Capital District Transportation Authority

The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) was created in 1970 by the New York State Legislature, as a public benefit corporation, to provide regional transportation services by rail, bus, water and air.  Today’s CDTA is the premier mobility provider in the Capital Region, providing regular route bus service, shuttle systems and paratransit services. CDTA subsidiaries own and operate the Rensselaer Rail and Saratoga Springs Train Stations. CDTA also operates the Northway Xpress Commuter Service between Saratoga County and downtown Albany.

Today, 650 people work at CDTA to deliver a transit system that serves more than 800,000 people who live and work in the region, transporting more than 45,000 customers each weekday.

CDTA’s primary operating responsibility is the management of the region’s bus services. With the rapid change in development patterns and travel trends in the region, the organization’s role has expanded beyond the operation of traditional regular route services. Despite these changes, the CDTA operating mission remains clear and straightforward:

"To Transport Customers Safely and Reliably at Reasonable Cost"