List of bus routes in the Bronx

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in the Bronx). All local buses are operated by the New York City Transit Authority, except for the QBx1, a local multi-borough route operated by MTA Bus Company.

7 Metro-North Railroad feeder routes are run by the brand name of Hudson Rail Link,^[1] operated by Atlantic Express under a subsidy. Also, there are 3 Bronx Trolley ^[2] routes run by the Bronx Tourism Council with support of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Bronx Office. These routes are funded by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion.

This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "Bx" - in other words, those considered to run primarily in the Bronx by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:

List of bus routes in Queens: Q44*
List of express and multi-borough bus routes in New York City: x32, BxM1, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18, and QBx1
List of bus routes in Westchester County, New York: Bee-Line Bus System W1, W2, W3, W4, W20, W21, W25, W26, W40, W41, W42, W52, W54, W55, W60, W61, and W62

Note: Routes marked with an asterisk provide 24-hour service.

Route	Terminals		Major streets	History	Notes
Operated by NYCTA
Bx1	The Hub/Mott Haven	Riverdale	Grand Concourse, Sedgwick Avenue, and 231st Street	Began July 3, 1921	Both local and limited-stop service
Bx2	The Hub/Mott Haven	Kingsbridge	Third Avenue, Melrose Avenue, 165th Street, Grand Concourse, and Sedgwick Avenue	Began July 3, 1921	Both local and limited-stop service
Bx3	Washington Heights, Manhattan	Riverdale	181st Street, University Avenue, and Sedgwick Avenue	Replaced University Avenue Line streetcars on October 25, 1947; formerly Bx38
Bx4	The Hub	Westchester Square	Westchester Avenue	Replaced Westchester Avenue Line streetcars on July 10, 1948; formerly Bx42
Bx5	Hunts Point	Pelham Bay Park or Orchard Beach	Story Avenue, Bruckner Boulevard, and Shore Road	Began March 26, 1928 by New York City Department of Plant and Structures
Bx6*	Washington Heights, Manhattan	Hunts Point	155th Street, 161st Street, 163rd Street, and Hunts Point Avenue	Replaced 163rd Street Crosstown Line streetcars on June 26, 1948; formerly Bx34
Bx7	Washington Heights, Manhattan	Riverdale	Broadway and Riverdale Avenue	Began February 12, 1928
Bx8	Locust Point	Williamsbridge	Throgs Neck Expressway Service Road, Crosby Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Williamsbridge Road, and Bronxwood Avenue	Began November 1, 1927 (north part) and June 15, 1934 by Bronx Coach (south part) Extended south from Westchester Square over the former Bx23 (Westchester Avenue to Schley Avenue) and a former Bx40 spur (south of Main Street) in September 1989
Bx9*	Riverdale	West Farms Square	Broadway, Kingsbridge Road, Fordham Road, and Southern Boulevard	Replaced Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line streetcars on January 24, 1948; formerly Bx20	Via Marble Hill, Manhattan
Bx10*	Riverdale	Norwood	Riverdale Avenue, 231st Street, and Sedgwick Avenue	Formerly Bx28
Bx11	George Washington Bridge Bus Station, Manhattan	East Morrisania	181st Street, 170th Street, Claremont Parkway, and West Farms Road	Began February 27, 1948
Bx12*	Inwood, Manhattan	Bay Plaza Shopping Center or Orchard Beach	207th Street, Fordham Road, and Pelham Parkway	Replaced 207th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on January 24, 1948	Both local and limited-stop service
Bx13	Washington Heights, Manhattan	Yankee Stadium	181st Street, Ogden Avenue, and 161st Street	Replaced Ogden Avenue Line streetcars on October 25, 1947; formerly Bx37
Bx14	Parkchester	Country Club	Metropolitan Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Westchester Avenue, and Parkview Avenue	Replaced Pelham Bay Park Line streetcars on August 17, 1940; formerly Bx22 Country Club bus began in 1933; formerly Bx22 Metropolitan Avenue bus formerly Bx54
Bx15*	Harlem, Manhattan	Fordham Plaza	125th Street and Third Avenue	Replaced Harlem Shuttle and Willis Avenue Line streetcars on August 5, 1941; formerly Bx29
Bx16	Norwood	Wakefield or Eastchester	Bainbridge Avenue, 233rd Street, Nereid Avenue, Baychester Avenue, and Boston Road	combined from the former Bx14 and Bx19 in February 1984
Bx17	Mott Haven	Fordham Plaza	St. Ann's Avenue, 149th Street, Prospect Avenue, Crotona Avenue, and Fordham Road	Began October 24, 1921 by New York City Department of Plant and Structures; formerly Bx3 Replaced St. Ann's Avenue Line streetcars on July 10, 1948; formerly Bx32
Bx18	Morris Heights	Morrisania	Sedgwick Avenue, Undercliff Avenue, and Macombs Road	Began June 22, 1941
Bx19*	Riverbank State Park, Manhattan	New York Botanical Garden	145th Street, 149th Street, and Southern Boulevard	Replaced 149th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on August 16, 1947; formerly Bx30 Replaced Southern Boulevard Line streetcars on August 21, 1948; formerly Bx31
Bx20	Inwood, Manhattan	Riverdale	Broadway, Johnson Avenue, and Henry Hudson Parkway	Replaced Bailey Avenue Line streetcars on June 26, 1948; formerly Bx24
Bx21*	Mott Haven	Westchester Square	3rd Avenue, Boston Road, Morris Park Avenue, and Waters Place	Replaced Boston Road Line streetcars on August 21, 1948; formerly Bx26
Bx22*	Castle Hill	Pelham Parkway, Fordham, or Bedford Park	Castle Hill Avenue, Unionport Road, White Plains Road, Fordham Road, Kingsbridge Road, and Goulden Avenue	Began in 1928 Formerly Bx13
Bx25 Bx26	Bedford Park	Co-op City	Bedford Park Boulevard and Allerton Avenue	Began in 1928 Formerly Bx17
Bx27	Clasons Point	Soundview or East Morrisania	Sound View Avenue, Rosedale Avenue, and Westchester Avenue	Replaced Sound View Avenue Line streetcars on March 8, 1947
Bx28*	Fordham	Co-op City	Jerome Avenue, and Gun Hill Road	Began September 18, 1933 Formerly Bx15
Bx29	City Island	Bay Plaza Shopping Center	City Island Avenue and Shore Road	Began April 23, 1928 Formerly Bx12
Bx30	Norwood	Co-op City	Gun Hill Road, Boston Road, and Conner Street	Formerly Bx7
Bx31	Westchester Square	Woodlawn	Eastchester Road and 233rd Street	Began November 1, 1927 Formerly Bx9
Bx32	Mott Haven	Bronx VA Medical Center	Lincoln Avenue, Morris Avenue, and Jerome Avenue	Replaced Morris Avenue Line streetcars on January 1, 1941; formerly Bx25
Bx33	Harlem, Manhattan	Port Morris	135th Street and 138th Street	Replaced 138th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on July 10, 1948
Bx34*	Fordham	Woodlawn	Bainbridge Avenue and 233rd Street	Began April 2, 1928 by New York City Department of Plant and Structures Formerly Bx4
Bx35*	Washington Heights, Manhattan	East Morrisania	181st Street, 167th Street, 168th Street, and 169th Street	Replaced 167th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on July 10, 1948
Bx36*	Washington Heights, Manhattan	Soundview	181st Street, Tremont Avenue, 180th Street, Boston Road, 174th Street, and White Plains Road	Replaced 180th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on October 25, 1947
Bx39	Clasons Point	Williamsbridge	White Plains Road	Replaced Williamsbridge Line streetcars on August 21, 1948; formerly Bx28
Bx40*	Morris Heights	Fort Schuyler	Burnside Avenue, Tremont Avenue, and Pennyfield Avenue	Replaced Tremont Avenue Line streetcars on August 21, 1948
Bx41*	The Hub	Wakefield	Melrose Avenue, Webster Avenue, and White Plains Road	Replaced Webster and White Plains Avenues Line streetcars on June 26, 1948	Both local and limited-stop service
Bx42	Morris Heights	Throgs Neck	Burnside Avenue and Tremont Avenue	Split from the Bx40 in September 1989
Bx55	The Hub	Fordham or Williamsbridge	Third Avenue and Webster Avenue	Replaced the IRT Third Avenue Line on April 29, 1973	Limited-stop service
Operated by Hudson Rail Link
A	Riverdale West 263rd Street and Riverdale Avenue	Metro North Railroad - Riverdale station West 254th Street and Palisade Avenue	Riverdale Avenue	Created in 1991
B	Riverdale West 259th Street and Arlington Avenue	Metro North Railroad - Riverdale station West 254th Street and Palisade Avenue	Riverdale Avenue	Created in 1991
D	Riverdale West 262nd Street and Broadway	Metro North Railroad - Riverdale station West 254th Street and Palisade Avenue	Broadway and Mosholu Avenue	Created in 1991
J	Spuyten Duyvil West 239th Street and Independence Avenue	Metro North Railroad Spuyten Duyvil station Edsall Avenue and Johnson Avenue	Henry Hudson Parkway	Created in 1991
K	Spuyten Duyvil West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway	Metro North Railroad - Spuyten Duyvil station Edsall Avenue and Johnson Avenue	Henry Hudson Parkway	Created in 1991
L	Spuyten Duyvil West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway	Metro North Railroad - Spuyten Duyvil station Edsall Avenue and Johnson Avenue	Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue and Johnson Avenue	Created in 1991
M	Spuyten Duyvil West 230th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway	Metro North Railroad - Spuyten Duyvil station Edsall Avenue and Johnson Avenue	Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue and Johnson Avenue	Created in 2002

[edit] Former routes

On June 15, 1974, some suffixed routes were renumbered. Many routes were renumbered in February 1984.^{[citation needed]}

1974
Old	New
Bx5A	Bx54
Bx12A	Bx12
Bx15B	Bx19
Bx15C	Bx17

1984
Old	New	Name
Bx1	Bx1	Grand Concourse to 138th Street
Bx2	Bx2	Grand Concourse to the Hub
Bx3	Bx17	Prospect Avenue
Bx4	Bx34	Jerome and Bainbridge Avenues
Bx5	Bx5	City Island to West Farms
Bx6	Bx30
Bx7	Bx30	Outer Boston Road
Bx8	Bx8	Williamsbridge Road
Bx9	Bx31	Eastchester Road
Bx10	Bx7	Riverdale Avenue
Bx11	Bx11	170th Street Crosstown
Bx12	Bx12 and Bx29	City Island to Fordham; 207th Street Crosstown
Bx13	Bx22
Bx14	Bx16
Bx15	Bx28
Bx16	Bx16
Bx17	Bx26
Bx18	Bx18
Bx19	Bx16
Bx20	Bx9	Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown
Bx21	N/A	Triborough Bridge
Bx22	Bx14	Pelham Bay Park
Bx23	Bx23
Bx24	Bx20	Bailey Avenue
Bx25	Bx32	Morris Avenue
Bx26	Bx21	Boston Road
Bx27	Bx27	Sound View Avenue
Bx28	Bx10 and Bx39	Williamsbridge
Bx29	Bx15	Willis Avenue
Bx30	Bx19	149th Street Crosstown
Bx31	Bx19	Southern Boulevard
Bx32	Bx17	St. Ann's Avenue
Bx33	Bx33	138th Street Crosstown
Bx34	Bx6	163rd Street Crosstown
Bx35	Bx35	167th Street Crosstown
Bx36	Bx36	180th Street Crosstown
Bx37	Bx13	Ogden Avenue
Bx38	Bx3	University Avenue
Bx39	N/A	Sedgwick Avenue
Bx40	Bx40 and Bx42	Tremont Avenue
Bx41	Bx41	Webster and White Plains Avenues
Bx42	Bx4	Westchester Avenue
Bx49	N/A
Bx52	N/A
Bx54	Bx14
Bx55	Bx55
Bx56	N/A

Route	Terminals		Major streets	History
Bx6	Westchester Square	Throgs Neck	East Tremont Avenue	became part of the Bx40 by the 1970s
Bx19	Inwood, Manhattan	Fordham	207th Street and Fordham Road	became part of the Bx12 by the 1970s
Bx21	Astoria, Queens	Port Morris	Triborough Bridge	TB until July 1974
Bx24	Fordham Plaza	Riverdale		Eliminated on September 10, 1995^[3]
Bx39			Sedgwick Avenue
Bx49	Washington Heights, Manhattan	Concourse Village	Washington Bridge, Woodycrest Avenue, and 161st Street
Bx52	Co-op City	Orchard Beach	Baychester Avenue, Shore Road, and City Island Road
Bx54	Simpson Street station	Parkchester	Story Avenue, White Plains Road, and Metropolitan Avenue	introduced January 20, 1964 as the Bx5A to Parkchester station; extended through Parkchester to Castle Hill Avenue in 1969; renumbered Bx54 on June 15, 1974; eliminated ca. 1990, with the Bx14 extended from Westchester Square to serve the portion on Metropolitan Avenue
Bx56			"Culture Bus Loop III"

[edit] References

^ http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/raillink/raillinkpage.htm
^ http://www.ilovethebronx.com/bronxtrolley.asp
^ New York Times, Coming Transit Reductions: What They Mean for You, August 20, 1995, section 13, page 10]

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