August 30, 2018 -- Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced fall service changes to the County’s Bee-Line Bus System effective Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Several enhancements will occur this fall including adding service to various routes where ridership is strong, and demand exists for more weekend trips.
Latimer said: “More than 100,000 riders depend on the Bee-Line every day to get them to work or school on time. These improvements are part of our continuous efforts to provide a safe and reliable bus system that meets the needs of our Westchester community.”
This fall the Bee-Line is adding service between Getty Square and the Bronx. Nearly 15% of Bee-Line passengers transfer to the New York City Subway, and a large number of these transfers are provided by routes that serve Getty Square in Yonkers, including the Routes 1, 2, 4 and 25. Based on ridership demand, the weekday 6:56 a.m. Route 2 southbound trip that ends at Getty Square will now be extended to the 242nd Street Subway, and operate on weekdays year-round, not just during the school year. In addition, there will be three Saturday northbound Route 1 trips added to the Yonkers City Line at 8:35 p.m., 9:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.
To better serve passengers, the Bee-Line is also adding more service on the Route 20. There will be additional southbound trips on Saturday evenings starting at the Macy’s bus stop at 8:36 p.m., 9:06 p.m., 9:36 p.m. and 10:01 p.m. This means that buses on Saturday evenings will now be departing every 15 minutes from the Cross County Shopping Center.
Bee-Line’s Route 43 express service between Mount Vernon and Valhalla is being revamped. Starting in September, all Route 43 buses will make stops along Bradhurst Avenue immediately after the Westchester Medical Center. This will provide more direct service for riders to the medical office building at 19 Bradhurst Avenue, along with Blythedale Children’s Hospital. For a full list of fall service changes, please see below.
Beginning Tuesday, September 4, 2018, service changes will go into effect on the following Bee-Line bus routes:
ROUTES 1 and 2
Weekdays: The 6:56 a.m. Route 2 southbound trip that ends at Getty Square will be extended to the 242nd Street Subway and operate on weekdays year-round. There will be minor schedule adjustments to other a.m. trips.
Saturdays: There will be three northbound Route 1 trips added to Yonkers City Line at 8:35 p.m., 9:15 p.m. & 11:15 p.m. There will be other minor schedule adjustments on both routes.
ROUTE 4
Sundays: A 6:50 a.m. southbound trip will be added, and there will be two additional northbound trips at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
ROUTE 7
Saturdays: There will be minor schedule adjustments.
Sundays: A 6:35 a.m. eastbound trip, and 7:38 a.m. westbound trip will be added.
ROUTE 8
Saturdays: The first A.M. northbound trip will be extended to begin at Mt. St. Vincent at 6:50 a.m. and serve the entire length of the route.
ROUTES 12, 32, 42, 60, 61 and 63
There will be minor schedule adjustments.
ROUTE 13
All trips will now operate via Routes 9 and 119 and will no longer serve Benedict Avenue.
ROUTE 20
Saturdays: There will be four additional southbound trips serving Cross County Shopping Center, departing Macy’s at 8:36 p.m., 9:06 p.m., 9:36 p.m., and 10:01 p.m.
Sundays: A 7:00 a.m. southbound trip will be added.
ROUTE 25
Sundays: A 7:15 a.m. eastbound trip and 8:00 a.m. westbound trip will be added.
ROUTE 40
Weekdays: To improve connections from classes ending at Westchester Community College, Bee-Line staff worked with the college to make evening trip times match up better to when classes let out on campus. The 7:45 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. will be adjusted to 7:50 p.m. and 8:50 p.m.
Saturdays: A 6:50 a.m. southbound trip will be added.
ROUTE 43
All trips will now serve Bradhurst Avenue. Buses will make stops along Bradhurst Avenue immediately after Westchester Medical Center. There will be minor schedule adjustments.
RUTAS 1 y 2
De lunes a viernes: el viaje hacia el sur de la Ruta 2 a las 6:56 a.m. que termina en Getty Square se extenderá al metro de la calle 242 y operará los días de semana durante todo el año. Habrá ajustes de horario menores en otros viajes A.M.
Sábados: habrá tres viajes en dirección norte de la Ruta 1 que se agregarán a Yonkers City Line a las 8:35 p.m., a las 9:15 p.m. ya las 11:15 p.m. Habrá otros ajustes de horario menores en ambas rutas.
RUTA 4
Domingos: Se agregará un viaje hacia el sur a las 6:50 a.m. y habrá dos viajes adicionales hacia el norte a las 7:30 p.m. y a las 9:00 p.m. .
RUTA 7
Sábados: Habrá ajustes de horario menores.
Domingos: Se agregará un viaje hacia el este a las 6:35 a.m. y un viaje hacia el oeste a las 7:38 a.m.
RUTA 8
Sábados: el primer viaje AM hacia el norte se extenderá para comenzar en Mt. St. Vincent a las 6:50 a.m. y servira a todo lo largo de la ruta.
RUTAS 12, 32, 42, 60, 61 y 63
Habrá ajustes en el cronograma.
RUTA 13
Todos los viajes ahora operarán a través de las rutas 9 y 119 y ya no servirán a Benedict Avenue.
RUTA 20
Sábados: Habrá cuatro viajes adicionales hacia el sur que darán servicio al centro commercial Cross County, saliendo de Macy's a las 8:36 p.m., 9:06 p.m., 9:36 p.m., y 10:01 p.m.
Domingos: se agregará un viaje hacia el sur a las 7:00 a.m.
RUTA 25
Domingos: se agregará un viaje hacia el este a las 7:15 a.m. y un viaje hacia el oeste a las 8:00 a.m.
RUTA 40
Días laborables: para mejorar las conexiones de las clases que terminan en Westchester Community College, los viajes hacia el sur a las 7:45 p.m. y 9:10 p.m. se ajustarán a las 7:50 p.m. y a las 8:50 p.m.
Sabados: Se agregará un viaje hacia el sur a las 6:50 a.m.
RUTA 43
Todos los viajes ahora servirán Bradhurst Avenue. Los autobuses harán paradas a lo largo de Bradhurst Avenue inmediatamente después del Westchester Medical Center. Habrá ajustes de horario menores.
For new bus schedules, visit www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus or call the Bee-Line customer service center at (914)-813-7777, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Automated information is available 24 hours a day.