List of bus routes in Westchester County, New York
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#212 on the 8 line coming out of Getty Square in Yonkers.Single-door bus used primarily on the routes BxM4C, 43, and 77. Also used occasionally on 10, 11 and shuttle loops.
The Bee-Line Bus System, the bus system for Westchester County, operates a network of bus routes throughout Westchester County, serving destinations throughout much of the county and parts of The Bronx in New York City. Routes are sometimes identified with a "W" prefix for Westchester County (ex: W60), following the same system used by the MTA. This is most evident at bus stops in the Bronx and on some maps and other publications from the MTA and the New York City government.[1] They are also sometimes identified with the "BL" prefix (ex: BL60 or B-L60) on some MTA maps and signage.[2] Bee-Line does not officially use this nomenclature, with the exception of the BxM4C. These routes are listed below.
Routes run during peak hours only and make few stops along the local route.
The local bus fare is charged on these routes, and all types of MetroCard are accepted (except for AirTrain MetroCards).
11, 21, 27, 41
Seasonal Service
Routes only operate during Playland Park's operating season.
While route 75 is listed as a local service in its schedule, it makes no stops between Playland and the Rye RR Station.
While route 91 is listed as a limited service in its schedule, it operates as a pick-up only route towards Playland Park and a drop-off only route towards Yonkers.
Route 13 is not a seasonal route, as it operates full-time, however additional seasonal service is provided to Playland during the parks operating season. Some trips serve Playland year round.
13*, 75, 91
Express
Routes run during peak hours only.
The local bus fare is charged on these routes except route BxM4C, and all types of MetroCard are accepted (except for AirTrain MetroCards).
BxM4C charges $7.50 fare with only pay-per-ride MetroCard and coins accepted.
1X, 3, 17, 43, 62, 77, BxM4C/28
Commuter (Bus to Rail)
These shuttle routes run between served communities and the indicated railroad station during weekday rush hours only unless otherwise noted.
Select rush hour-only trips on route 66 operate between the Dobbs Ferry RR station and Ardsley Square (operating via Beacon Hill Drive and Ogden Avenue), with one trip from New Rochelle terminating at the Dobbs Ferry RR station instead of Mercy University.
10, 18, 31, 34, 38, 39, 64, 65, 66*, 70, 71
Shuttle Loops
All routes operate rush hours only, and operate from the White Plains Railroad Station during the AM peak hours, and to it in the PM peak hours (except Loop A which operates in both directions to/from White Plains in the mid afternoons and PM rush hours).[3]
During school days, selected southbound trips operate to Central Avenue, then via Route 20/21 to either Tuckahoe Road and Central Park Avenue or E.J. Conroy Drive and Main Street. These are internally known as Route 20 trips.
During school days, one trip originates from Roosevelt High School at 3 PM and operates via Route 20 to McLean Av, then via its normal route to Getty Square.
Some weekday rush-hour trips operate via South Westchester Executive Park (from Yonkers station AM, to Yonkers station PM).
The first two weekday AM rush-hour trips to Hastings operate via Westchester Executive Park.
During weekday middays and all-day on Saturdays, every other trip either terminates in White Plains or operates the full route to Pleasantville.
During weekday afternoons, every other trip either terminates in Hastings or operates the full route to Pleasantville. Weekday and Saturday trips departing Yonkers after 5:30 PM either terminate in Hastings or operate as far as White Plains.
No Sunday service between White Plains and Pleasantville.
Midland Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Tarrytown Road, White Plains Road Broadway, Albany Post Road
Weekend service ends at Spring Street in Ossining, and does not serve the train station.
Select trips are extended to operate to Playland year round, with additional service during the summer. Otherwise, most service terminates at the Port Chester station on Westchester Avenue.
Tarrytown Road, Saw Mill River Road, Croton Avenue, Albany Post Road, Riverside Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Washington Street, Main Street
First northbound weekday trip starts at Elmsford Square, and operates as a semi-express, bypassing the Westchester Medical Center, Briarcliff Manor, and Verplanck.
First two southbound weekday trips start at Grasslands Road and Clearbrook Road, the second trip operating express between Elmsford Square and White Plains.
Saturday service departing White Plains after 6:20 PM terminates in Ossining.
All trips operate the full route between White Plains and Peeksill, via Westchester Community College, Westchester Medical Center, Hawthorne, Pleasantville, Millwood, Yorktown Heights, and Cortlandt Town Center.
Yonkers Avenue, South Fulton Avenue, Sandford Boulevard, Pelhamdale Avenue, Boston Post Road, New England Thruway
This route operates as a pickup-only route towards Playland, and a drop-off only route towards Yonkers.
Nonstop from New Rochelle to Playland.
History of current routes
Route
History
1T
Originally ran to Pleasantville via Route 119.
1X
The original 1X used to operate as the last southbound 1C to Elmsford, where it then became a 1W and made express stops. This was discontinued in the late 1980s as the 1X, however this trip does still operate today and is listed as a "1C/1W" trip on the timetable.
Service began in September 2008.
2
Extended to South Westchester Executive Park via Tudor Woods during rush hours in 2009.
Fall 2015 schedule added one AM northbound and two PM southbound runs to Executive Park on Saturday and Sunday.
3
Original Northern terminal was White Plains prior to the 1980s.
Northbound service originally operated via North Broadway and Ashburton Avenue until 2002, where it was rerouted to operate up Palisades Avenue with the introduction of the Neoplan AN460 articulated buses due to the steep hill embankment from Broadway onto Ashburton Avenue.
4
Prior to the early 1990s, southbound 4 buses originally operated via Bainbridge Avenue to 206th Street, where they then made a right to its last stop at Bedford Park Boulevard, serving the IND subway first and then the IRT subway.
This route was originally numbered the 22 prior to the 1970s.
5
Service was originally extended to Playland via Harrison during summer months but was discontinued sometime after 1992.
A few northbound trips originally ended at Barney Street where the old bus garage was located. This service pattern was discontinued when the garage was relocated and the nearby factory was closed down. There were plans to reinstate this service pattern in 2006 following a push to reopen the factory, but never materialized.
Between 2002 and 2008, some southbound trips operated via Walsh Road in Yonkers. This service pattern was discontinued when the #9 route was reconfigured into a loop.
Originally ran to Port Chester sometime prior to the early 1990s before its eastern terminal was swapped with the 13 east of White Plains to improve reliability.
Between 1990 and 1996, one select round-trip continued up Nepperhan Avenue to Nepera Park, the terminal of the former streetcar line.
6
The original northbound terminal for this line was White Plains in the 1980s. It was extended to Pleasantville following the routing of the original #18 route when it discontinued around 1985, and later extended into Pace University via Thornwood.
On June 21, 2004, service via Thornwood was discontinued and replaced by a rerouted 15. In June 2005, service into Pace University was discontinued and cut back to end at Pleasantville Railroad Station at Bedford Road and Wheeler Avenue.
This route had a variant, the 6U, which operated via Uniontown in Hastings-On-Hudson during rush hours. It was discontinued in 2014 due to low ridership.
In September 2018, #6 service was rerouted via Downtown Dobbs Ferry (via the #1 routing), and discontinued on Broadway between Livingston Avenue and Ashford Avenue. This change was done due to complaints from riders that there wasn't enough service in Dobbs Ferry.
7
As with many other routes, service originally ran to the Yonkers RR Station, but was cut back to Main Street and Mill Street due to the reconstruction of the Yonkers RR Station area in 2004.
Service extended to Yonkers RR Station on September 5, 2017.
Had short-turn trips to Pelham.
8
Sunday service added in Fall 2015.
9
Original service only have four trips in the day, with two trips to Yonkers RR Station in the AM and two trips from Yonkers RR Station in the PM.
Original service had two select trips via Fairview Street and Ridge Avenue.
Service originally operated between Yonkers RR Station and Bolmer Avenue via Robert's Avenue until 2008, where it was then turned into a loop route.
12
Between 1970 and 1994, service operated via Underhill Road and Lake Street in Silver Lake and Route 120. This service pattern was altered when the #12 was rerouted via Westchester Avenue and Anderson Hill Road to replace parts of the former #75 and #77 services on Anderson Hill Road.
Between 1980 and 1994, service originally ran to the Mahopac Village Center at Baldwin Place. This service pattern ended when Jefferson Valley Mall opened, and the #12 was rerouted to serve the mall. No bus service to Mahopac Village Center was provided for a while until the #16 was extended there in the late 1990s.
A portion of the route between Armonk and Jefferson Valley Mall via Yorktown and Mount Kisco (original northern terminus) was discontinued on February 15, 2010, due to low ridership.[6]
Anderson Hill Road bypass service was added in March 2006, skipping Westchester Avenue, Kenilworth Word and Purchase Street, but still serving Manhattanville College.
Anderson Hill Road bypass service was incorporated into weekend routing in 2013.
Sunday service originally ended at SUNY Purchase until service was cut back to Armonk full-time in 2013.
Had an express variant called the 12X.
13
The full-time eastbound terminal was originally Port Chester before being extended to Rye, Playland to partially replace Route 76 service in 2013.
Originally had a variant that operated via Benedict Avenue in Tarrytown, the 13B, before being discontinued in 2018 due to low-ridership.
Originally went to Harrison until the early 1980s, when the eastern terminals were swapped with the 5 route.
Some bus stops were relocated or removed as part of a bus stop-balancing effort.
14
Until 1995, service originally operated via Bradhurst Avenue between Westchester Medical Center and Route 9A. This service pattern was discontinued due to height restrictions along Bradhurst Avenue.
Northbound service originally ended at Beach Shopping Center in Peekskill, before being extended to the new Cortlandt Town Center in Mohegan Lake in 2000.
14X
The first 14X variation was implemented in the 1980s, only skipping Knollwood Road.
The second 14X variation was implemented sometime in the late 1990s, skipping Knollwood Road and the Westchester Medical Center. This service pattern was discontinued in 2000.
The third and current 14X variation, although does not display 14X, was implemented in 2005, beginning in Elmsford Square, skipping Westchester Medical Center and Verplank and ending at Cortlandt Town Center.
15
Service was rerouted via Thornwood on June 21, 2004, when #6 service in Thornwood was discontinued.
Had an express variant called 15X.
16
Service was extended east to the Mahopac Village Center at Baldwin Place in March 2006.
17
The original southern terminal of this line was Bryant Avenue and North Street prior to 2005.
18 (second use)
On June 23, 2008, the southern section of the #18 to Indian Point was split into the #31 to improve reliability.
19
A variant of the #19 route, the #19G, split off from regular #19 in Ossining and followed the #14 route into Westchester Medical Center, the last stop. The "G" in this variant stands for Grasslands, and was discontinued sometime in the late 1990s.
21
Used to be an express service, before stops started being added in 1998 until 2001, when it was then modified to become a limited-stop route.
25
Effective Spring 2018, the route no longer goes to Yonkers Railroad Station. Route now ends at Manor House Square, however starting trips continue to originate from Yonkers station.
31 (second use)
Began service on June 23, 2008, running from Peekskill to Indian Point. This route is operated under P.T.L.A and is interlined with the #18 line.
43
Began service on September 24, 2007, as an alternative to the #41 route, running via the Cross County and Sprain Brook Parkway.
On September 7, 2018, service was rerouted to serve Bradhurst Avenue in both directions.
60
Original terminus was Valentine Avenue and East Fordham Road.
61
Original terminus was Valentine Avenue and East Fordham Road.
During the summer, service used to operate to Playland. This service pattern was discontinued sometime prior to 1996.
63
Originally, buses operating along Crossways were labeled as the 63C, while buses operating along Garth Road were labeled as the 63G on bus signage.
75
Monday service added on June 21, 2021.
The original northern terminus was Port Chester until sometime before 2010.
78
The northbound terminal was originally Stew Leonard's Drive until October 2011, where it was then extended to operate via the new Ridge Hill Shopping Center to its new terminal at Tuckahoe Road and Central Park Avenue.
Made limited stops until sometime before 2014, where it was then made a local route.
91
Originally ran to Yonkers RR Station before being cut back to Main Street and Warburton Avenue sometime prior to 2003 due to construction in Downtown Yonkers.
This is the last remaining Playland route in the 90 series. The 90, 92, and 93 were all discontinued.
Tuesday service discontinued on June 21, 2021, but was reinstated in June 2022.
BxM4C
Began service on September 7, 1982; original northern terminus at Cross Street.[7]
Wall Street service began on September 13, 1982.[8][9]
Lower Manhattan (southern terminal) service via Fifth Avenue to Wall Street discontinued on February 15, 2010.[11]
Originally had weekend service before being discontinued in 2010.
Proposed new bus routes
In December 2020, a re-design was announced for the county bus system. The draft plan was released on July 19, 2022, with system-wide changes which are outlined below. These changes also bring in 100 series routes, which partially replace former portions of modified lines. If a bus route is not shown here, it was discontinued with the new plan, with the exception of the 75 and 91 routes, which were not part of the redesign due to being seasonal-only routes.[12] Several discontinued bus routes are being replaced with on-demand "microtransit" lines.[13]
Midland Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Tarrytown Road, White Plains Road Broadway, Albany Post Road
Service north of Tarrytown split into new Route 111.
It is unclear if this route would continue operating into Rye, Playland, as the draft plan is missing or does not acknowledge the presence of routes 13, 75 and 91 which operate into Rye.
Service would no longer operate to Ossining. Instead, it will follow the routing of the former 6 between Pleasantville and White Plains, creating a new north–south link between Katonah and White Plains.
Service will be extended west to end at Yonkers station, following the same routing as the 7.
Service will be rerouted to operate along Pelhamdale Avenue and Lincoln Avenue to reach Webster Avenue, instead of operating on Eastchester Road and Webster Avenue north of Lincoln Avenue.
There will be routing modifications around Mile Square Road.
White Plains Road Saw Mill River Road Westchester Medical Center Westchester Community College Hillside Avenue Tarrytown Road
New route, operating via White Plains Road, Saw Mill River Road, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Community College, Hillside Avenue, and Tarrytown Road.
Branded as the "Grasslands Shuttle".
104
↔
Neperan Road Broadway
New route, operating via Neperan Road, Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, and Broadway.
Discontinued in the early 1990s when the 13 was rerouted to serve the northern part of the 17, and the 1 was extended and split into three different branches to serve the southern part of the 17.
Originally Route 29 "East Side Express", operating via 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Manhattan to 38th Street.[20][21]
Renumbered BxM4D and rerouted via BxM4C route in Manhattan circa 1983.[22][20]
Rush hour service.
Discontinued due to low ridership.
Limited service to Lower Manhattan.
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