Long Beach Bus

Long Beach Bus is a public transportation system serving Greater Long Beach on the south shore of Long Island, New York. The service operates twenty-four hours a day, with five different routes connecting to one another and to Nassau Inter-County Express and Long Island Rail Road at Long Beach station in the city center. Although Long Beach Bus is designed to complement county bus and commuter rail service, it is run independently by Long Beach DOT.

This article is about the bus system in Long Beach, New York. For the bus system in Long Beach, California, see Long Beach Transit.
Long Beach Bus
Now-retired Gillig Phantom bus #175 leaves the railroad station, preparing to serve the East Loop route
ParentCity of Long Beach Department of Transportation
Headquarters1 West Chester Street
Long Beach, NY 11561
LocaleSouthern Nassau County
Service areaLong Beach and Point Lookout
Service typeLocal bus service
Routes5
Fleet11 (fixed route)
4 (paratransit)[1]
(2013 figures)
Daily ridership1,469 (weekday)
827 (Saturday)
550 (Sunday)[1]
Chief executiveBrendan T. Costello
WebsiteLong Beach Bus

Service overview

The service operates 24-hours a day, except early Monday mornings. The service operates five routes, with two regular services within the city, one extended route to the Long Beach's eastern suburbs, one tourist trolley line and one overnight circulator. Viability of such an extensive service in a suburban setting is made possible by Long Beach's high-density layout: due to the limited supply of land on the island, fewer than 40% of homes are detached houses,[2] making Long Beach one of the twenty-five densest cities in the country, just behind San Francisco but ahead of Jersey City. The service also plays an important role in transporting the many tourists who arrive in the summer by train from New York City.

Because it is owned and operated independently by the City of Long Beach, and not by Nassau County, Long Beach Bus was unaffected by the 2012 privatization of Long Island Bus.

Most service information is provided bilingually in both English and American Spanish.

Bus routes

Long Beach Bus operates five bus routes within the City and to Lido Beach and Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach LIRR station. The fare for all routes is $2.25, except for the Point Lookout service, which has a $2.75 base fare.

Route Terminal Major streets History and notes
East Loop
 Maple Boulevard and East Broadway Edwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
East Park Avenue		 Counter-clockwise loop
West End
 West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue West Park Avenue and West Beech Street
Shoppers' Special
 Maple Boulevard and East Broadway East Park Avenue
Maple Boulevard
Broadway
Edwards Boulevard
  • Weekday middays only.
  • Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
Point Lookout
 Point Lookout Lido Boulevard
East Park Avenue
  • Branch Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover, transferred to Long Beach, NY in 1984
  • Weekday rush hour service only.
  • No passengers carried within Long Beach on this route.
  • Formerly N69
Late Night Express
 West End service first, then East Loop service West Beech Street
Nevada Avenue
Edwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
Park Avenue
  • Overnight service.
  • No late night Sunday/early Monday morning service.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, paratransit service is offered to those unable to utilize traditional buses.


Fleet
The bus garage on Long Beach Boulevard and East Pine Street.

Mainline bus service is operated using Gillig Advantage buses alongside legacy Gillig Phantom buses. These are supplemented by Gillig Trolley Replicas on the tourist trolley line and Ford E-Series-based paratransit vehicles.

All vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Mainline buses are equipped with bicycle racks and extensive bicycle parking is available at the bus terminal.

Fleet

Number(s)

 Thumbnail Build

Date

 Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
169-172 2013-2014 Gillig BRT 35'
(G27B102N4)		 Cummins ISL9
176-178 2010 BRT HEV 29'
(G30E102R2)		 Cummins ISB6.7 Allison H 40 EP hybrid system 176 retired 177 retired
179 Trolley Replica 29'
(G30E102R2)
180 2014 Classic Trolley California Street Built on a Freightliner XB-S chassis.
181 2015 Gillig Trolley Replica 29'
(G30E102R2)		 Cummins ISL9

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References
  1. NTD Program filing for City of Long Beach, 2013
  2. US Census Bureau Factfinder. Archived 2020-02-10 at Archive.today
  3. "Long Beach Bus - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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