The Huntington Railroad was established on July 19, 1890 (although some sources claim it was in May, 1890) with a trolley line between Huntington Village and Halesite (now partially in the Village of Huntington Bay ) on Long Island , New York . It was eventually extended to Huntington Railroad Station , then along what is today mostly NY 110 through Melville , Farmingdale , and as far south as the docks of Amityville . Huntington Railroad had only one line throughout its history, although the length varied through the years.
31-581: Transit service is currently provided along the corridor by the S1 bus, operated by Suffolk County Transit . The Huntington Railroad Company was chartered in May, 1890, and began operating on July 19, 1890 as a three-mile horsecar line between Halesite, New York through Downtown Huntington to Huntington Railroad Station . The Long Island Rail Road acquired control of this company on March 5, 1898, and transformed it into an electric trolley on June 17, 1898. Control
62-696: A connection to the timed transfer point at Amityville from the Sunrise Mall in Nassau County, where both the n71 and S20 (now route 2) previously terminated. As of October 29, 2023, the New Suffolk County Transit Redesign has taken effect, with the new routes outlined below and new maps and schedules posted on the website at sctbus.org , with all routes no longer being designated with an "S". The current Suffolk County Transit base fare for most one-way local bus travel
93-492: A few exceptions on weekdays where some routes start around 5 a.m. and others end service right before 12 midnight. On weekdays, routes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 17, 51, 52 (between Central Islip and Selden, and at the Gordon Heights terminus), and 66 operate every 30 minutes on weekdays until 6 p.m., with route 17 until 7 p.m., and route 1 until 8 p.m. When both are running, route 77 (regular daily service), combined with
124-463: A valid SBU ID, on weekends. Children under five years of age are free, with a limit of three children for every paying adult. Fare payment is conducted with Suffolk Transit bus tokens, coins or paper currency, or via the FastFare app. If excess fare is paid, a paper card is issued with the difference in balance. Bus transfers cost an additional $ 0.25, and must be requested and paid for upon boarding
155-456: Is $ 2.25. For seniors, veterans and the disabled, the base fare is $ 0.75; personal care attendants (PCA) may ride for free when traveling with seniors or the disabled. Students with school-issued identification pay a reduced fare of $ 1.25. Undergraduate students of Stony Brook University (which prepays for the rides at the start of the school year so that it does not have to run its own buses) may ride to Smith Haven Mall on Route 51 for free, with
186-417: Is accompanied by a personal care attendant (PCA), that PCA does not pay a fare, but must have the same origin and destination as the rider. If riders choose to travel with companions not a PCA, that person must pay the fare of $ 4.00. [REDACTED] Huntington Area Rapid Transit Huntington Area Rapid Transit (colloquially known by its acronym, HART ) is a bus system exclusively within
217-409: Is no longer co-operated by Sunrise and Hampton Jitney. Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) is Suffolk Transit's federally mandated paratransit service for ADA -eligible passengers with disabilities. SCAT service is available Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Saturday 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM, and Sunday 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The fare for an ADA eligible rider is $ 4.00. When that rider
248-683: Is no longer needed due to the discontinuation of the S92, which was co-operated by Sunrise and Hampton Jitney Utility Lines, a Bee Line Incorporated subsidiary, ran from Patchogue along Montauk Highway into Merrick Road in Nassau County. This line was merged into the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority in 1973, but funding and service disputes lead to the splitting of that route between the N19 west of Babylon and S40 east of Babylon. Inter-County Motor Coach Incorporated, which
279-462: Is solely operated by Suffolk Bus Corporation. The assignments in this table are as of June 3, 2024. Note: EBT Inc. is the operator of Suffolk County Transit Buses, and is the sister company of Educational Bus Transportation (a school bus company). Note: As of October 29, 2023, Twin Forks Transit has been split into separate operations by Sunrise Coach Lines and Hampton Jitney, as route 92
310-525: Is still based in the Village of Babylon has been operating since 1922. Affiliated companies included Babylon Transit operating from 1937 until around 1986, and Lindenhurst Bus Company, which operated from 1952 to 1986, both companies running in their final years under contract with Suffolk County Transit. Alert Coach, an affiliate of Baumann & Sons Buses, Incorporated, and Acme Bus Corporation began on November 30, 1966, and had at least four lines within
341-629: The East Patchogue -based Louis A. Fuoco Bus Line (1962-1992) served Patchogue, East Patchogue, Hagerman, Bellport, South Haven, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Port Jefferson, Medford, Coram, Ridge, Calverton, and Riverhead. Continued to exist during early years of Suffolk County Transit. Also, Coram Bus Service (1958-1992) primarily operated school buses, but also began serving mass transit routes in the Town of Brookhaven towards locations as far west as Commack and East Northport, and as far east as Riverhead. On
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#1732772183258372-778: The Long Island Rail Road . In 1995, HART eliminated a bus route, known as the Red Line due to low ridership, only being used by 25 to 30 daily riders. The change was expected to save $ 40,000. In 2018, the Town of Huntington installed security cameras inside and on the exterior of HART buses. HART restructured five former routes prior to the January 2, 2013 changes. Three former fixed routes were restructured. Two weekday peak rail-feeder routes were eliminated because they were underutilized. The four new bus routes give more direct service, increase coverage area, and run exactly
403-607: The South Shore Traction Company and Suffolk Traction Company failed. Nassau County had trolleys that spanned the county, but they were never run by a single company. From north to south the streets that the railroad ran along included Wincoma Drive, East Shore Drive, New York Avenue, Walt Whitman Road, Amityville Road, Broad Hollow Road, Conklin Street , Main Street (Farmingdale), Broadway, Sterling Place, Greene Street, Bennett Place, Richmond Avenue. Part of
434-610: The Town of Huntington in Suffolk County , on Long Island , New York , in the United States. Owned and operated by the Town of Huntington, the system is completely separate from Suffolk County Transit . Huntington Area Rapid Transit began operations in 1978. It was established in order to provide better connectivity throughout the town, and to better integrate it with the region's larger transportation networks, such as
465-705: The 77Y (weekday peak hours) operate alternately every 30 minutes between Patchogue and Sunshine Square. Past Sunshine Square, there is 60 minute service on both the 77 and the 77Y. Routes 3, 10, 15, 53, 55, 56, 58, 62, 80, and 92 operate every 60 minutes on weekdays at all times. Route 110 operates in directional 60-minute peak service only, and routes 52A/B run every 60 minutes on weekdays between Selden and Gordon Heights. On weekends and holidays, all routes operate every 60 minutes. Routes 52B, 56, 77Y, and 110 operate weekdays only. Routes 77Y and 110 operate during peak hours only. Route 56 operates mid-morning until mid-afternoon only. Route 15 operates only during daytime in
496-520: The Babylon Railroad ceased to operate. Trolley service began to decline at the end of World War I , due to the cost of the war and the rise in the use of automobiles. Therefore, the LIRR prepared to remove involvement with trolleys. Huntington Railroad service ended on September 23, 1919, however, that was not the end of trolleys in western Suffolk County. The Huntington Traction Company was
527-400: The January 2, 2013 changes. Previously the adult fare was $ 1.25, current adult fare as of January 3, 2017 is now $ 2.25. Fares for the buses are $ 2.25 for adults, $ 1.25 for students grades K-12, 75 cents for senior citizens (age 60+), individuals with disabilities, Medicare card holders, and free for children 44 inches and under. Transfers to other bus routes cost 25 cents, including to buses of
558-794: The North Shore, Huntington Coach Corporation (1927–present) served Huntington, Farmingdale, Melville, and Halesite. Quinn's Bus Lines, and later Coram Bus Service after the two were merged in 1969, mainly served the area between Port Jefferson and Wading River; especially after the demise of the Wading River Extension of the Port Jefferson Branch . In the western Town of Islip, Suffolk Bus Corporation (1946–present), which served Bay Shore, Brentwood, West Brentwood, Central Islip, Islip, and Babylon, continues in existence under contract with Suffolk County Transit. On
589-524: The bus. These transfers are valid for two hours after issue and can be used on Suffolk County Transit connecting routes, Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) or to Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) connecting routes. Transfers from SCT to NICE require payment of an additional $ 0.25 "step-up" fare while transferring from NICE to SCT does not. Suffolk Transit bus service operates seven days a week. All routes run Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. with
620-593: The county, which included a troubled history with the Suffolk portion of the old Utility Lines bus. During his tenure as Suffolk County executive, Steve Levy proposed a takeover of Suffolk County Transit by the MTA . In 2011, the Suffolk County Legislature authorized a fare hike from $ 1.50 to $ 2.00 on the S92 and 10C routes only. In return, service on those two routes was expanded to Sunday during
651-521: The east end, Sunrise Coach Lines (1946–present), which served Greenport, Riverhead, Southampton, Sag Harbor, and Easthampton, began operations in 1946, continued in existence under contract with joint venture Twin Forks Transit for the routes they originally operated for Suffolk County Transit. In 2006 Sunrise Coaches EXPRESS Routes were bought by Hampton Jitney . As of 10/29/23, the Twin Forks Joint Venture has been discontinued as it
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#1732772183258682-548: The increasing use of buses, Huntington Traction couldn't compete either. The line was finally abandoned in 1927. Suffolk County Transit Suffolk County Transit is the provider of bus services in Suffolk County, New York , on Long Island and is an agency of the Suffolk County government. It was founded in 1980 as a county-run oversight and funding agency for a group of private contract operators which had previously provided such services on their own. While
713-821: The physical maintenance and operation of the buses continue to be provided by these providers, other matters ranging from bus purchases to route and schedule planning to fare rules are set by Suffolk Transit itself. Though serving the entirety of Suffolk County, the one exception is in Huntington , located in the northwestern part of the county, where that town's private operator declined to join Suffolk Transit. Instead, Huntington took over that town's system which became Huntington Area Rapid Transit , or HART. Most of HART's routes do connect to both Suffolk Transit and Nassau Inter-County Express and one can transfer between HART and Suffolk Transit fairly easily. In addition,
744-526: The right-of-way in Melville between Duryea Road and north of Old Country Road is today a realigned segment of NY 110. The former section is now known simply as Walt Whitman Road. As a cross-island line, the Huntington Railroad served all three Long Island Rail Road stations in its vicinity: Huntington Station, Farmingdale Station and Amityville Station . A tower at Farmingdale Station was
775-478: The same route in both directions. HART has restored service in the Cold Spring Harbor, Centerport and Northport Harbor areas. The routes run every 45-50 minute schedule on weekdays and every 90–100 minutes on Saturdays, with none of them running on Sunday. The routes operate from approximately 7:00am to 7:00pm weekdays, and 9:00am to 7:00pm Saturdays. HART also approved a fare hike to coincide with
806-671: The sub-station for powering trolleys. Between Sterling Place and Greene Street in Amityville, another separate ROW leading to a bridge for trolleys over the Montauk Branch existed just along the west side of Amityville Station. In addition, Amityville Station also provided a connection to the Amityville Line of the Babylon Railroad , which was established in 1910, and lasted two years after the original line of
837-552: The successor to the Huntington Railroad Company , inheriting the original line between Huntington Railroad Station and Halesite . The company ran the line only as far south as Jericho Turnpike in South Huntington , and used the same wires from the Huntington Railroad. Huntington Traction Company only used Wincoma Drive, East Shore Drive, New York Avenue, and Walt Whitman Road along its route. With
868-506: The summer months. The fare hike took place on June 17, 2011, with Sunday service operating from July until September. In 2023, Suffolk County Transit released their redesign plan for routes. This redesign was supposed to go into effect on October 1, 2023, but was postponed until October 29, 2023. Because of this, NICE bus made a change to weekend service on the n71 bus route in September 2023 (and now daily as of summer 2024) to provide
899-588: The summer. SCT now runs on all 365 days of the year, including holidays. Effective October 29, 2023, the Suffolk County Transit Redesign removed the "S" prefix from all routes. Rather than operate its services in-house like most transit agencies, Suffolk County Transit contracts all their routes to private contractors. The table below lists the private contractors hired to provide fixed-route services. It does not include Suffolk County Accessible Transportation paratransit service, which
930-621: The village of Patchogue previously had its own local bus service, but discontinued it. Suffolk County Transit began as the consolidation of numerous private bus companies, many of which became contractors for the county. These included the Bornscheuer Bus Company which served Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst, West Babylon, and Babylon. Affiliated company EBT, Inc. (an affiliate of School Bus Company Educational Bus Transportation, Incorporated), continues in existence under contract with Suffolk County Transit. In Central Suffolk,
961-637: Was transferred to an LIRR subsidiary called the Long Island Consolidated Electric Companies. The extension of the Huntington Railroad by the LICEC from Huntington to Amityville, was completed and put in operation on August 6, 1909. This line was 18.50 miles in length and reached from the harbor at Huntington to Great South Bay at Amityville, thus transformed Huntington Railroad into the only cross-island trolley on Long Island. Attempts to create other cross-island trolleys by