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{{Short description|Bus system in Westchester County, New York}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
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| headquarters = 100 East First Street, 9th Floor<br>[[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]], [[New York (state)|NY]] 10550
| locale = [[Westchester County, New York]]
| service_area = [[Westchester County, New York]] and [[Putnam County, New York]]; [[The Bronx]] and [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]; and [[
| service_type = Local, Limited, express, shuttle buses
| alliance =
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| fleet = 327 fixed route<br>91 paratransit
| ridership =
| fuel_type = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]], [[Diesel-electric]] hybrid
| operator =
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==History==
The system was founded on May 1, 1978, by the then Westchester County Department of Transportation to consolidate the bus system with thirteen private bus companies and has been given control over the buses, fare structure, routes, and services. By the 1980s, the bus system had an identity problem in who was providing the service. On May 19, 1987, WCDOT officially named the bus service "The Bee-Line System" with a 'bee-in-flight' mascot drawn by cartoonist [[Jack Davis (cartoonist)|Jack Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.utrc2.org/sites/default/files/pubs/Singh-Report.pdf |title=Variable Fares for Elderly & Handicapped Transit Riders: An Analysis of Westchester County
The Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation currently contracts out to two private bus companies to provide service in Westchester County and the surrounding counties: [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]]-based [[Liberty Lines Transit, Inc.]], the main company that either bought out or obtained franchises from the other twelve bus companies over the years, operates buses on all but three bus routes; and [[Cortlandt Manor, New York|Cortlandt Manor]]-based P.T.L.A. Enterprise, Inc., a small company that operates buses on routes 16, 18, and 31.
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==Scope of service==
[[File:Valhalla Bee-line HQ jeh.jpg|thumb|left|The Cerrato Satellite Bus Facility in Valhalla]]
Most Bee-Line routes operate seven days a week.
===Within Westchester===
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The system's 64 routes are mostly concentrated in the more urban southern portion of the county, with the cities of [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]], [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], and [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]] receiving a high frequency of service. [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], the county seat and most centrally located city, is a major transportation hub with many routes converging on the city's TransCenter.
Service in the northern portion of Westchester is sparse and is concentrated near slightly populated areas such as [[Mount Kisco]], [[Ossining (village), New York|Ossining]], or [[Peekskill]]. Areas such as [[Lewisboro, New York|Lewisboro]], [[North Salem, New York|North Salem]], and [[Pound Ridge, New York|Pound Ridge]] receive paratransit service only. During the school year, special bus routes also operate. All but the county's smallest, most rural communities have at least [[rush hour]] service.<ref name=Bee-Line-Service>{{cite web |url=
===Outside Westchester===
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** free to MTA local buses, subways, and other Bee-Line services
** $3.75 "step-up" charge for transferring to an MTA Bus express route
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|$3.75<br><small>(Off peak only)</small>
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* '''No transfers accepted
| colspan="2" |No Unlimited-Ride MetroCards accepted
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** First departure and last four departures from Manhattan
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Bee-Line Bus started accepting MetroCard on April 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/metrocard/beeline.htm |title=MTA NYC Transit MetroCard – Westchester Bee-Line Buses |date=April 2007 |website=mta.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528165951/http://www.mta.info/metrocard/beeline.htm |archive-date=
For certain periods during the summer and winter of 2022, the buses were fare-free.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/9685-county-executive-george-latimer-announces-free-rides-on-the-bee-line-bus-for-the-holiday-season|title=County Executive George Latimer Announces Free Rides on the Bee-Line Bus for the Holiday Season|publisher=Westchester County|date=
==Fleet==
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This roster only lists buses and shuttle vans used in fixed route service. [[Paratransit]] vehicles are not listed. All buses are wheelchair accessible.
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! width="50px" |Length
! width="50px" |Width
!Engines
!Transmission
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|116–136
|2005
|[[Image:Bee-Line Orion 136.jpg|150x150px]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Orion V|Orion V 05.505]]
| rowspan="2" |{{convert|32|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="2" |{{convert|96|in|m|abbr=on}}
|▼
|- align="center"
|▼
|▼
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▲* [[Detroit Diesel Series 50]] EGR
▲* [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
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|- align="center"
|801–830
|2008
|[[Image:Bee-Line System Orion V 05.501 suburban single door 801.jpg|150x150px]]
|'''[[Orion Bus Industries]]'''▼
|[[Orion V|Orion V 05.501]]
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| rowspan="
|- align="center"
|▼
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▲* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
| rowspan="3" | [[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]]▼
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|- align="center"
|205–299
|2009
|[[File:Bee-Line System NABI 40LFW (model year 2009).jpg|150x150px]]
▲| [[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]]
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|- align="center"
▲* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|▼
|Allison H 40 EP
hybrid system
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|- align="center"
|301–378
|2018–2020
|[[File:302 XDE60 Bee Line.jpeg|150x150px]]
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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE60 articulated]]
|{{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|BAE Systems
HDS300
hybrid system
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▲* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
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|- align="center"
|100–106
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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE35]]
|{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}
▲|
|BAE Systems
▲* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B6.7]]
HDS200
hybrid system
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|- align="center"
|141–144
|2021
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[[File:XE35 bee line.jpg|128px| ]]
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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE35]]
|{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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▲* Siemens HV1DB2016
▲* Siemens ELFA2
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|- align="center"
|145–146
|2021
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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE40]]
| rowspan="3" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}
▲|
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|- align="center"
|398–503
|2021–2022
|[[File:BeelineXDE40.jpg|frameless|128x128px]]
▲|
|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''
|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]]
|rowspan="2" |BAE Systems
▲* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
HDS200
hybrid system
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|- align="center"
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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]]
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* 501 was a 2000 model
* Replaced all Man SG310 buses
* Replaced by New Flyer XDE60 buses<ref>{{cite web |last=Coyne |first=Matt |date=
* 577 as the last unit
* 14 units sold to Virginia Alexandria Transit Company's [[DASH (bus)|DASH]] for use on the [[WMATA]] [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow]]/[[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]] line shuttle bus service.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malouff |first1=Dan |date=
* Option to order AN440 buses there 40 ft versions 601/602 test units until Neoplan announced a shutdown.
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* Replaced older shuttle vans.
* Retired without replacement with 2012 budget cuts in maintaining the fleet and were sold to the following transit agencies:
** 4 units were sold to [[Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine">{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=DOT_Press_Releases&id=345524&v=article|title=Community Buses Roll Into Maine| work=[[MaineDOT]]|date=
** 5 units were sold to [[Community Connector]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine"/>
** 2 units were sold to [[South Portland Bus Service]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine"/>
** 4 units were sold to [[Housatonic Area Regional Transit]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/minjan12.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131213073031/http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/minjan12.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 13, 2013 |title=Connecticut Public Transportation Commission }} {{small|(97.9 KB)}}</ref>
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===Future fleet===
In February 2020, it was announced that Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus fleet would be expanding with 78 hybrid-electric 60-foot buses (all delivered by summer 2020), 106 hybrid-electric 40-foot buses and two 40-foot battery-electric buses – all built by New Flyer Industries – under a plan to have the entire transit bus fleet running on either fully electric or diesel-electric hybrid technology by 2025. As of July 2020, 106 40-foot diesel-electric buses and two 40-foot battery-electric are planned to be delivered between 2021 and 2025. Four 35-foot battery-electric buses are also planned to be delivered, totaling 6 battery-electric buses by 2025.<ref>{{cite press release |date=
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