# Short Line (bus company)

Short Line is a brand name for three different Coach USA companies, Hudson Transit Lines, Hudson Transit Corporation, and Chenango Valley Bus Lines that provide local, commuter and intercity bus service in lower New York State, primarily along the Route 17 and Southern Tier corridor. Coach USA acquired the companies in 1998.
In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Short Line) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.

## Service types

Short Line's service can be defined in several categories:

### Local bus service

Short Line, under contract to Orange County, provides local bus service along the former Erie Main Line corridor along Route 17M. ShortLine also owns local routes traveling along Routes 17K and 32 in Orange County, as well as local routes traveling onward from Middletown onward to Route 209, and to other towns along Route 17.

### Commuter bus service

Within the New York metropolitan area, ShortLine operates commuter services along the Route 17 corridor, Interstate 84, Routes 208 and 32, and Rockland and Bergen (NJ Route 17) counties to New York City.
In addition, under contract to the New York State Department of Transportation and Rockland County Department of Public Transportation, ShortLine provides commuter bus service from Orange and Rockland Counties to White Plains and Tarrytown.

### Intercity bus service

Within and beyond the New York metropolitan area, ShortLine provides scheduled service to and from Long Island to the Southern Tier (via Middletown and Monticello) and service to and from major colleges and universities in the region, such as Cornell University, SUNY Alfred, Binghamton University, Ithaca College, and SUNY Albany, and intermediate points. The central hub for all of these routes is Binghamton, via Routes X178 and 495.

## Route detail

Short Line provides service along 29 routes. Details are listed below for the full route only. Some schedules may serve only portions of the line, skip some stops, or may service multiple routes.
Unless noted, all service is provided using Coach USA-branded vehicles.

### Bergen, Rockland, and Westchester County routes

| Route | Outbound terminal | Via | Inbound terminal | Notes |
| Northern District-Nanuet (W59) | Nanuet Exit 14 P/R and Hamlets | Express | New York Midtown or Wall Street | Peak service only; route subsidized by Rockland County. |
| Northern District-Bergen County | Mahwah Ramapo College | Route 208, Wyckoff, Oakland | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Peak service only. Local passengers in New Jersey are not carried on this line. |
| 17G | Ramsey | Wyckoff Avenue, Franklin Turnpike | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Peak service only. |
| 17RG | Mahwah Ridge Gardens | Franklin Turnpike (Ho-Ho-Kus to Mahwah) | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Peak service only |
| 17SF/WY | Suffern | Route 17 to Mahwah Orange Avenue to Suffern | Port Authority Bus Terminal | WY trips via Ramapo College. Select trips continue to/from 17M/MD service from Central Valley and Middletown. |
| 17US | Ramsey | Upper Saddle River | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Peak service only |

### Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Pike County routes

These routes service the outer regions of the New York metropolitan area.
| Route | Terminal A | Via | Terminal B | Notes |
| Main Line Trolley | Middletown | Route 17M | Woodbury Common Premium Outlets | Route owned by Orange County DOT. Weekend trips extended to Harriman. Service on this line uses TransitOrange vehicles. Does not operate on major holidays. |
| 17M/MD | Middletown | Monroe, Goshen, Chester, Central Valley, Harriman, Tuxedo, Sloatsburg, Suffern | Port Authority Bus Terminal | This route has a number of peak-service and short-turn variants: 17C for service to Chester. 17G for service terminating in Goshen. In addition, most local trips continue to/from 17SF/WY in Bergen County. |
| X32N | Rhinebeck | Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Woodbury Common | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |
| XPA84 | Hawley | Honesdale (PA), Port Jervis (NY), Middletown | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Off-peak service extended to Honesdale. |
| X87M | Middletown | Route 17/Thruway Express | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Rush-hour only nonstop service. |
| 700 | Newburgh or West Point | Thruway Express | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Rush-hour only nonstop service. |
| 700 | Newburgh or West Point | Cornwall, West Point, Stony Point, Haverstraw, Suffern, Bergen County | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |
| 700 | Newburgh or West Point | Woodbury Common | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |
| 208-GWB Eastside Commuter | Montgomery | Washingtonville, Monroe, Central Valley | New York George Washington Bridge, Harlem, and East Side | Route owned by the New York State DOT. Does not serve Port Authority Bus Terminal. Peak service only. |
| 209 | Kerhonkson | Ellenville, Wurtsboro, Middletown, Monroe | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |
| 287 (Orange-Westchester Link) | Middletown | Goshen, Monroe, Central Valley | White Plains Platinum Mile | Route owned by the New York State DOT; fare is between $4.00 and $5.55 depending on distance. Peak service only; alternate service available on Route 495. |
| L-9 | Newburgh | Cornwall, West Point, Highland Falls, Bear Mountain, Suffern | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |
| L-211 | Newburgh | Routes 17K and 211 | Middletown | Local Orange County service |

### Beyond the New York metro area

These routes run primarily from the New York Metro area to points in the Southern Tier (Sullivan County and beyond), or service the Southern Tier of New York State exclusively.
| Route | Terminal A | Via | Terminal B | Notes |
| 40 | Monticello | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Brooklyn Midwood | Summer only. Does not operate during Jewish Sabbath. |
| 52 | Monticello | South Fallsburg, Woodbourne, Sullivan County Community College | Liberty | |
| 56 | Monticello | Monticello Gaming & Raceway, White Lake, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Villa Roma | Operates mid-May thru mid-October. No service Sunday & Monday. Special Concert Excursions to Bethel Woods from New York City and other points available. |
| 79 | Olean | Alfred State College | Binghamton | Feeder line into Route X178 at its eastern end. Connects to Coach USA WNY (which continues to Jamestown) at its western end. |
| 88 | Binghamton | Interstate 88 corridor | Albany | Joint service with Trailways of New York. |
| L178 | Monticello | Wurtsboro, Middletown | Port Authority Bus Terminal | |
| X178 | Alfred State College or Ithaca City Bus Terminal or Cornell University | Binghamton, Monticello | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Services from either Western New York end point may require a transfer in Binghamton. |
| 179 | Binghamton | Deposit, Hancock, Roscoe, Liberty, Monticello Gaming & Raceway | Monticello | |
| 495 | Monticello | Middletown, Woodbury Common, Nanuet, White Plains, Queens Village, Hempstead | Patchogue | Transfer to/from Southern Tier buses in Monticello. Stops in Middletown for transfers to buses to Pike County, Route 17, Ellenville, and Kerkhonson. Stops at Woodbury Common for transfers to Newburgh buses. Express service for the Main Line route. |
| L-12 | Utica | Colgate University, SUNY Morrisville, Norwich | Binghamton | Feeder line into Route X178. |

## Incidents

On June 12, 2017, in New York City, a Hudson Transit Lines bus was involved in a crash in which driver Dave Lewis ran over and killed bicyclist Dan Hanegby, an Israeli-American athlete and cycling enthusiast. The bus driver was arrested due to this incident, on a misdemeanor charge.