Columbia Transportation

Columbia Transportation is a bus network providing service to Columbia University campuses. It is operated by Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation Corp to serve employees and students.[3]

Columbia Transportation

Columbia Transportation #2992 on the Intercampus Shuttle Red Line.
Parent	Columbia University
Locale	Manhattan, The Bronx, Palisades, New York
Service area	Upper Manhattan, Riverdale, Fort Lee, Palisades-Lamont
Service type	University Shuttle bus
Routes	8
Fleet	Fleet
Daily ridership	~700 on the Intercampus Shuttle ~100 on the Lamont Shuttle<[1]
Fuel type	Diesel and Electric
Operator	Academy Bus Lines
Website	Official website[2]

Routes

Active Routes

Routes colored yellow are operated by Luxury Transportation Corp.
Routes colored blue are Commuter Shuttles. These have a fare of $4.50, and use Academy-branded buses.

Route	Termini		Via
Arbor Shuttle	Morningside Heights Morningside Campus	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	George Washington Bridge
Intercampus Blue Line	Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway		Broadway
	Harlem Loop via 125th Street
Intercampus Red Line	Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway	Washington Heights CUIMC Campus	Broadway
	Harlem Loop via 125th Street
Intercampus Green Line	Upper West Side 96th Street at Broadway	Washington Heights CUIMC Campus	Broadway
	Morningside Heights Morningside Campus
	Harlem Loop via 125th Street
Lamont Shuttle	Morningside Heights Morningside Campus	Palisades, New York Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory	George Washington Bridge, Route 9W
Manhattan Commuter Shuttle	Midtown Manhattan Penn Station	Washington Heights CUIMC Campus	8th/9th Avenues, Broadway
Brooklyn Commuter Shuttle	Downtown Brooklyn Tillary St at Jay St
East Manhattan Commuter Route	Lower East Side 14 St at 3 Av		2nd/3rd Avenues, Broadway
Queens-Riverdale Commuter Shuttle	Citi Field	Riverdale W 238 St at Riverdale Av	Grand Central Pkwy, 125th Street, Broadway
Hoboken Shuttle Pilot	Hoboken, New Jersey Willow Av at 14 St	Manhattanville Amsterdam Av at 125 St	10th Avenue

Former Routes

Route	Termini			Via	Notes
Manhattanville Shuttle	Morningside Heights 'Morningside Campus	↔	Manhattanville Loop	Broadway, 12 Av	Discontinued due to duplication with the Intercampus Shuttle
Yankee Stadium Commuter Route			Yankee Stadium	Broadway, 161 Street	Discontinued due to extremely low ridership. Replaced by East Manhattan Commuter Route[4]
Bakers Field Shuttle			Inwood Bakers Field W 218 St at Broadway	Henry Hudson Parkway	Discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Columbia Commuter Shuttles

In August 2020, Columbia announced that they would start commuter shuttle service that 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

Intercampus and Lamont Shuttles

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission
2114-2118[5]		2007	Nova Bus	LFS TL40102A	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C
2991-2996[5]		2018	New Flyer	XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE	Battery-electric bus

Commuter Shuttles

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
Various, 67xx and 68xx[6]		2017-2020	Van Hool	CX45	Cummins ISX-12 Cummins X12 Detroit Diesel DD13		Not all buses used for commuter shuttle
Various, 16xx[6]		2013-2020	MCI	J4500	Cummins ISX-12 Cummins X12
Various, 64xx, 65xx, and 66xx[6]		2009-2013	Van Hool	C2045	Cummins ISX-12
Various, 34xx and 35xx[6]		2016-2019		CX35	Cummins ISL9 Cummins L9
Various, 13xx[6]		2015-2020	Prévost	H3-45	Volvo D13

Bakers Field Shuttle

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
6405-6410[6]		2013	Van Hool	C2045

Arbor Shuttle

Fleet number(s)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
425[5]		2019	Ford/Goshen Coach	E-450/Impulse	Ford Triton 6.8L V10
243		2018	Ford	Transit 350	Ford 3.7L V6		backup bus

References

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. "Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University". Green Car Congress. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
4. "Commuter Shuttle Updates: Students Now Eligible and New Manhattan East Side Route".
5. "Columbia University - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
6. "Academy Bus Lines - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2020.