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(MTA) operates a number of

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routes in

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. Many of them are the direct descendants of

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lines (see

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). All local buses are operated by the

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, except for the Bx23, which is operated by the MTA Bus Company. Eight

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feeder routes are operated by Logan Bus Company to and from the Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil stations, under contract with the brand name of

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. See

for more details.

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: *

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: M125 *

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: Q44 Select Bus Service, Q50, Q100 (on

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) *

List of express bus routes in New York City The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates 80 express bus routes in New York City, United States. Generally, express routes operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough (BM, BxM, QM, SIM) prefixes. Exceptions to this rule ...

: BxM1, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18 *

List of bus routes in Westchester County The Bee-Line Bus System, the bus system for Westchester County, operates a network of bus routes throughout Westchester County, serving destinations throughout much of the county and parts of The Bronx in New York City. Routes are sometimes iden ...

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1, 2, 3, 4, 20, 21, 25, 26, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 52, 54, 55, 60, 61, 62. All routes are operated under New York City Bus except for the Bx23, which is operated under MTA Bus. Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. Connections to

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stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.

MTA Regional Bus Operations

Hudson Rail Link The Hudson Rail Link is a feeder bus system operated by Logan Bus Company for Metro-North Railroad. It connects the Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil stations on the Hudson Line to the neighborhoods of the same name. Service began in 1991, and route ...

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History of current routes

2020s redesign

As part of the MTA's 2017 Fast Forward Plan to speed up mass transit service, a draft plan for a reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019. Many of the draft proposals were not included in the final version. These changes were set to take effect in mid-2020. Due to the

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, the implementation of the bus redesign was postponed by two years. The Bx28 and Bx34 routes were originally proposed to be modified as well, but those changes were reverted in late 2021. The redesign took effect on June 26, 2022.

Former routes

July 1974 renumbered prefixed routes

On July 1, 1974, a few routes were combined with then-existing routes or eliminated, and most prefixed routes were renumbered:

February 1984 Bronx bus route revamp

On February 19, 1984, the entire Bronx bus system was revamped, with several routes renumbered, merged or eliminated, although a few retained their original numbers (not listed below). 15 routes were renumbered, but kept intact, and four new routes were created. Prior to the change, buses displayed signs showing both old and new numbers to simplify the change. The changes were as follows:* * * *

Discontinued services

References

MTA NYC Transit - Bus Service

External links

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