# Columbia Transportation

Columbia Transportation is a fare-free bus network providing service to Columbia University campuses. It is operated by Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation to serve employees and students. The buses are open to all Columbia faculty, students, Dodge Fitness Center members, and anyone else who holds a Columbia ID card.

## Routes
### Active routes

| Route | Termini | Termini | Via | Notes |
| Arbor Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus 120th Street at Amsterdam Avenue | Riverdale Arbor 235th Street at Henry Hudson Parkway | Henry Hudson Parkway | Operated by subcontractors for Columbia Residential using minibuses Serves CUIMC by request |
| Fort Lee Shuttle | Fort Lee, New Jersey Parker Plaza Lewis Street at Center Avenue | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 169th Street at Broadway | George Washington Bridge | Rush hours only |
| Intercampus Shuttles (Green, Blue, and Red Lines) | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway | Broadway, 125th St, St Nicholas Av (rush hours only) | Open to senior citizens, Medicare Card holders, and Access-A-Ride ID card holders, as well as Columbia ID holders Runs via 125th St are rush hours only Limited service to Harlem Hospital Limited service ends at 116th Street, does not continue to 96th Street |
| Intercampus Shuttles (Green, Blue, and Red Lines) | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway | Broadway | Open to senior citizens, Medicare Card holders, and Access-A-Ride ID card holders, as well as Columbia ID holders Runs via 125th St are rush hours only Limited service to Harlem Hospital Limited service ends at 116th Street, does not continue to 96th Street |
| Intercampus Shuttle Green Line | Harlem Harlem Hospital 135th Street at Lenox Avenue (limited service) | Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway | Broadway, St Nicholas Av, 135th St | Open to senior citizens, Medicare Card holders, and Access-A-Ride ID card holders, as well as Columbia ID holders Runs via 125th St are rush hours only Limited service to Harlem Hospital Limited service ends at 116th Street, does not continue to 96th Street |
| Manhattanville Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus | Manhattanville Loop | Broadway, 12th Av | Discontinued in April 2020, reactivated in September 2021. |
| Lamont Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus 120th Street at Broadway | Palisades Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory | George Washington Bridge, Route 9W | Rush hour trips run express One trip in the rush hour direction each morning uses an Academy coach bus. |
| Bakers Field Shuttle | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus | Inwood Bakers Field West 218th St at Broadway | Henry Hudson Pkwy | Uses Academy-branded coach buses |

### Former Routes

| Route | Termini | Termini | Via | Notes |
| Yankee Stadium Commuter Route | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Yankee Stadium | Broadway, 161st Street | Discontinued due to extremely low ridership. Replaced by East Manhattan Commuter Route |
| Hoboken Shuttle Pilot | Hoboken Willow Av at 14th St | Manhattanville Amsterdam Av at 125th St | 10th Avenue | Discontinued in June 2021 after the Intercampus Shuttle changed to the summer schedule. |
| Manhattan Commuter Shuttle | Midtown Manhattan Penn Station | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | 8th/9th Avenues, Broadway | Discontinued on December 30, 2021 |
| Brooklyn via West Manhattan Commuter Shuttle | Downtown Brooklyn Tillary St at Jay St | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Broadway, 8th/9th Avenues, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge | Discontinued on December 30, 2021 |
| Brooklyn via East Manhattan Commuter Shuttle | Downtown Brooklyn Tillary St at Jay St | Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway | Broadway, 110th Street, 2nd/3rd Avenues, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge | Discontinued on December 30, 2021 |
| Queens-Riverdale Commuter Shuttle | Citi Field Southfield Commuter Lot | Riverdale West 238th St at Riverdale Av | Grand Central Pkwy, 125th Street, Broadway | Discontinued on December 30, 2021 |
| Morningside Loop | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus Loop | Morningside Heights Morningside Campus Loop | 120th St, Amsterdam Av, 113th St, Broadway | Temporary shuttle established on May 4, 2024 during the closure of Columbia campus due to the pro-Palestinian campus occupation. This route was operated in-house by Columbia Transportation and Columbia Public Safety, not by Academy. The shuttle was discontinued on May 7, 2024 |

### Columbia Commuter Shuttles

In August 2020, Columbia announced that they would start commuter shuttle service in the Fall 2020 semester. These buses would function as express buses, linking areas that do not have direct connections to Columbia to each campus. The contractor for these routes is Academy Bus Lines, using coach buses. The original system included the Yankee Stadium Commuter Route, which functioned essentially as a park and ride route, however this was discontinued due to extremely low ridership. The buses assigned to the Yankee Stadium route were reassigned to the East Manhattan Route. The Queens-Riverdale Commuter Route, however still serves the Southfield Commuter Lot at Citi Field park and ride in Queens. The Commuter Shuttle Service ended on December 30, 2021.

### Evening Shuttle

On June 9, 2020, Columbia announced that the Evening Shuttle service, previously provided by the Columbia Public Safety department, would restart with an on-demand service model. Users would order cars from the ridesharing service Via, and provided the rides were within the coverage area, Columbia Transportation would reimburse. This program would operate 7 days a week, from 6 pm to 3 am in the summer, and 4 pm to 3 am in the winter. In January 2022, Service was expanded eastwards, covering much of Central Harlem. In June 2022, the service was changed to operate from 8 pm to 3 am. The service was estimated to have 162,000 riders during the 2021-2022 academic year. On September 1, 2022, the hours were changed again. Rides would operate from 6 to 8 pm, only from street corner to street corner, and past 8 pm on a door-to-door basis, where rides are offered to anywhere in the zone.

## Fleet
### Active
#### Intercampus, Lamont, Manhattanville, and Fort Lee Shuttles

| Fleet number(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Garage | Notes |
| 2114-2119 | 2007-2008 | Nova Bus | LFS TL40102A | Hoboken | Formerly owned by Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 Various buses retired 2118 retired |
| 2400 | 2015 | New Flyer | XD40 | Hoboken | Used on Lamont Shuttle |
| 2991-2996 | 2018 | New Flyer | XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE | Hoboken | |

#### Baker Field Shuttle

| Fleet number(s) | Photo | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Garage | Notes |
| 6405-6410 | | 2013 | Van Hool | C2045 | Hoboken | Can be used on Fort Lee Shuttle |

#### Arbor Shuttle

The Arbor Shuttle uses various cutaway buses operated by subcontractors for Columbia Residential.

### Retired

| Fleet number(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Notes | Notes |
| 2101-2113 | 2006 | Nova Bus | LFS TL40102A | Formerly owned by Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 Some units used for New York University service Retired in 2018 2105 and 2110 reactivated in 2022, have been re-retired | Formerly owned by Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 Some units used for New York University service Retired in 2018 2105 and 2110 reactivated in 2022, have been re-retired |
| 2114, 2118 | 2007 | Nova Bus | LFS TL40102A | Formerly owned by Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 2115-2117 still active | Formerly owned by Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 2115-2117 still active |
| 2143 | 2017 | Nova Bus | LFS TL40102A | Formerly owned by New York University, transferred to Columbia in late 2019 to replace bus #2114. Used on the Manhattanville Shuttle Transferred to Academy’s operations in Boston in April 2020 with the discontinuance of the Manhattanville Shuttle. | Formerly owned by New York University, transferred to Columbia in late 2019 to replace bus #2114. Used on the Manhattanville Shuttle Transferred to Academy’s operations in Boston in April 2020 with the discontinuance of the Manhattanville Shuttle. |
| Former Commuter Shuttle buses |||||||
| 6711, 6730, 6784-6795 | 2015-2018 | Van Hool | CX45 | | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 6838-6852 | 2020 | Van Hool | CX45 | Some units used for other Academy services. | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 1608-1611 | 2015 | MCI | J4500 | | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 1618-1620 | 2020 | MCI | J4500 | | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 3512-3520 | 2017 | Van Hool | CX35 | | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 1344-1349 | 2018 | Prévost | H3-45 | Some units used for other Academy services. | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 1350-1361, 1363 | 2019-2020 | Prévost | H3-45 | 1361 and 1363 are 2020 units | Former Commuter Shuttle buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy services. Can be used on Lamont Shuttle if needed. |
| 19040-19046 | 2019 | MCI | D4500CT | All owned by New Jersey Transit Used only occasionally as backup buses Normally used on Academy routes in NJ | Former Commuter Shuttle backup buses, not used in Columbia Commuter services anymore, but still used for Academy routes in New Jersey |