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Began service | 1864 (streetcar line) April 1, 1916 (Bronx-Harlem streetcar) August 5, 1941 (Previously Bx29, and present Bx15 bus service) M101 3rd/Lexington Avs/125th St/Amsterdam Av | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Annual patronage | 2,276,211 (Bx15, 2022)[5] 855,646 (M125, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bx15 and M125
Prior to 2022, the corridor was a single bus route, the Bx15. The route is the successor to a
The streetcar line was replaced by bus service in 1941; the route was known as the Bx29 prior to 1984. From 1973 to 2013 the Bx15 shared Third Avenue with the
Route description and service
The current Bx15 bus route begins at Fordham Road and Third Avenue in today's Fordham Plaza. It runs south down Third Avenue to Third Avenue–149th Street station in the Hub, where it terminates.[6] The Bx15 connects the two largest shopping districts in the Bronx: Fordham Road and the Hub.[7]
The M125 bus route begins at the Hub, traveling south on Willis Avenue. At
On weekdays except early mornings and nights, the Bx15 Limited operates the entire route between 149th Street and Fordham Plaza, making limited stops. The Bx15 local runs between 149th Street and Fordham Plaza at all times.[4][7] Local and limited buses typically run every 8 to 12 minutes all day, except during late nights, when local buses run every hour and limited service does not run.[9] The M125 also runs every 8 to 12 minutes all day, except during late nights when buses run every hour. The M125 makes all local stops.[10]
The Bx15 fleet is maintained from the
Ridership
In 2018, the latest year for which passenger numbers are available, the Bx15 and Bx15 Limited had a combined 7,004,278 passengers,[5] or an average of 21,777 per weekday.[12]
History
As a streetcar line
In 1863, the first street railway was constructed in the Bronx, known as the Harlem Bridge, Morrisania, and Fordham Railroad. The route ran from the Harlem Bridge (now Third Avenue Bridge) to Fordham via Third Avenue, and began operation in 1864. It was informally called the "Huckleberry Road".[13] In 1892, the company was incorporated as the Union Railway Company. On August 23 of that year, it was granted several streetcar franchises in the Bronx by the Board of Aldermen, as part of an expanded "Huckleberry System". This included a line from the Harlem River to the Westchester County border via Willis Avenue, Melrose Avenue, Webster Avenue, and Bronx River Road.[13][14][15] The line was completed by fall 1895.[14] The company would become a subsidiary of the Third Avenue Railway in 1898.[13]
In February 1904, the Union Railroad would apply for extensions of several streetcar lines into Manhattan. This included an extension of the Willis Avenue Line from 134th Street in Mott Haven over the recently constructed Willis Avenue Bridge (opened in 1901)[13] into East Harlem at 125th Street, connecting with lines of the Third Avenue Railway.[16] Ten years later on July 2, 1914, the company received a permit to extend Willis Avenue service across the bridge, then west along 125th Street to Fort Lee Ferry, which connected Manhattan with Fort Lee, New Jersey. The service was requested to eliminate the required transfer to other streetcar lines.[17] The new service was inaugurated on April 1, 1916, providing a link between the Bronx and New Jersey. The occasion was celebrated with a 7-day carnival in Harlem.[18][19] Thereafter, the line became alternately known as the Willis Avenue−125th Street Line.[20]
In its final iteration, the line traveled between Fordham and western Harlem using Third Avenue, the Willis Avenue Bridge, and 125th Street. The line terminated at a loop at 12th Avenue (
As a bus line
20th century
Beginning in the 1920s, many
On April 29, 1973, service on the
In June 1995, service along the Bx55 branch to
On September 8, 1996,[41] late night Bx55 service, between 1 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., was eliminated and merged with the Bx15. The frequency of Bx15 service along the entire route was reduced from running every 50 minutes to running every 60 minutes. Supplemental Bx15 service was provided between Fordham Road and 149th Street to maintain the Bx55's frequency. To maintain the transfer to the subway, bus-subway transfers were accepted on the Bx15 overnight. The change was made to eliminate duplicative service, which was lightly patronized. In addition, an unnecessary turn at 147th Street was eliminated; it had existed because a support pillar of the Third AvenueI Elevated, which had been demolished for some time, had prevented northbound buses from turning directly from Willis Avenue to Third Avenue.[42]
In December 1999, the MTA announced a plan to make a slight route change in southbound Bx15 service between East 138th Street and the Third Avenue Bridge. At the time, buses ran west on East 138th Street, south on Third Avenue, and south across the Third Avenue Branch. Buses had to cross multiple lanes of moving traffic to get into the leftmost lane so they could exit at East 128th Street in Manhattan. The change would have buses continue to turn left onto Third Avenue, but would reroute buses to turn left at a traffic island, south on Lincoln Avenue, west on East 133rd Street, and south directly onto the leftmost lane of the Third Avenue Bridge, eliminating a weaving maneuver. Two bus stops were added along Lincoln Avenue at East 136th Street and East 133rd Street to provide improved service in the area. The change was planned to take effect in January 2000.[43]
21st century
In June 2002, as part of an outside study, the Third Avenue corridor was identified for the implementation of bus rapid transit service, due to heavy ridership and slow travel speeds on the corridor.[44] In February 2004, selected weekday and all weekend Bx55 trips terminated at Fordham Plaza.[45][46] On June 27, 2010, evening and weekend Bx55 service was eliminated.[46]
In 2009, as part of Phase II of the MTA and
As part of the MTA's
See also
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External links
- Media related to Bx15 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons
- Bx15 bus schedule
- M125 bus schedule