List of bus routes in the Bronx

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#5663 running on the Bx19 at 3rd Avenue and East 149 Street in The Hub.
#5663 running on the Bx19 at 3rd Avenue and East 149 Street in The Hub.

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 Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, a subsidiary of New York City Transit Authority, except for the QBx1, a local multi-borough route operated by MTA Bus Company.

Seven Metro-North Railroad feeder routes are run by the brand name of Hudson Rail Link,[1] operated by Atlantic Express under contract. All of these routes are listed below.

Contents

[edit] List of routes

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:


[edit] New York City Bus routes

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

Route Terminals Streets traveled History Notes
Bx1/Bx2
[2]
Mott Haven
East 136 Street/Lincoln Avenue
Riverdale
West 231 Street/Riverdale Avenue
(Bx1, early Sunday AM Bx2)
East 138 Street (Bx1) Third Avenue (Bx2), Melrose Avenue (Bx2), Grand Concourse, West 231 Street (Bx1 and early Sunday AM Bx2) Began July 3, 1921 Local and Limited-Stop servce on both Bx1 and Bx2, Bx1 via Hostos Community College, Bx2 via Third Avenue-149 Street
Kingsbridge Heights
Sedgwick Avenue and Ft. Independence Street
(Bx2 full-time)
Bx3
[3]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
Riverdale
238th Street subway station
University Avenue, Sedgwick Avenue Replaced University Avenue Line streetcars on October 25, 1947; formerly Bx38
Bx4
[4]
The Hub
149 Street and Bergen Avenue
(Third Avenue-149th Street subway station)
Westchester Avenue-East Tremont Avenue subway station Westchester Avenue Replaced Westchester Avenue Line streetcars on July 10, 1948; formerly Bx42
Bx5
[5]
East Morrisania
Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue
(Simpson Street subway station)
Pelham Bay Park subway station
(full-time)
Story Avenue, Bruckner Boulevard, Shore Road (Orchard Beach trips only) Began March 26, 1928 by New York City Department of Plant and Structures
Orchard Beach
(weekend summers only)
Bx6*
[6]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Riverside Drive West and West 158 Street
Hunts Point Cooperative Market 155th Street, 161st Street, 163rd Street, and Hunts Point Avenue Replaced 163rd Street Crosstown Line streetcars on June 26, 1948; formerly Bx34
Bx7
[7]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
168th Street subway station
Riverdale
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Broadway and Riverdale Avenue Began February 12, 1928
Bx8
[8]
Locust Point
Tierney Place and Longstreet Avenue
Williamsbridge
East 226 Street and White Plains Road
(225th Street subway station)
Throgs Neck Expressway Service Road, Crosby Avenue, Williamsbridge Road, Bronxwood Avenue Began November 1, 1927 (north part) and June 15, 1934 by Bronx Coach (south part)
Merged with the Bx23 (Westchester Avenue to Schley Avenue) and a former Bx40 spur (south of Main Street) in September 1989
Bx9*
[9]
Riverdale
Broadway and New York City line
West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue subway station 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*
[10]
Riverdale
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Norwood
205th Street subway station
Riverdale Avenue, 231st Street, and Sedgwick Avenue Formerly Bx28
Bx11
[11]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
East Morrisania
West Farms Road and Southern Boulevard
(Simpson Street subway station)
181st Street, 170th Street, Claremont Parkway, and West Farms Road Began February 27, 1948
Bx12*
[12]
Inwood, Manhattan
207th Street subway station
Co-op City
Bay Plaza Shopping Center
(full-time)
207th Street, Fordham Road, and Pelham Parkway Replaced 207th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on January 24, 1948 Local and Limited-Stop Service; Select Bus service to begin June 2008
Orchard Beach
(summers only)
Bx13
[13]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
Yankee Stadium
(full-time)
Ogden Avenue, East 161 Street Replaced Ogden Avenue Line streetcars on October 25, 1947; formerly Bx37
Melrose
East 161 Street and Third Avenue
(AM rush hours only)
Bx14
[14]
Parkchester subway station Country Club
Research Avenue and Ampere Avenue
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*
[15]
Harlem, Manhattan
12th Avenue and West 125th Street
Fordham Railroad Station 125 Street, Third Avenue Replaced Harlem Shuttle and Willis Avenue Line streetcars on August 5, 1941; formerly Bx29
Bx16
[16]
Norwood
205th Street subway station
Eastchester
Ropes Avenue and Boston Road
Bainbridge Avenue, 233rd Street, Nereid Avenue, Baychester Avenue Combined from the former Bx14 and Bx19 in February 1984
Bx17
[17]
Port Morris
Saint Ann's Avenue and East 135th Street
Fordham Railroad Station St. Ann's Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Crotona Avenue 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 Bx3
Bx18
[18]
Morris Heights
Undercliff Avenue and Sedgwick Avenue
Morrisania
170th Street subway station
Sedgwick Avenue, Undercliff Avenue, Macombs Road Began June 22, 1941
Bx19*
[19]
Harlem, Manhattan
Riverbank State Park
Fordham
New York Botanical Garden
West 145 Street, East 149 Street, 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
[20]
Inwood, Manhattan
207th Street subway station
Riverdale
West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Broadway, Johnson Avenue, and Henry Hudson Parkway Replaced Bailey Avenue Line streetcars on June 26, 1948; formerly Bx24 Route operates Monday-Saturday only
Bx21*
[21]
Mott Haven
East 136th Street and Lincoln Avenue
East Tremont Avenue subway station 3rd Avenue, Boston Road, Morris Park Avenue, and Waters Place Replaced Boston Road Line streetcars on August 21, 1948; formerly Bx26
Bx22*
[22]
Castle Hill
Castle Hill Avenue and Zerega Avenue
Fordham
Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue
(full-time)
Castle Hill Avenue, Unionport Road, White Plains Road, Fordham Road, Kingsbridge Road (weekdays only), Goulden Avenue (weekdays only) Began in 1928
Formerly Bx13
Bedford Park
Bronx High School of Science
(weekdays only)
Pelham Parkway subway station
(all times)
Bx25/Bx26
[23]
Bedford Park
Bronx High School of Science
Co-op City
Earhart Lane and Co-op City Boulevard
Bedford Park Boulevard, Allerton Avenue, Co-Op City Boulevard (except Bx25 trips) Bx26 service began in 1928, formerly Bx17
Bx25 service began in 2000 as a rush-hour variant of the Bx26 servicing only Co-Op City Section 5.
Bx25 service operates to Co-Op City AM, from Co-Op City PM only, Bx26 operates full-time
Bx27*
[24]
Clasons Point
Clasons Point and Soundview Avenue
East Morrisania
West Farms Road and Southern Boulevard
(Simpson Street subway station, daytime)
Sound View Avenue, Rosedale Avenue, and Westchester Avenue Replaced Sound View Avenue Line streetcars on March 8, 1947
Soundview
Morrison-Sound View Avenues subway stations
(all times)
Bx28*
[25]
Fordham
Fordham Road and East 192nd Street
Co-op City
Earhart Lane and Co-op City Boulevard
Jerome Avenue, and Gun Hill Road Began September 18, 1933
Formerly Bx15
Bx29
[26]
City Island
Belden Street and City Island Avenue
Co-op City
Bay Plaza Shopping Center
City Island Avenue and Shore Road Began April 23, 1928
Formerly Bx12
Bx30
[27]
Norwood
205th Street subway station
Co-op City
Earhart Lane and Co-op City Boulevard
Gun Hill Road, Boston Road, Co-Op City Boulevard Formerly Bx7
Bx31
[28]
East Tremont Avenue subway station Woodlawn
East 242nd Street and Katonah Avenue
Eastchester Road, East 233 Street Began November 1, 1927
Formerly Bx9
Bx32
[29]
Mott Haven
East 136th Street and Lincoln Avenue
University Heights
Bronx VA Hospital
Morris Avenue, Jerome Avenue Replaced Morris Avenue Line streetcars on January 1, 1941; formerly Bx25
Bx33
[30]
Harlem, Manhattan
135th Street subway station
Port Morris
East 132nd Street and Locust Avenue
135 Street, East 138 Street Replaced 138th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on July 10, 1948
Bx34*
[31]
Fordham
Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue
Woodlawn
Katonah Avenue and East 242nd Street
Bainbridge Avenue, East 233 Street Began April 2, 1928 by New York City Department of Plant and Structures
Formerly Bx4
Bx35*
[32]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
George Washington Bridge Bus Station
East Morrisania
West Farms Road and Southern Boulevard
(Simpson Street subway station)
167 Street, East 168 Street, East 169 Street Replaced 167th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on July 10, 1948
Bx36*
[33]
Washington Heights, Manhattan
George Washington Bridge Bus Station
Soundview
Olmstead Avenue and Seward Avenue
Tremont Avenue, East 180 Street, East 174 Street, White Plains Road Replaced 180th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on October 25, 1947
Bx39
[34]
Clasons Point
Clasons Point and Soundview Avenue
Williamsbridge
Gun Hill Road subway station
White Plains Road Replaced Williamsbridge Line streetcars on August 21, 1948; formerly Bx28
Bx40*/Bx42
[35]
Morris Heights
River Park Towers
SUNY Maritime College (Bx40) Burnside Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Pennyfield Avenue (Bx40), Balcom Avenue (Bx42), Harding Avenue (Bx42) Replaced Tremont Avenue Line streetcars on August 21, 1948 Throgs Neck service rebranded Bx42 in September 1989
Throgs Neck
Harding Avenue and Emerson Avenue (Bx42)
Bx41*
[36]
Mott Haven
East 146th Street and Wills Avenue
Wakefield
241st Street subway station
Melrose Avenue, Webster Avenue, White Plains Road Replaced Webster and White Plains Avenues Line streetcars on June 26, 1948 Both local and limited-stop service
Bx55
[37]
Mott Haven
Third Avenue-149th Street subway station
Fordham Railroad Station
(full-time)
Third Avenue and Webster Avenue Replaced the IRT Third Avenue Line on April 29, 1973 Limited-stop service
Williamsbridge
Gun Hill Road subway station
(weekdays only)

[edit] Hudson RailLink

Hudson RailLink #M0018 on Shuttle Route B from the Riverdale station.
Hudson RailLink #M0018 on Shuttle Route B from the Riverdale station.

These routes, created in 1991 (except for the M route created in 2002), are weekday-only bus-to-rail shuttles operated for Metro-North Railroad by Atlantic Express.

Route Terminals Streets traveled
A
Riverdale
College of Mount Saint Vincent at West 263rd Street and Riverdale Avenue
Riverdale station Riverdale Avenue
B
Riverdale
West 259th Street and Arlington Avenue
Riverdale station Riverdale Avenue
D
Riverdale
Broadway and New York City Line
Riverdale station Broadway and Mosholu Avenue
J
Spuyten Duyvil
West 239th Street and Independence Avenue
Spuyten Duyvil station Henry Hudson Parkway
K
Spuyten Duyvil
West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Spuyten Duyvil station Henry Hudson Parkway
L
Spuyten Duyvil
West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Spuyten Duyvil station Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue and Johnson Avenue
M
Spuyten Duyvil
West 230th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Spuyten Duyvil station Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue and Johnson Avenue

[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 Fordham Road, Bailey Ave, and Fieldston Road Eliminated on September 10, 1995[38]
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

  1. ^ MTA Metro-North Railroad Raillink
  2. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx001cur.pdf Bx1 schedule
  3. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx003cur.pdf Bx3 schedule
  4. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx004cur.pdf Bx4 schedule
  5. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx005cur.pdf Bx5 schedule
  6. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx006cur.pdf Bx6 schedule
  7. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx007cur.pdf Bx7 schedule
  8. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx008cur.pdf Bx8 schedule
  9. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx009cur.pdf Bx9 schedule
  10. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx010cur.pdf Bx10 schedule
  11. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx011cur.pdf Bx11 schedule
  12. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx012cur.pdf Bx12 schedule
  13. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx013cur.pdf Bx13 schedule
  14. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx014cur.pdf Bx14 schedule
  15. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx015cur.pdf Bx15 schedule
  16. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx016cur.pdf Bx16 schedule
  17. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx017cur.pdf Bx17 schedule
  18. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx018cur.pdf Bx18 schedule
  19. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx019cur.pdf Bx19 schedule
  20. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx020cur.pdf Bx20 schedule
  21. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx021cur.pdf Bx21 schedule
  22. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx022cur.pdf Bx22 schedule
  23. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx026cur.pdf Bx25 schedule
  24. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx020cur.pdf Bx27 schedule
  25. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx028cur.pdf Bx28 schedule
  26. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx029cur.pdf Bx29 schedule
  27. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx030cur.pdf Bx30 schedule
  28. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx031cur.pdf Bx31 schedule
  29. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx032cur.pdf Bx32 schedule
  30. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx033cur.pdf Bx33 schedule
  31. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx034cur.pdf Bx34 schedule
  32. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx035cur.pdf Bx35 schedule
  33. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx036cur.pdf Bx36 schedule
  34. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx039cur.pdf Bx39 schedule
  35. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx040cur.pdf Bx40 schedule
  36. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx041cur.pdf Bx41 schedule
  37. ^ http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx055cur.pdf Bx55 schedule
  38. ^ New York Times, Coming Transit Reductions: What They Mean for You, August 20, 1995, section 13, page 10]

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