Columbia Transportation

Columbia Transportation
	Columbia Transportation #2993 displaying "Commencement" on its destination sign.
Parent	Columbia University
Locale	Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, BrooklynPalisades, New York
Service area	Upper Manhattan, Riverdale, Fort Lee, Palisades-Lamont
Service type	University Shuttle bus
Routes	8
Hubs	CUIMC Campus; 166th Street at Broadway
Fleet	Fleet
Daily ridership	~700 on the Intercampus Shuttle per day; ~100 on the Lamont Shuttle per day
Fuel type	Diesel and Electric
Operator	Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation
Website	Official website

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[]

Routes colored yellow are operated by Luxury Transportation.
Routes colored blue are Commuter Shuttles. These have a fare of $4.50, and use Academy buses. The Bakers Field Shuttle uses Columbia Athletics-branded Academy buses.

Route	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
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 Green Line (Summer Shuttle)	Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway	Harlem Loop	125th St, St Nicholas Av	Rush hours only
Intercampus Green Line (Summer Shuttle)	Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway	Broadway	limited service
Morningside Heights Morningside Campus 116th Street at Broadway	Broadway
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
Manhattan Commuter Shuttle	Midtown Manhattan Penn Station	Washington Heights CUIMC Campus 167th Street at Broadway	8th/9th Avenues, Broadway
Brooklyn via West Manhattan Commuter Shuttle	Downtown Brooklyn Tillary St at Jay St		Broadway, 8th/9th Avenues, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn via East Manhattan Commuter Shuttle	Downtown Brooklyn Tillary St at Jay St		Broadway, 110th Street, 2nd/3rd Avenues, Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge
Queens-Riverdale Commuter Shuttle	Citi Field Southfield Commuter Lot	Riverdale W 238 St at Riverdale Av	Grand Central Pkwy, 125th Street, Broadway
Bakers Field Shuttle	Morningside Heights Morningside Campus	Inwood Bakers Field W 218 St at Broadway	Henry Hudson Pkwy

Former Routes[]

Route	Termini		Via	Notes
Manhattanville Shuttle	Morningside Heights Morningside Campus	Manhattanville Loop	Broadway, 12 Av	Discontinued due to low ridership and duplication with the Intercampus Shuttle
Yankee Stadium Commuter Route	Morningside Heights Morningside Campus	Yankee Stadium	Broadway, 161 Street	Discontinued due to extremely low ridership. Replaced by East Manhattan Commuter Route^[3]
Hoboken Shuttle Pilot	Hoboken Willow Av at 14 St	Manhattanville Amsterdam Av at 125 St	10th Avenue	Discontinued in June 2021 after the Intercampus Shuttle changed to the summer schedule.

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.

Fleet[]

Active[]

Intercampus, Lamont, and Fort Lee Shuttles[]

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain	Garage	Notes
2114-2118^[4]	2007	Nova Bus	LFS TL40102A	Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C	Hoboken	Ex-Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 2114 retired in 2019 Used as a backup buses and on the Fort Lee shuttle
2119	2008	Nova Bus	LFS TL40102A	Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C		Ex-Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to New York University in 2011. Retired in 2017. Reactivated and reassigned to Columbia in April 2021 due to a bus shortage and issues with the XE40 fleet. As of May 2021, 2119 is in storage. In an all-white livery Backup bus
2991-2996^[4]	2018	New Flyer	XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE	Siemens ELFA2		2993 is assigned to the Lamont Shuttle Used on Intercampus Shuttles, Fort Lee Shuttle and Lamont Shuttle

Commuter Shuttles[]

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain	Garage	Notes
6711, 6730, 6784-6795^[5]	2015-2018	Van Hool	CX45	Cummins ISX-12	Leonardo
6838-6852	2020	Van Hool	CX45	Cummins X12	Hoboken	Some units used for other Academy services.
1608-1611^[5]	2015	MCI	J4500	Cummins ISX-12	Leonardo
1618-1620	2020	MCI	J4500	Cummins X12	Leonardo
6405, 6410, 6585, 6659^[5]	2009-2013	Van Hool	C2045	Cummins ISX-12	Hoboken	6405 and 6410 occasionally run on the Bakers Field shuttle
3512-3520^[5]	2017	Van Hool	CX35	Cummins ISL9		Most units used on Queens-Riverdale Commuter Route 3518 occasionally used on West Manhattan Commuter Route
1344-1349^[5]	2018	Prévost	H3-45	Volvo D13		Some units used for other Academy services.
1350-1361, 1363	2019-2020	Prévost	H3-45	Volvo D13		1361 and 1363 are 2020 units
19040-19046	2019	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Toms River	All owned by New Jersey Transit Used only occasionally as backup buses Normally used on Academy-operated NJ Transit routes Can be stored at Leonardo garage if needed.

Bakers Field Shuttle[]

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain	Garage	Notes
6405-6410^[5]		2013	Van Hool	C2045	Cummins ISX-12	Hoboken	6405 and 6410 occasionally run on the commuter shuttles

Arbor Shuttle[]

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain	Notes
425^[4]		2019	Ford/Goshen Coach	E-450/Impulse	Ford Triton 6.8L V10
243		2018	Ford	Transit 350	Ford 3.7L V6	backup bus

Retired[]

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Powertrain	Notes
2101-2113		2006	Nova Bus	LFS TL40102A	Cummins ISL ZF 6HP554C	Ex-Rutgers Campus Buses, transferred to Columbia Transportation in 2011 Some units used for New York University service Retired in 2018
2143		2017	Nova Bus	LFS TL40102A	Cummins L9	Ex-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, Massachusetts in April 2020 with the discontinuance of the Manhattanville Shuttle

References[]

^ "Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University". Green Car Congress. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ "Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "Commuter Shuttle Updates: Students Now Eligible and New Manhattan East Side Route".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Columbia University - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Academy Bus Lines - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

[1] "Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University". Green Car Congress. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

[2] "Columbia Transportation". transportation.columbia.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[3] "Commuter Shuttle Updates: Students Now Eligible and New Manhattan East Side Route".

[:0-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Columbia University - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

[:1-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Academy Bus Lines - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

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