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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=2007-05-28 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> The fare for the BxM4C went down from $7 to $5. The regular fare was $2 for MetroCard, and $1.75 if paid in cash. Dollar bills, passports, and ticket books were no longer accepted for fare payment after this date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metroAllAbout.htm |title=All About MetroCard in Westchester |date=April 2007 |website=westchestergov.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831194920/http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metroAllAbout.htm |archive-date=2007-08-31 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> MetroCard Vans made stops on heavily used routes to help people get ready for the MetroCard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metrocardvanschedule.htm |title=MetroCard Van Schedule |date=April 2007 |website=westchestergov.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901231800/http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metrocardvanschedule.htm |archive-date=2007-09-01 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=2017-05-15 }}</ref> On July 23, 2019, it was announced that the Bee-Line bus fare system on all buses would be upgraded to the [[OMNY]] fare system in 2021–2022, replacing the MetroCard. The Westchester County Department of Transportation states that "OMNY is targeted for introduction on the Bee-Line Bus System beginning in 2022 at the earliest." OMNY hasn't been installed {{as of|2025|05|lc=y}}, but is expected to be installed in 2025 to 2026. MetroCard will continue to be accepted by New York City Transit subways and buses and Bee-Line service until 2026, enabling Bee-Line passengers to have the option of using MetroCard or OMNY during the transition phase. By 2026, MetroCard will be discontinued and all Bee-Line passengers will then use OMNY. The Reduced-Fare MetroCard Program will also be converted over to OMNY.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OMNY/Bee-line|url=https://transportation.westchestergov.com/omny|access-date=2025-05-17|website=transportation.westchestergov.com}}</ref>

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=2022-11-16|accessdate=2022-12-23}}</ref> As ofDuring the summersummers of 2023 and 2024, buses arewere fare free until Labor Day 2023.

==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

!Notes

!Transmission

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|116–136

(20 total)

(5 retiring)

|2005

|[[Image:Bee-Line Orion 136.jpg|150x150px]]

|''' rowspan="3" |[[Orion Bus Industries]]'''

| rowspan="2" |[[Orion V|Orion V 05.505]]

| rowspan="2" |{{convert|32|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="2" |{{convert|96|in|m|abbr=on}}

* [[|Detroit Diesel Series 50]] EGR

*| rowspan="3" |[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]

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|- 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

(30 total)<br>(19 active) retiring

|2008

|[[Image:Bee-Line System Orion V 05.501 suburban single door 801.jpg|150x150px]]

|'''[[Orion Bus Industries]]'''

|[[Orion V|Orion V 05.501]]

| rowspan="24" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="810"|{{convert|102|in|m|abbr=on}}

*| rowspan="2" |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]

|- align="center"

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* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]

* [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]

|

|''' rowspan="3" |[[OrionNorth American Bus Industries]]'''

* Suburban-spec buses

| rowspan="3" | [[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]]

* Last diesel Orion V buses produced.

*| rowspan="2" |[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[AllisonE^P40 BusHybrid Series|B400R]]System

* 102 in (2.6 m)

|

828–830 were retired in January 2012 and sent to Downeast Transportation & Shuttle-Bus Zoom in Maine, 829 went to Downeast Transportation as a parts bus

|- align="center"

|205–299

(95 total)<br>(all active)

|2009

|[[File:Bee-Line System NABI 40LFW (model year 2009).jpg|150x150px]]

*| rowspan="2" |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISLISL9|ISLISL9]]

|'''[[North American Bus Industries]]'''

|

| [[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]]

|- align="center"

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|Allison H 40 EP

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]

hybrid system

* [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] E^P40 Hybrid System

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|- align="center"

|301–378

(78 total)<br>(all active)

|2018–2020

|[[File:302 XDE60 Bee Line.jpeg|150x150px]]

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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE60 articulated]]

|{{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}}

* |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

|BAE Systems

HDS300

hybrid system

|

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS300

*

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* Replaced 2000–03 AN460.

* First Hybrid articulated buses in the fleet.

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|100–106

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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE35]]

|{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}

* |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B6.7]]

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|BAE Systems

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B6.7]]

HDS200

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200

hybrid system

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|- align="center"

|141–144

|2021

(4 total)<br>(all active)

|2021–2022

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[[File:XE35 bee line.jpg|128px| ]]

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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE35]]

|{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}

*|rowspan="2" | Siemens HV1DB2016

*|rowspan="2" |Siemens ELFA2

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* Siemens HV1DB2016

* Siemens ELFA2

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* First electric buses in the fleet

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|145–146

(2 total)<br>(all active)

|2021

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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE40]]

| rowspan="3" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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* Siemens HV1DB2016

* Siemens ELFA2

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|398–503

(106 total)<br>(all active)

|2021–2022

|[[File:BeelineXDE40.jpg|frameless|128x128px]]

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[[File:XDE40BeeLine.jpg|128px| ]]

|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]]

*|rowspan="2" | [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

|

|rowspan="2" |BAE Systems

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

HDS200

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200

hybrid system

|

|- align="center"

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|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]]

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* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200

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* Expected to retire all 2008 Orion V Suburbans

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