 in 9701-9702,9711-9714,9721-9726,9731-9734 16
1999 Orion V 05.503 35 ft 9901-9907,9909-9912,9914,9916-9919,9921-9922,9924-9927,9930-9931,9934-9938,9940-9942 31
2000 Gillig Phantom 35TB102 Suburban 102 in 2003 1
2005 Gillig Phantom 35TB102 Cummins ISM 5006 1
2010 Orion VII NG 07.502 Cummins ISL 1057 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b NTD Program filing for Suffolk Transit, 2009
  2. ^ http://town.huntington.ny.us/department_details.cfm?ID=37
  3. ^ transportation
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ [2]
  6. ^ General Information about Suffolk County Transit
  7. ^ SCAT - Suffolk County Accessible Transportation. SCT Users Guide for the disabled
  8. ^ http://libn.com/politbureau/2009/05/17/mr-levy-heads-to-albany Mr. Levy Heads to Albany
  9. ^ http://www.dcbusna.com/dbusna/0-866-621715-1-1266199-1-0-0-0-0-1-10578-575577-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html Daimler Buses North America Receives Orders for 92 Orion VII Transit Buses from New York State Agencies
  10. ^ Gannon, Tim (March 18, 2011). "Officials rally Friday to bring Sunday buses to the East End". Riverhead News-Review. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  11. ^ "Resolution No. 1238-2010" (PDF). Suffolk County Legislator. February 1, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  12. ^ Suffolk Bus Corporation
  13. ^ The Trans Group; History
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