Third and Lexington Avenues Line
m98, m101
m101, m102, m103 | |||
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Third and Lexington Avenues Line | |||
M4 110th St/5th/Madison/Ft Washington Avs/Broadway | |||
Service | |||
Operates | 24 hours (M101-3) Rush hours only (M98) | ||
Annual patronage |
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Transfers | Yes | ||
Timetable | M98 M101 M102 M103 | ||
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The Third and Lexington Avenues Line, also known as the Third Avenue Line, is a
Current bus service
M98
The M98 operates between Hunter College at East 68th Street on the Upper East Side and Fort Tryon Park in Inwood near West 192nd Street. The M98 operates northbound via Third Avenue, and southbound via Lexington Avenue. At East 120th Street, southbound service shifts from Park to Lexington Avenues, while at East 127th Street, the M98 northbound service shifts onto the Harlem River Drive. The M98 exits the Harlem River Drive via the Interstate 95/Amsterdam Avenue exit. The M98 travels westbound along West 179th Street and eastbound along West 178th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Fort Washington Avenue, where the M98 turns north on Fort Washington Avenue until its terminal at the entrance to Fort Tryon Park.[6]
M101
The M101 spans between
The M101 runs as a limited-stop service during the day south of East 116th Street, with no other local service. Local service is provided by the M102 and M103 buses, during that time. Overnight and weekend morning service runs local.[7]
M102
The M102 begins at Cooper Square and follows the M101 until
M103
The M103 begins its route at City Hall and travels north via Park Row and the Bowery. At Astor Place, it continues north alongside the M101 and M102 along Third to East 125th Street, where it terminates. Southbound service uses Lexington Avenue from East 125th to 24th Streets, then uses Third Avenue, Bowery, and Park Row.[9]
History
Streetcar service
The
Bus service
On July 17, 1960, Third Avenue north of 24th Street became one-way northbound, and southbound buses were moved to Lexington Avenue, and the two parallel bus lines were combined as a one-way pair, keeping the route number M101.[13]
After a strike in 1962, the entire Fifth Avenue system was transferred to the newly formed
Route M101A, formerly NYCO Fifth, Madison and Lenox Avenues route 2, was started on March 2, 1969.[17] This route was renumbered the M102 on July 1, 1974.[18]
Limited-stop service
New M98 Limited Stop service running between 32nd Street and Washington Heights was introduced on September 14, 1987, as a rush hour-only service.[19][20] A public hearing had been held on March 12, 1987 concerning the proposed introduction of the route. Service initially ran every 15 minutes between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. southbound, and every 15 minutes northbound from 4 to 7 p.m.. with service every 30 minutes in the reverse-peak. Stops were added to the route in response to community requests at 187th Street, 125th Street, 116th Street and 107th Street. The route was designed to keep the number of stops to a minimum to attract ridership.[21]
Limited-stop service on the M101 began on October 14, 1991, with alternate buses running limited between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.[22]
On September 10, 1995, the M103 was created to improve reliability along Third and Lexington Avenues, curtailing the M101 and M102 south of Astor Place.[23]
In 2009, buses along the corridor were involved in a total of 268 accidents. The number is attributed to both inexperienced operators and the number of "obstacles" along the route.[24]
On June 27, 2010, due to shortfalls in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's budget, the M98 was truncated from 32nd Street to 68th Street. At the same time, southbound M98 service into the George Washington Bus Terminal was discontinued. These two changes were estimated to annually save $800,000.[25]
References
- ^ Google (May 8, 2017). "M98" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Google (May 8, 2017). "M101" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Google (May 8, 2017). "M102" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Google (May 8, 2017). "M103" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2022". mta.info. August 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M98 bus schedule".
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M101 bus schedule".
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M102 bus schedule"
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M103 bus schedule".
- ^ Martens, Victoria (August 1, 2019). "Fort George Amusement Park". Museum of the City of New York. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ISBN 9781582610283.
- ^ "Buses On 3d Ave. Sunday; ' Gay Nineties' Group to Make Trip on Last Trolley Car". The New York Times. May 16, 1947. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "One-Way Bus Schedules Given For Lexington and 3d Avenues". The New York Times. July 12, 1960. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "New York City Transit Facts & Figures: 1979" (PDF). La Guardia and Wagner Archives. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit Authority. 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-300-18257-6.
- ^ Sibley, John (March 22, 1962). "City Seizes Buses; Full Service Due 6 A.M. Saturday" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Authority: The First Ten Years." Motor Coach Age, May 1972.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ M98 pamphlets
- ^ "Limited-stop bus set for rush hour". New York Daily News. September 3, 1987. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Gunn, David L. (August 18, 1987). "September 1987 Bus Changes" (PDF). laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu. New York City Transit Authority. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "M2 & M101 Buses Are Pulling Out The Stops Limited-Stop Service Starts October 14th". New York Daily News. October 11, 1991. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "On September 10, a new bus route, the M103, will be introduced. The M101 and M102 Lexington Ave. routes will end at East 6th Street, instead of City Hall". New York Daily News. September 14, 1995. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Blau, Reuven (October 24, 2010). "M101 tops bus crash courses". New York Post. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Evaluation of 2010 Service Reductions" (PDF). MTA New York City Transit. September 23, 2011. pp. B48–B49. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
External links
- Media related to Third and Lexington Avenues Line at Wikimedia Commons