B9 (New York City bus)

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60th Street Line
Avenue M Line
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A 2017 XN40 (777) on the Bay Ridge-bound B9 at Flatbush/Schenectady Avenues
Overview
System MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator New York City Transit Authority
Garage Jackie Gleason Depot
Ulmer Park Depot (school trippers)
Vehicle New Flyer C40LF
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (school tripper only)
Began serviceOctober 28, 1931
Route
Locale Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Communities served Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Bensonhurst, Mapleton, Midwood, East Midwood, Flatlands, Marine Park, Old Mill Basin [1] , Mill Basin
Start Bay Ridge – Shore Road and 71st Street
Via60th Street, Avenue M
End Marine Park/Mill Basin - Kings Plaza at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U
Flatlands - Flatbush Avenue and Avenue L (early morning/late evening terminus)
Length8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Service
Operates4:45 AM - 1:45 AM
Annual patronage2,934,311 (2023) [2]
TransfersYes
Timetable B9
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The B9 is a bus route in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which serves the corridor of 60th Street, plus some of Avenue M and Avenue L. Originally operated by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, it is now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand.

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Route description

The B9 route begins at Shore Road and 71st Street in Bay Ridge. It turns right onto Bay Ridge Avenue, and then left onto Fourth Avenue. Next, it turns right onto its main corridor, 60th Street. It continues until the end, running straight onto Avenue N. Then it starts running in a squiggle pattern, heading left onto Ocean Parkway, right onto Avenue M, left onto Ocean Avenue, and left onto Avenue L. It continues on Avenue L until Flatbush Avenue, where it makes a right, then heads straight to Kings Plaza, terminating at the bus loop. The westbound route heads back to its Bay Ridge terminal via Narrows Avenue and 71st Street. Early morning and late evening service terminates at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue L in Flatlands. [3] [4]

History

The B9 began service on October 28, 1931 under the operation of Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit, which was sold to the City on June 1, 1940. It originally used Third Avenue between Bay Ridge Avenue and 60th Street.

On June 14, 1980, the B9 began summer weekend service to Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway, Queens, which lasted throughout the 1980s. Service would run every 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., and when the service was announced four days earlier, it was expected that service would be increased as ridership increased. The extensions in service were made possible via federal funding from the Gateway National Recreational Area. [5] [6] [7] In September 2006, the B9 was rerouted from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue, in order to improve connections to and from the subway. [8]

On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network. As part of the redesign, the current B9 route would remain, but closely-spaced stops would be eliminated. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Old Mill Basin, Brooklyn" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "B9 bus schedule".
  4. ↑ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Buses to Rockaways to roll from B'klyn". New York Daily News. June 10, 1980. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Fower, Glen (May 27, 1979). "Riis Park Bus Service Is Extended". The New York Times . Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
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  9. ↑ "Draft Plan: B9 Local" . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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