bx4, bx4a | |||
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Westchester Avenue Line | |||
Overview | |||
System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
Operator | Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority | ||
Garage | Gun Hill Depot | ||
Vehicle | Nova Bus LFS articulated (main vehicle) Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (supplemental service) | ||
Began service | July 10, 1948 (Bx4) January 2, 2011 (Bx4A) | ||
Route | |||
Locale | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | ||
Communities served | The Hub – Bergen Avenue & East 149th Street (Bx4A) | ||
Start | The Hub – Bergen Avenue & East 149th Street (Bx4) Longwood - West Farms Road & Southern Boulevard (Bx4A) | ||
Via | Westchester Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue (Bx4A) | ||
End | Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station | ||
Length | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) (Bx4) 3.5 miles (5.6 km) (Bx4A) | ||
Service | |||
Operates | All times except late nights | ||
Annual patronage | 1,399,790 (2023) [1] | ||
Transfers | Yes | ||
Timetable | Bx4/Bx4A | ||
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The Bx4 and Bx4A constitute a public transit line along Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, running between The Hub or Foxhurst and Westchester Square.
The Westchester Avenue Line, originally operated by Union Railway Company, ran from The Hub at the south end of Westchester Avenue along it to Southern Boulevard, where it originally terminated. It was later extended to Hugh J. Grant Circle, and then again to Westchester Square, all along Westchester Avenue. The line ran under the designation "A". [2]
The Westchester Avenue Line was run by Union Railway Company, when it was chartered as an amalgamation of three separate streetcar companies in 1892. The line was electrified the same year and later fell under the Third Avenue Railroad Company when the Union Railway Company was acquired by them in 1898. In 1899, the line was extended from Southern Boulevard to Hugh Grant Circle in Unionport. [3]
On July 10, 1948, the streetcars were replaced by the Bx42 bus, which followed the same routing as the streetcar. [4]
On February 19, 1984, the Bronx bus system was revamped, and the Bx42 was renamed to the Bx4. [5]
On January 2, 2011, a branch of the Bx4 called the Bx4A was created to run via Metropolitan and Tremont Avenues to replace service on the western part of the Bx14 route, which was discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget cuts. [6] [7]
In 2018, the MTA released its Fast Forward Plan, aimed at speeding up mass transit services. [8] As part of it, a draft plan for the reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019. [9] [10] The plan included increasing Bx4 and Bx4A service, but in exchange, the Bx4A would be truncated to West Farms Road and Southern Boulevard. [11] [12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the changes were halted for over a year. [13] [14] [15] The modification took place on June 26, 2022. [16] [17]
The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored forest green since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.
The Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont and Westchester Avenues in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.
The Third Avenue Railway System (TARS), founded 1852, was a streetcar system serving the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx along with lower Westchester County. For a brief period of time, TARS also operated the Steinway Lines in Long Island City.
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The Q64, QM4 and QM44 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City. The east-to-west Q64 route runs primarily on Jewel Avenue operating between the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station in Forest Hills and 164th Street in Electchester. The QM4 route is an express bus route running from Midtown Manhattan to Electchester running via Sixth Avenue in Manhattan and Jewel Avenue in Queens. The QM44 route is an express bus route running from Midtown Manhattan to Electchester via Third Avenue in Manhattan and Jewel Avenue in Queens.
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