Bee-Line Fare Increase Effective Sunday, March 3

Fares will increase on all Bee-Line bus routes except the BxM4C Westchester-Manhattan Express this Sunday, March 3 at 12:01 a.m.  The increases are as follows:

• Single-ride bus fares paid either with cash (coins only) or MetroCard will increase to $2.50, from the current $2.25, the same as the authorized increase for New York City subways and buses. For seniors and the disabled with the proper IDs, the fare will increase to $1.25, from the current $1.10.
• The 30-day unlimited-ride MetroCard (usable on Bee-Line buses and New York City buses and subways) will increase to $112, from the current $104. For seniors and the disabled the 30-day unlimited-ride card will cost $56, up from $52.
• The seven-day unlimited-ride MetroCard will increase to $30, from $29. For seniors and the disabled, the fare will increase to $15, up from $14.50.
• The threshold for receiving a bonus discount on a MetroCard will be lowered to $5, from the current $10. The amount of the discount will be reduced to 5 percent, from the current 7 percent. This thereby reduces the effective cost of a single ride to $2.38.
• The fare for the Bee-Line Route BxM4C, Westchester-Manhattan Express will not change, with the cost of one ride remaining at $7.50 and at $3.75 (off-peak hours only) for the Senior and Disabled Reduced Fare.

Service Changes Effective Monday, March 4

For specific schedule information, go to www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus or call the Bee-Line HOTLINE at (914) 813-7777 Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. What follows are the changes:

• Routes 1 and 2 – There will be weekday morning schedule adjustments.
• Route 8 – The 7:03 a.m. weekday northbound trip from Riverdale Avenue and Valentine Lane in Yonkers will be discontinued.  The 1:48 p.m. weekday southbound trip from Central Avenue and Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers to Mt. St. Vincent will be discontinued.  There will be minor weekday schedule adjustments.
• Route 12 –   There will be adjustments to the Sunday schedule in both directions between the White Plains TransCenter and the Westchester County Airport.
• Route 20/21 – There will be weekday and weekend schedule adjustments.
• Route 25 – A 6:52 a.m. weekday eastbound trip will be added at the Yonkers Railroad Station.  A Sunday 8:43 p.m. eastbound trip will be added at the Cross County Shopping Center.
• Route 30 – The 6:56 a.m. weekday eastbound trip from Riverdale Avenue and Main Street in Yonkers to Saunders High School will be discontinued.  There will be weekday morning schedule adjustments.
• Route 40 – A 10:58 a.m. weekday southbound trip will be added from Westchester Community College to the White Plains TransCenter.
• Route 45/45Q – The 8:03 a.m. weekday northbound trip from Main Street and Church Street in New Rochelle to Mill Road and White Plains Post Road in Eastchester will be discontinued. A 7:27 a.m. weekday northbound trip from Main Street and Church Street to Mill Road and White Plains Post Road in Eastchester will be added.
• Route 77 – Southbound trips will originate at the Carmel Bowl in Carmel at 6:20 a.m., 6:50 a.m. and 7:20 a.m.  Northbound trips will originate at North Broadway and Main Street in White Plains at 4:25 p.m., 5:20 p.m., and 6:15 p.m.
• Routes 10, 34, 38, 39, 60, 63, 64, 65, 70 and 71 – There will be minor schedule adjustments.

Pat Casey