Hudson Rail Link#Routes

{{Short description|Bus system in the Bronx, New York}}

{{About|the bus service in the Bronx|the bus service in Rockland County and Westchester County|Hudson Link}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Hudson Rail Link

| logo = Hudson rail link logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

|image=HRL M0046.jpg

|image_size=250px

|image_caption=Hudson Rail Link #M0046, on Route C, preparing to leave Riverdale station (2020).

| company_slogan =

| parent =

| founded = 1991

| headquarters =

|locale=Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale

|service_area=The Bronx

| service_type = Shuttle bus

| alliance =

| routes = 8

| destinations = North Riverdale, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil

| stops =

| hubs = Riverdale station (Routes A, B, C, D)
Spuyten Duyvil station (Routes J, K, L, M)

| stations =

| lounge =

| fleet =

| ridership = 1,500{{cite press release|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=110607-MNR26|title=Hebrew Home for the Aged in Riverdale to Get Hudson Rail Link Service|publisher=Metro-North Railroad|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=July 4, 2011}}

|annual_ridership=181,088 (annual ridership, 2023){{cite web | title=2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT | website=mta.info | date= | url=https://new.mta.info/document/138216| access-date=June 6, 2024}}| fuel_type = Diesel (See Fleet for more.)

|operator=Consolidated Bus Transit
Formerly Atlantic Express{{Cite web| last = Shahrigian | first = Shant | date = January 8, 2014 | title = New operator takes over Hudson Rail Link buses | work = The Riverdale Press| access-date = May 25, 2015| url = http://riverdalepress.com/stories/New-operator-takes-over-Hudson-Rail-Link-buses,53567}}

|ceo =

|website = [https://new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad/connecting-services/hudson-rail-link Official website]

}}

The Hudson Rail Link is a feeder bus system, operated by Consolidated Bus Transit for Metro-North Railroad, in the northwest Bronx in New York City. It connects the Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil stations on the Hudson Line to the neighborhoods of the same name. Service began in 1991, and route M began in 2002. As of 2014, more than half of the daily commuters who use Spuyten Duyvil station arrive using the feeder bus.{{cite news |title=Spuyten Duyvil Station Makes Room for Buses |first=Manny |last=Grossman |url=http://www.riverdalepress.com/atf.php?sid=2309¤t_edition=2007-12-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909172833/http://www.riverdalepress.com/atf.php?sid=2309¤t_edition=2007-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |newspaper=The Riverdale Press |date=December 27, 2007 |access-date=February 27, 2010 }} Service operates on weekdays only, connecting to and from Metro-North trains. It accepts MetroCard and OMNY, and UniTickets are available at a discount for rail passengers.

Routes

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!Route

!colspan=2|Terminals

!Primary streets traveled

!Notes

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A

|West 263rd Street and Riverdale Avenue

|rowspan=4|Riverdale station

|rowspan=2|254th Street, Riverdale Avenue

|rowspan=2|Peak only

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B

|West 259th Street and Arlington Avenue

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C

|Mosholu Avenue and Fieldston Road

|254th Street, Riverdale Avenue, Broadway

|Off-peak only, combination of routes A, B, and D
Only Riverdale route to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic

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D

|West 262nd Street and Broadway

|Broadway, Mosholu Avenue

| rowspan="3"|Peak only

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J

|West 239th Street and Independence Avenue

|rowspan=4|Spuyten Duyvil station

|rowspan=2|Henry Hudson Parkway

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K

|West 246th Street, Henry Hudson Parkway

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L

|West 231st Street and Riverdale Avenue

|rowspan=2|Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue, Johnson Avenue

|Off-peak only, combination of routes J, K, and M
Only Spuyten Duyvil route to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic

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M

|West 227th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway

|Peak only

{{Cite web |last=Metro-North Railroad |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Hudson Rail Link Riverdale schedule |url=https://new.mta.info/document/107436 |access-date=April 30, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Metro-North Railroad |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Hudson Rail Link Spuyten Duyvil schedule |url=https://new.mta.info/document/107431 |access-date=April 30, 2023}}

Fleet

=Active Fleet=

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!Fleet Numbers

!Photo

!Year

!Manufacturer

!Model

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|M0028-M0050

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|2009-2024

|Thomas Built Buses

|Saf-T-Liner HDX RE 25'

=Retired Fleet=

This list is incomplete

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!Fleet Numbers

!Photo

!Year

!Manufacturer

!Model

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|M0018-M0027

|200px

|2003

|Blue Bird

|All American FE{{Cite web |title=Metro-North's Hudson Rail Link receives new bus « The Railfan Window Blog |url=https://www.railfanwindow.com/blog/2009/02/metro-north-hudson-rail-link-receives-new-bus/ |access-date=October 22, 2020 |language=en-US}}

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