Buses in New York City
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New York City, United States has an extensive system of bus routes, with local service as well as express service to outlying areas, adjacent cities, and suburbs. These supplement the area's rail networks - the New York City Subway, Staten Island Railway, Port Authority Trans-Hudson, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. Because of the extensive transit system, many New Yorkers do not own a car or even have a driver's license.
Between the nighttime hours of 21:00 and 5:00 "Request-a-Stop" service is available. The bus driver may discharge passengers at a location along the route that is not a bus stop, as long as it is considered safe. If the location is not "safe", the bus operator will discharge passengers at the nearest safe location.[1]
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, through its subsidiaries - the New York City Transit Authority, Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, and MTA Bus Company - operates most local and express service in the city with a fleet of about 6000 buses. The routes are labeled in a consistent alphanumeric manner and franchised by the city. Two Staten Island-Manhattan routes, operated by Atlantic Express, are subsidized by the MTA.
MTA Long Island Bus and other suburban operators bring commuters to Flushing, Jamaica Center, and other subway terminals for transfer to rapid transit.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan is the busiest bus station in the United States and the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan. The terminal serves both commuter routes, mainly operated by New Jersey Transit, and intercity routes, operated by companies such as Greyhound and Peter Pan. The terminal, with direct intermodal links to 12 subway lines, is used by 200,000 people on an average weekday. About 7,200 buses arrive and depart the terminal each day. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "How to Ride the Bus". Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
- ^ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "History of the Port Authority Bus Terminal". Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
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