Bx19

bx19
Southern Boulevard/149 Street Crosstown Line West 145th Street/East 149th Street/Southern Boulevard
A 2012 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (5880) on the Bx19 at Southern Boulevard/Fordham Road
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
Garage	West Farms Depot
Vehicle	Main vehicles: New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 Nova Bus LFS articulated Supplemental service: New Flyer C40LF New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 Nova Bus LFS
Began service	June 18th, 1899 (Southern Bvld streetcar) October 1911 (149 St Crosstown streetcar) August 16, 1947 (formerly Bx30) August 21, 1948 (formerly Bx31) February 1984 (Bx19, current alignment)
Predecessors	Bx30 Bx31
Route
Locale	Manhattan and The Bronx
Start	Riverbank State Park Roadway/Riverbank State Park Harlem - 145th Street and Broadway (Overnight service)
Via	West 145th Street, East 149th Street, Southern Boulevard
End	Bronx Park - Southern Boulevard/New York Botanical Garden
Service
Operates	24 hours
Annual patronage	5,458,473 (2020)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Bx19
Map	Bx19 Route profile
Route map {{{map}}} ←  Bx18B  {{{system_nav}}}  Bx20  →

The Bx19 bus constitutes a public transit line between Riverbank State Park in Harlem and Bronx Park in the Bronx, ^[1] running primarily along West 145th Street, East 149th Street, and Southern Boulevard. ^[2]

References

1. "Bx19 named the Bronx's slowest bus; Bx21 most unreliable route". News 12. July 24, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
2. "MTA Bus Time: Route Bx19". bustime.mta.info. Retrieved September 28, 2025.