M86 (New York City bus)
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End | Yorkville – East 92nd Street and York Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operates | All times[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual patronage | 3,620,915 (2022)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timetable | M86 SBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 86th Street Crosstown Line is a bus line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along 86th Street on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. Originally a streetcar line, it now comprises the M86 Select Bus Service bus line.
The M86 has the highest "per-mile ridership" of all bus routes in the city, and the second highest ridership of all Manhattan crosstown routes after the
Route description
Streetcar service
The 86th Street Crosstown Line was originally a streetcar line operated by the
Current bus service
The M86 bus runs crosstown along
Westbound buses begin service at East 92nd Street and York Avenue, at the Asphalt Green fitness center, and run essentially the same route along York Avenue and 86th Street. At West 86th Street and Broadway, the route turns north then west onto West 87th Street, terminating at West End Avenue.[1][7][8]
Unlike other SBS routes and most bus rapid transit lines, the M86 SBS does not have long bus lanes, but rather employs short queue jump lanes, which give buses priority at intersections.[3][9]
Station | Direction | Connections |
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East 92nd Street York Avenue |
Westbound station |
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1st Avenue East 91st Street |
Eastbound terminus |
NYC Bus: M31
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York Avenue East 91st Street |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: M31
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York Avenue East 88th 89th Streets |
Eastbound |
NYC Bus: M31
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York Avenue East 87th / 86th Streets |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: M31
|
East 86th Street 1st Avenue |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: M15 SBS (northbound only)
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East 86th Street 2nd Avenue |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: 86th Street
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East 86th Street 3rd Avenue |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses northbound only)
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East 86th Street Lexington Avenue |
Bidirectional |
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East 86th Street Madison Avenue |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 (All buses northbound only)
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East 86th Street 5th Avenue |
Westbound |
NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 (All buses southbound only)
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East 84th Street 5th Avenue |
Eastbound |
NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 (All buses southbound only)
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86th Street Transverse Road Central Park Police Precinct |
Bidirectional | Note: riders boarding at the Central Park Transverse stop will need to obtain their proof of fare payment receipt at the next stop (Central Park West or Fifth Ave depending on direction of travel). |
West 86th Street Central Park West |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: M10
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West 86th Street Columbus Avenue |
Bidirectional | |
West 86th Street Amsterdam Avenue |
Bidirectional | NYC Bus: M7, M11 (All buses northbound only) |
West 86th Street Broadway |
Bidirectional |
NYC Bus: 86th Street
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West 87th Street West End Avenue |
Western terminus |
History
In April and May 1872, two separate streetcar franchises along 86th Street were granted to the
On November 12, 1908, the 86th Street Line was temporarily truncated to Second Avenue. This occurred when the Metropolitan Street Railway, a subsidiary of New York Railways, was turned over to creditors when New York Railways went into receivership; the portion of the 86th Street Line east of Second Avenue also went to the receivers, due to the original 1872 franchises. Travel to the 92nd Street Ferry required transferring between trolleys and paying additional fare.[6]
The line was turned over once again to the New York and Harlem Railroad, now a subsidiary of New York Railways, from February 1, 1920 to December 17, 1932. Afterwards, it returned to New York Railways.[4][12][13]
On November 3, 1919, the City of New York began operating municipal bus service to replace abandoned New York Railways lines, including the Delancey−Spring Streets Line. At this time, the city also began operating competing bus service along the 86th Street route, called "Route D".[14][15]
The M18 was renumbered the M86 in 1989 to match the number of the crosstown street that it runs on.[17][18]
60-foot (18 m)-long articulated buses were added to the M86 and M79 routes in 2000. Bus stops were lengthened along the routes to accommodate the new buses, while some closely spaced stops were eliminated.[19][20]
Beginning on June 1, 2010, the M86 was part of a six-month trial testing
Select Bus Service
The M86 was identified as a potential bus rapid transit corridor in 2009, under Phase II of the city's Select Bus Service program.[23] To accommodate the Select Bus Service conversion, 86th Street was to be renovated with pedestrian sidewalk extensions at intersections; bus bulbs, or pedestrian sidewalk extensions at bus stops; plants and trees; and new benches.[24][25]
The M86 SBS route debuted on July 13, 2015.[26][27] It was the fourth corridor in Manhattan and the fifth Manhattan bus line to have Select Bus Service.[28]
References
- ^ a b c MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M86 bus schedule" (PDF).
- ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2022". mta.info. August 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "M86 Select Bus Service Progress Report" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. April 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7385-3884-6.
- ^ "Astorians Badly Hit: Eighty-Sixth Street Transfers Not Good Beyond Second Avenue". Greenpoint Daily Star. Fultonhistory.com. 1908. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Case No. 1065: Through Routes–Transfers at Intersecting Point–Compliance with Franchise Requirements as Condition of Retention of Grant". Reports of Decisions of the Public Service Commission, First District, of the State of New York. 1. New York Public Service Commission: 502–512. 1912. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "MTA Bus Time: M86-SBS Yorkville - West Side". mta.info. MTA Bus Time.
- ^ "M86 and M79 Select Bus Service Manhattan Community Board 8 | October 5, 2016". Scribd. New York City Department of Transportation. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Mr. Robb Speaks His Mind". The New York Times. March 7, 1890. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "More Delay By Park Commissioners". The New York Times. November 13, 1890. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ a b Linder, Bernard (June 2016). "NEW YORK RAILWAYS' STREET CARS QUIT 80 YEARS AGO" (PDF). New York Division Bulletin. 59 (6). Electric Railroaders Association: 1, 4–6. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "LEASE IS APPROVED FOR NEW BUS ROUTES; Transit Commission, With Fullen Opposed, Votes on New York Railways Application". The New York Times. November 17, 1932. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "Horse Cars on W. 86th Street" (PDF). New York Division Bulletin. 45 (12). Electric Railroaders Association: 3–4. December 2002. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ Jackson, Walter (May 29, 1920). "The Place of the Bus–IV". Electric Railway Journal. 55 (22). McGraw Hill Publishing Company: 1088–1093. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "New York Railways Cars Quit 70 Years Ago" (PDF). New York Division Bulletin. 49 (5). Electric Railroaders Association: 1, 3, 5, 16. May 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ROUTES". www.chicagorailfan.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Manhattan Bus Map 1989". New York City Transit Authority. 1989.
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(help) - ^ Wong, Edward (October 24, 1999). "Neighborhood Report: Upper East Side; Larger Buses, Fewer Stops: Riders Feel Left at Curb". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (July 19, 2001). "Study Shows Extra-Long Buses Have More Mishaps Than Others". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "news – MTA Launches Smart Card Pilot Program". MTA. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "86th Street Select Bus Service". nyc.gov.
- ^ "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting April 2015" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Holland, Heather (February 5, 2015). "Select Bus Service Coming to Speed M86 on Upper East Side". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ Frost, Emily (October 15, 2014). "M86 Crosstown Line to Get Select Bus Service". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22.
- ^ "NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Transit and Elected Officials Announce Launch of Select Bus Service on 86th Street". mta.info. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "M86 86th Street Manhattan Crosstown". mta.info.