M42 (New York City bus)

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42nd Street Crosstown
(USA-New York) Metropolitan Transportation Authority 9745 NY-MTA-BE3629 M42 2024-06-21.jpg
A 2021 Nova Bus LFS HEV (9745) on the West Side Pier-bound M42 in June 2024.
Overview
System MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator New York City Transit Authority
Garage Michael J. Quill Depot
Vehicle New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40
Nova Bus LFS HEV
Began serviceNovember 17, 1946
1901 (streetcar)
Ended serviceNovember 17, 1946 (streetcar)
Route
Locale Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities served East Midtown, Midtown, West Midtown
Start East Side/United Nations  - 41st Street & First Avenue
Via42nd Street
End West Midtown/Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises  – Twelfth Avenue & 42nd Street (Pier 83)
Length2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Other routes M50 49th/50th Streets Crosstown
Service
OperatesAll times
Annual patronage2,384,180 (2023) [1]
TransfersYes
Timetable M42
  M35  {{{system_nav}}}  M50  

The 42nd Street Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, running primarily along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the M42 bus route, operated by the MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit Authority brand.

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Route description and service

Streetcar line

The 42nd Street Crosstown Line, operated by the Third Avenue Railway, ran along 42nd Street from Pier 83, located at the west end of 42nd Street to First Avenue and 42nd Street. The line ran under the designation X42, with X being used as a prefix for the Third Avenue Railway's crosstown routes. [2]

Current bus service

The M42 utilizes the same route as the streetcar, except that it loops around on its eastern end using the FDR Drive, 41st Street and First Avenue. [3] [4] Some eastbound buses may terminate at Grand Central and some westbound buses may terminate at 8th Avenue.

History

The Honeymooners-themed bus (2969) signed as "Not in Service" at Pier 83 on the day of a nostalgic M42 trip New York City Omnibus GMC Old Look TDH-5101 2969 @ Pier 83.jpg
The Honeymooners-themed bus (2969) signed as “Not in Service” at Pier 83 on the day of a nostalgic M42 trip

Originally chartered in 1878, the Forty-Second Street, Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Railway started service with horsedrawn carriages in 1884, with the Third Avenue Railway acquiring the line in 1896, and alongside it, the streetcar line. From 1898 to 1901, the line underwent the process of electrification.[ citation needed ]

On November 17, 1946, the streetcar line was replaced by the Surface Transportation Corporation's, the bus-operating subsidiary of the Third Avenue Railway, M106 bus route. [5]

On March 30, 1986, the M106 was re-designated as the M42. [6]

On June 27, 2010, due to a budget crisis, service on the Javits Center branch was discontinued. This change was estimated to annually save $200,000. [7]

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References

  1. "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. "NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 1946". tundria.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M42 bus schedule".
  5. "Buses Will Replace Trolley Cars On 42d St. Crosstown Line Nov. 17; Those of Broadway Line Will Continue to Run East of Times Sq. a Few Weeks More --Other Routes to Be Modernized". The New York Times. November 4, 1946. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. Linder, Bernard (September 2002). "The M-106 42nd Street Crosstown bus line is re-designated M-42". New York Division Bulletin. Electric Railroaders' Association.
  7. "Evaluation of 2010 Service Reductions" (PDF). mta.info. MTA New York City Transit. September 23, 2011. pp. B85–B86. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2024.