M31 and M57 buses
m31, m57 | |||
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57th Street Crosstown Line | |||
Michael J. Quill Depot (M57) | |||
Vehicle | Nova Bus LFS HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (M57) | ||
Route | |||
Locale | Sutton Place –1st Avenue and 55th Street | ||
Length | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) (eastbound M57) 3.0 miles (4.8 km) (westbound M57) 3.8 miles (6.1 km) (M31) | ||
Service | |||
Operates | M31: 5 a.m. (7 a.m. weekends) to 12:30 a.m. [1] M57: 5 a.m. (6:30 a.m. weekends) to 12:30 a.m. [2] | ||
Ridership | M31: 2,030,247 (2022)[3] M57: 1,434,822 (2022)[3] | ||
Transfers | Yes | ||
Timetable | M31 M57 | ||
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The M31 and M57
The M31 and M57 are operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand.
Route description and service
For most of its length, the M31 uses 57th Street to travel crosstown, then uses
The M57 mostly duplicates the M31 along 57th Street.[2][6] The only major difference is that the M57 uses West End Avenue to reach its western terminus at 72nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. At its eastern end, the M57 reaches First Avenue, eastbound buses turn on 1st, then terminate. Westbound buses then use Sutton Place, 55th Street, and First Avenue to access 57th Street, where they turn back crosstown.[6]
The M57 operates out of
History
M31
East Side Omnibus Corporation began operating bus route (M11) on June 25, 1933.[4]
The route was renumbered as the M31 on July 1, 1974, as part of the renumbering of bus routes in Manhattan.[7][8]
M57
Buses were introduced on April 17, 1934.
The route, formerly numbered M20, became M28 on July 1, 1974, as part of the renumbering of bus routes in Manhattan.[11][7][8]
On September 10, 1989, the M28 (57th Street Crosstown) and M103 (59th/60th Street Crosstown) routes were merged to form the M57. M57 buses began operating from 57th Street and Sutton Place South to Broadway and 72nd Street, running via 57th Street and West End Avenue.[12]
References
- ^ a b c MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M31 bus schedule".
- ^ a b MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M57 bus schedule".
- ^ a b "Subway and bus ridership for 2022". mta.info. August 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "MTA Bus Time". bt.mta.info. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Manhattan Bus Map". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Historical Maps". www.nycsubway.org – 1974 Manhattan bus guide – Part 1: The Whole Map. 1974. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Buses to Link 2 Rivers Via 57th St. Monday". The New York Times. March 12, 1937. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ The New York Times, Buses to Link 2 Rivers Via 57th St. Monday Archived 2018-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, March 12, 1937, page 18
- from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ * "Introducing the M57, M58 & M72 routes: Announcing Improved Manhattan Crosstown Bus Service Starting Sunday, September 10, 1989". New York City Transit Authority. 1989. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Introducing the M57, M58 & M72 routes: Announcing Improved Manhattan Crosstown Bus Service Starting Sunday, September 10, 1989". New York City Transit Authority. 1989. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Introducing the M57, M58 & M72 routes: Announcing Improved Manhattan Crosstown Bus Service Starting Sunday, September 10, 1989". New York City Transit Authority. 1989. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Introducing the M57, M58 & M72 routes: Announcing Improved Manhattan Crosstown Bus Service Starting Sunday, September 10, 1989". New York City Transit Authority. 1989. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2018.