126th Street Bus Depot
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The 126th Street Bus Depot is located on 2nd Avenue at East 126th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City; not far from the foot of the Triboro Bridge. The depot sticker is the number "126" in Roman Numerals (CXXVI). The 126 Street Bus Depot manages the busiest bus route in the United States; the M15 carries over 60,000 passengers per day, which is also a candidate for future Bus Rapid Transit service in New York City. The 126 Street Bus Depot is part of the Manhattan Division of bus depots in MTA New York City Transit buses. It is the only depot in Manhattan not part of MaBSTOA, being directly run by the NYCTA Department of Buses.
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[edit] Types of buses
The 126th Street depot runs the following stock of buses. All buses are 102 inches wide and are wheelchair accessible.
| Year | Manufacturer | Model | Length (feet) | Numbers | Total |
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| 1995-1996 | Nova Bus | RTS T8O206 | 40 | 8750-8775, 8807-8818, 8924, 8926, 8979-8990 | 52 |
| 1997 | New Flyer | D60HF "Galaxy" | 60 | 1039-1069 | 31 |
| 1998 | Nova Bus | RTS T8O206 | 40 | 9488-9506, 9632-9646 | 34 |
| 2000 | New Flyer | D60HF "Galaxy" | 60 | 5350-5374, 5396,-5398 | 28 |
| 2003 | New Flyer | D60HF "Galaxy" | 60 | 5609-5644 | 36 |
| Total | 181 | ||||
[edit] Bus routes served by the 126th Street Bus Depot
All services unless otherwise noted run daily. Services are colored as they appear on the Manhattan Bus Map. Although the M15 is the main route employing articulated buses, ariculated buses can appear on any route, excluding the M66.
| Route Name | Terminal A | Streets/Neighborhoods Traveled | Terminal B | Hours |
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| M15/M15 Limited | South Ferry City Hall |
1st Avenue 2nd Avenue |
East Harlem: 2nd Avenue & East 126th Street | South Ferry to/from East Harlem: All Times City Hall to/from East Harlem: 4:42AM-8:36PM weekdays only Limited service to/from City Hall operates 5:43AM-9:31PM weekdays only |
| M31 | Clinton: West 54th Street & 11th Avenue | 57th Street York Avenue |
Yorkville: East 92nd Street & York Avenue | 5:30AM-1:15AM |
| M35 | 125 Street    station |
Randall's Island Ward's Island |
Wards Island Loop | 5:20AM-12:55AM |
| M57 | 72 Street    station |
57th Street Crosstown | Turtle Bay: East 60th Street & York Avenue | 5:39AM-1:06AM |
| M66 | Upper West Side: West 66th Street & West End Avenue | 66/67 Streets Crosstown | Lenox Hill: East 67th Street & York Avenue | All Times |
| M72 | Upper West Side: West 68th Street & Freedom Place | 72nd Street Crosstown | Lenox Hill: East 72nd Street & York Avenue | 5:42AM-12:03AM |
| M116 | Upper West Side: Broadway & West 106th Street | 116th Street Crosstown | East Harlem: East 120th Street & Pleasant Avenue | 5 AM-1 AM |
[edit] See also
- MTA New York City Transit buses
- MTA Bus Company
- Manhattan Division
- Bus models used in New York City Transit
[edit] External links
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MTA Bus/MaBSTOA/NYCT Surface Transit | |
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| MaBSTOA garages | Bronx Division: Gun Hill • Kingsbridge • Mother Clara Hale • West Farms Manhattan Division: 100th Street • Manhattanville • Michael J. Quill |
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| MTA Bus garages | Baisley Park • College Point • Eastchester • Far Rockaway • John F. Kennedy • LaGuardia • Spring Creek • Yonkers | |
| NYC Transit Authority Garages | Brooklyn Division: East New York • Flatbush • Fresh Pond • Jackie Gleason • Ulmer Park Manhattan Division: 126th Street Queens Division: Casey Stengel • Jamaica • Queens Village Staten Island Division: Castleton • Yukon |
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| NYC Transit Central Maintenance Facilities | East New York • Zerega Avenue | |
| Other Information | Bus models • MetroCard • Other NYC transit | |
