Bus route in Manhattan, New York
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| System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | New York City Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garage | Tuskegee Airmen Depot (local) Mother Clara Hale Depot (SBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vehicle | Nova Bus LFS articulated (local only) New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livery | Select Bus Service (except local service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Local | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communities served | East Harlem, Upper East Side, Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Gramercy Park, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Financial District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Landmarks served | Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, United Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start | East Harlem– 126th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Via | First Avenue (northbound) Second Avenue (southbound) Allen Street Water Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End | Pike Street/ Cherry Street (local) South Ferry (local and SBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 8.6 miles (13.8km) [first] (southbound) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operates | 24 hours; no SBS or Cherry Street service at night [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual patronage | 7,938,223 (2021) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable | M15 M15 SBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The First and Second Avenues Line , also known as the Second Avenue Line , is a bus line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along Second Avenue (and northbound on First Avenue since 1951) from Lower Manhattan to East Harlem. Originally a streetcar line along Second Avenue, it is now the M15 bus route, the busiest bus route in the city and United States, carrying over 8.1 million people annually. [4] MTA Regional Bus Operations, under the New York City Bus and Select Bus Service brands, operates the local out of the Tuskegee Airmen Bus Depot and the SBS from the Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot. Service is operated exclusively with articulated buses.
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History [ edit ]
The Second Avenue Railroad opened the line in 1853 and 1854, from Peck Slip on the East River north along Pearl Street, Bowery (shared with the Third Avenue Line), Grand Street, Chrystie Street, and Second Avenue to East Harlem. A short branch was later built along Stuyvesant Street and Astor Place to end at Broadway in NoHo. The Metropolitan Street Railway leased the line in January 1898, and on April 3 the line from Astor Place to Manhattan was electrified. The original line was later electrified to the Bowery, where streetcars used the Third Avenue Line to City Hall, and the line to Peck Slip was abandoned.
Buses were substituted for streetcars by the East Side Omnibus Corporation on June 25, 1933. The New York City Board of Transportation took over operations in 1948, with the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) replacing it in 1953.
Limited-stop service began on September 13, 1976, with buses making only 15 stops, spaced every eight blocks, between 126th Street and Houston Street, saving riders up to 23 minutes. Limited-stop service ran every six minutes on weekdays, heading southbound in the morning, between 7:12 and 9:21a.m., and northbound in the afternoon, between 4:12 and 6:11p.m. [5] These buses were identified by signs on the lower right side of the windshield. [6] As part of the project, new dedicated bus lanes were installed.
On September 7, 1987, a public hearing was held to discuss the NYCTA’s plan to reduce the span of weekend evening M15 service to City Hall and Park Row from ending at 12:40a.m. to ending at 8:10 p.m.. In addition, the hours of weekday service were to be lengthened slightly. The changes were to be made to provide a more uniform service frequency and service pattern. [7]
In June 2002 as part of an outside study, the First/Second Avenues corridor was identified for the implementation of bus rapid transit (BRT) service, due to heavy ridership and slow travel speeds on the corridor. [8] [9] In late 2004, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the New York City Department of Transportation selected the route as one of the candidates for bus rapid transit service, along with Fordham Road (since implemented), Nostrand Avenue, Merrick Boulevard, and Hylan Boulevard. This evolved into Phase I of the Select Bus Service (SBS) program in 2006. [8] [ten] [11] [twelfth] On October 10, 2010, service began on the M15 Select Bus Service, replacing limited stop service. [twelfth] [13] [14] [15] By then, the MTA had discontinued service to City Hall due to budget cuts. Both the M15 local and M15 SBS were previously assigned to the 126th Street Depot until January 4, 2015. [16]
Select Bus Service stops [ edit ]
| Station Street traveled | Direction | Connections |
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| South Ferry Whitehall Terminal | Southbound terminal, northbound station | NYC Bus: M20, M55 |
| Wall Street Water Street | Bidirectional | Downtown Connection: Downtown Loop |
| Fulton Street South Street Seaport | ||
| Catherine Street Madison Street | NYC Bus: M22 (eastbound only) | |
| Hester/ Grand Streets | NYC Subway: | |
| Houston Street | Southbound only | NYC Bus: M21 |
| North of Houston Street, southbound service uses Second Avenue and northbound service uses First Avenue | ||
| First Street | Northbound only | NYC Subway: |
| 14th Street | Bidirectional | NYC Bus: M14A SBS, M14D SBS |
| 23rd/ 25th Streets Go hospital | NYC Bus: M9, M23 SBS, M34A SBS | |
| 28th/ 29th Streets Bellevue Hospital | NYC Bus: M9, M34A SBS | |
| 34th Street NYU Langone Medical Center | NYC Bus: M34/ 34A SBS (M34A westbound only on First Avenue) | |
| 42nd/ 44th Streets United Nations | NYC Bus: M42 | |
| 50th Street | NYC Bus: M50 | |
| 57th/ 58th Streets | NYC Bus and MTA Bus: M31, M57, Q32, Q60, Q101 | |
| 67th Street | NYC Bus: M66 (Eastbound on 68th Street, westbound on 67th Street) | |
| 79th Street | NYC Bus: M79 SBS | |
| 86th Street | NYC Bus: M86 SBS | |
| 97th Street Metropolitan Hospital | Northbound only | NYC Bus: M96 |
| 95th Street | Southbound only | NYC Bus: M96 |
| 106th Street | Bidirectional | NYC Bus: M106 |
| 115th/ 116th Streets | NYC Bus: M116 (at 116th Street) | |
| 125th Street | NYC Bus: M35, M60 SBS, M100, Bx15 | |
| 126th Street | Northbound terminus, southbound station | |
References [ edit ]
- ^ Google (May 8, 2017). “M15” (Map). Google Maps . Google . Retrieved May 8, 2017 .
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. “M15 bus schedule” .
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. “M15 SBS bus schedule” (PDF) .
- ^ a b “Subway and bus facts 2019” . new.mta.info . April 14, 2020 . Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
- ^ “To Speed You On Your Way…” Flickr . New York City Transit Authority. 1976 . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
- ^ “Metropolitan Briefs” . The New York Times . September 13, 1976. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
- ^ “M15 Public Hearing Handout on Span of Service to City Hall” (PDF) . www.laguardiawagnerchive.lagcc.cuny.edu . New York City Transit Authority. August 27, 1987 . Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
- ^ a b “First Avenue/Second Avenue SBS Community Advisory Committee Meeting” (PDF) . nyc.gov . Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation. September 23, 2009 . Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
- ^ “Bus Rapid Transit For New York City” (PDF) . Schaller Consulting, Transportation Alternatives, New York Public Interest Research Group. June 2002 . Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
- ^ “Bus Rapid Transit: NYCBRT Study” (PDF) . Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Transportation. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2005 . Retrieved February 15, 2016 .
- ^ “Select Bus Service on the Bx12: A BRT Partnership Between the New York City DOT and MTA New York City Transit” (PDF) . Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation. January 12, 2009 . Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
- ^ a b “+selectbusservice M15 on First and Second Avenues: Progress Report” (PDF) . nyc.gov . Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation. November 2011 . Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
- ^ “MTA Bus Company Committee Meeting Materials, July 2010” (PDF) . p.76. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2010 . Retrieved August 13, 2010 .
- ^ “Select Bus Service – First Avenue/Second Avenue” (PDF) . New York City Department of Transportation . Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
- ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (October 10, 2010). “Rolling Out Speedier Bus System, to Glitches and Grumbles” . The New York Times . Retrieved July 20, 2011 .
- ^ Gartland, Michael (June 22, 2014). “Bus depot to become memorial for slaves found buried there” . New York Post . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
External links [ edit ]
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