Service on two Bee-Line shuttle routes will be eliminated and reduced on nine other routes, including the Westchester-Manhattan express bus, on Monday (June 28) when the county's Department of Transportation implements its summer service changes.
Shuttle Loop E that serves the Manhattanville Road area in Purchase and Loop T that operates along White Plains Road in Tarrytown will be discontinued. The Department of Transportation estimates that these schedule changes will save approximately $1.7 million in operating costs this year and over $3 million in 2011.
Other changes include:
- The Westchester-Manhattan express bus will run only peak hour service; all service on weekends and weekday midday and evening hours will be discontinued.
- Route 7 trips during off-peak midday hours will be reduced.
- Route 14 buses will terminate in downtown White Plains instead of Bloomingdale Road.
- Routes 18 and 31 trips serving the Peekskill railroad station will be reduced.
- Route 42 weekday evening and Saturday trips will start and end at White Plains Road and East 241st Street in the Bronx instead of East 233rd Street.
- Some Shuttle Loop B, D and F trips will be discontinued.
- Route 6 trips on Sundays between White Plains and Valhalla will be discontinued.
- Routes 75 and 91 daily service to Playland will start on Tuesday, June 29. However, Route 92 daily summer service between Playland and White Plains will not be offered this year.
New schedules and a brochure explaining the schedule changes are onboard all Bee-Line buses. Information is also available by calling the Bee-Line hotline at (914) 813-7777 or by logging on to www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus.