User:MTATransitFan/sandbox/NYCRegionalFerryProposal

The New York City Regional Commuter Ferry (NYCRCF) is a proposed system of mine that contains ferry routes connecting bedroom communities and park and rides in the New York City metropolitan area to train stations, and in some cases, Manhattan. This system also contains ferries from a new Connecticut State Ferry System. The route table below does not include any already extant ferries or routes, however some routes are operated by existing companies, such as NY Waterway.

Routes

Route	Termini		Waterway	Operator	Frequency	Cost	Notes
Stamford-Oyster Bay	Stamford South End	Oyster Bay LIRR station	Long Island Sound	Connecticut State Ferry	60 min	$10	Operated by a new statewide ferry system Shuttle bus from the Stamford dock to Stamford Transportation Center
Fairfield Coast		Bridgeport Downtown South			peak & summer weekends: 30 min off peak: 60 min	varies	Operated by a new statewide ferry system Shuttle bus from the Stamford dock to Stamford Transportation Center Uses the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry dock in Bridgeport Makes intermediate stops in Rowyaton, South Norwalk, Westport, Southport, and Black Rock Fares vary, see fare table here
Southeast Coast	Old Saybrook North Cove	Stonington The Borough					Operated by a new statewide ferry system Shuttle bus from the Old Saybrook dock to Old Saybrook station Uses the Cross Sound Ferry dock in New London Makes intermediate stops at South Lyme, Niantic, South New London, New London Union Station, Groton, UConn Avery Point, Noank, and Mystic Fares vary, see fare table here
Lower Connecticut River		East Haddam Town Center	Connecticut River				Operated by a new statewide ferry system Shuttle bus from the Old Saybrook dock to Old Saybrook station Makes intermediate stops at Old Lyme, Essex, Deep River, Chester, and Hadlyme Special $2 fare for just Chester to Hadlyme, replacing the current Chester-Hadlyme Ferry $4 fare otherwise
Upper Connecticut River	Middletown Harbor Drive	East Hartford Founders Bridge					Operated by a new statewide ferry system Shuttle bus from the Hartford/Charter Oak dock to Hartford Union Station Makes intermediate stops at Portland, Cromwell, Rocky Hill, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury Center, Goodwin University, Hartford - Charter Oak, and Hartford - Riverwalk Special $2 fare for just Rocky Hill to Glastonbury, replacing the current Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry. Special $2 fare for all travel north of Goodwin University $4 fare otherwise
New London-Norwich	New London Union Station	Norwich Chelsea Harbor	Thames River				Operated by a new statewide ferry system Makes intermediate stops at Groton, Connecticut College, Gales Ferry, Uncasville, and Mohegan Sun Special $1 fare for just Gales Ferry to Uncasville and just New London to Groton $4 fare otherwise
New Haven Harbor	New Haven East Shore	New Haven Long Wharf	New Haven Harbor		peak: 15 min off peak: 30 min	$3	Operated by a new statewide ferry system Shuttle bus from the East Shore dock to Tweed New Haven Airport Shuttle bus from the Long Wharf dock to New Haven Union Station Makes intermediate stops at East Shore, West Haven, City Point, and Long Wharf Ferries operate in a loop, see sample schedule here
Haverstraw-Ossining	Haverstraw South End	Ossining MNR station	Hudson River	NY Waterway	peak: 30 min off peak: 60 min	$4	Already extant, expanded to off peak and weekend hours, fares simplified
Newburgh-Beacon	Newburgh Waterfront	Beacon MNR station				$2
Garrison-West Point	West Point South Dock	Garrison MNR station					Already extant, transferred to NY Waterway, made into a public service, fares and schedules simplified
Piermont-Dobbs Ferry	Piermont Village Center	Dobbs Ferry MNR station				$4	Connects with trains to boost tourism in Piermont New park and ride built in Piermont to also attract commuters from other areas in southern Rockland County and northern Bergen County.
Perth Amboy-Tottenville	Perth Amboy Waterfront	Tottenville SIR station	Arthur Kill		15 min	$2	Follows the route of the historic B&O Perth Amboy-Tottenville Ferry
Arthur Kill Commuter		West Midtown Pier 79	Arthur Kill, Upper New York Bay, Hudson River		45 min, peak only	varies	Makes intermediate stops at Sewaren, Carteret, Elizabeth, Bayonne South, Bayonne East, and Battery Park City $4 fare NYC to Bayonne, $8 fare NYC to Elizabeth, $15 fare NYC to Carteret, Sewaren, or Perth Amboy
South Amboy	South Amboy Station Bay		Upper New York Bay, Hudson River			$15	Already being planned by NY Waterway Makes an intermediate stop at Battery Park City
South Shore Fast Ferry	Long Beach Bay Drive		Reynolds Channel, Upper New York Bay			$12	Makes intermediate stops at Island Park, Atlantic Beach, and Battery Park City
North Shore Fast Ferry Inner Route	Glen Cove Garvies Point	Financial District Pier 11	Long Island Sound, East River		60 min, peak only	varies	Local, inner-town route Fares vary, see fare table here Makes intermediate stops at Manorhaven, Kings Point - Broadlawn Harbor, Kings Point - Hague Basin/USMMA, East 90th Street, and East 34th Street
North Shore Fast Ferry Outer Route	Oyster Bay LIRR station						Express, outer-town route Fares vary, see fare table here Makes intermediate stops at Bayville, Lattingtown, Glen Cove, East 90th Street, and East 34th Street

Fleet

NY Waterway-operated routes would use NYW's current fleet of catamaran ferries. The new CTSF would use similar vessels on all routes, except for the Oyster Bay-Stamford route, which would operate larger vessels, owing to the rougher waters in the Long Island Sound. The three Long Island ferries, plus the South Amboy and Arthur Kill Commuter ferries, would operate larger and more luxurious vessels, akin to the ones NYW operated on the Belford route before Seastreak took it over.