Hudson Rail Link

This article is about the bus service in the Bronx. For the bus service in Rockland County and Westchester County, see Hudson Link.

The Hudson Rail Link is a feeder bus system, operated by Consolidated Bus Transit for Metro-North Railroad, in the northwest Bronx in New York City. It connects the Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil stations on the Hudson Line to the neighborhoods of the same name. Service began in 1991, and route M began in 2002. As of 2014, more than half of the daily commuters who use Spuyten Duyvil station arrive using the feeder bus.^[4] Service operates on weekdays only, connecting to and from Metro-North trains. It accepts MetroCard and OMNY, and UniTickets are available at a discount for rail passengers.

Hudson Rail Link

Hudson Rail Link #M0046, on Route C, preparing to leave Riverdale station (2020).
Founded	1991
Locale	Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale
Service area	The Bronx
Service type	Shuttle bus
Routes	8
Destinations	North Riverdale, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil
Hubs	Riverdale station (Routes A, B, C, D) Spuyten Duyvil station (Routes J, K, L, M)
Daily ridership	1,500[1]
Annual ridership	181,088 (annual ridership, 2023)[2]
Fuel type	Diesel (See Fleet for more.)
Operator	Consolidated Bus Transit Formerly Atlantic Express[3]
Website	Official website

Routes

Route	Terminals		Primary streets traveled	Notes
A	West 263rd Street and Riverdale Avenue	Riverdale station	254th Street, Riverdale Avenue	Peak only
B	West 259th Street and Arlington Avenue
C	Mosholu Avenue and Fieldston Road		254th Street, Riverdale Avenue, Broadway	Off-peak only, combination of routes A, B, and D Only Riverdale route to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic
D	West 262nd Street and Broadway		Broadway, Mosholu Avenue	Peak only
J	West 239th Street and Independence Avenue	Spuyten Duyvil station	Henry Hudson Parkway
K	West 246th Street, Henry Hudson Parkway
L	West 231st Street and Riverdale Avenue		Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue, Johnson Avenue	Off-peak only, combination of routes J, K, and M Only Spuyten Duyvil route to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic
M	West 227th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway			Peak only

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Fleet

Active Fleet

Fleet Numbers	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model
M0028-M0050		2009-2024	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX RE 25'

Retired Fleet

This list is incomplete

Fleet Numbers	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model
M0018-M0027		2003	Blue Bird	All American FE[7]

References

1. "Hebrew Home for the Aged in Riverdale to Get Hudson Rail Link Service" (Press release). Metro-North Railroad. June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
2. "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
3. Shahrigian, Shant (January 8, 2014). "New operator takes over Hudson Rail Link buses". The Riverdale Press. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
4. Grossman, Manny (December 27, 2007). "Spuyten Duyvil Station Makes Room for Buses". The Riverdale Press. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
5. Metro-North Railroad (March 27, 2023). "Hudson Rail Link Riverdale schedule". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
6. Metro-North Railroad (March 27, 2023). "Hudson Rail Link Spuyten Duyvil schedule". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
7. "Metro-North's Hudson Rail Link receives new bus « The Railfan Window Blog". Retrieved October 22, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Riverdale routes schedule (April 2024)
• Spuyten Duyvil routes schedule (April 2024)