Bx12 bus

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Fordham Road−Pelham Parkway 207th Street Crosstown Line
A 2018 Nova LFSA (5469) on the Bx12 SBS and 2011 Nova LFS (8001) on the BX12 Local at Pelham Bay Park station.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Gun Hill Depot Kingsbridge Depot (local summer service)
Vehicle	Nova Bus LFS articulated (main vehicle) Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (supplemental service) New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 (local summer supplemental)
Livery	Bx12 SBS: Select Bus Service
Route
Locale	The Bronx and Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Inwood, University Heights, Fordham, Belmont, Allerton, Morris Park, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Bay, Baychester, Co-op City
Landmarks served	Fordham Plaza, Fordham University, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo, Pelham Bay Park, Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Orchard Beach
Start	Inwood – Broadway / 207th Street (full route) University Heights – Sedgwick Avenue (daytime local)
Via	207th Street, Fordham Road, Pelham Parkway
End	Pelham Bay Park (daytime local) Orchard Beach (summertime local) Baychester – Edson Avenue (late night) Bay Plaza Shopping Center (full route)[note 1][1]
Length	8.2 miles (13.2 km)[2]
Service
Operates	24 hours (Bx12 Local)[note 1][note 2][1][3]
Annual patronage	5,900,063 (2023)[4]
Timetable	Bx12 Bx12 SBS
Route map Legend  Bx12   Bx12  Co-op City – Bay Plaza Co-op City Boulevard Bartow Avenue Baychester Avenue  Bx12   Bx12  (early mornings) Baychester – Edson Avenue  Bx12  summers only Orchard Beach  Bx12  Pelham Bay Park ​ (Westchester Avenue)   St. Paul Avenue Stillwell Avenue Eastchester Road Seymour Avenue – Jacobi Hospital Naragansett–Throop Avenues Williamsbridge Road Hone Avenue Muliner–Bronxwood Avenues White Plains Road ​ Southern Boulevard – Bronx Zoo Camberleng Avenue Hoffman Street Bathgate Avenue  Bx12  school days 2:31–2:48 pm Belmont Avenue Third Avenue – Fordham Plaza Decatur Avenue Elm Place Valentine Avenue ​ East 190th Street–Grand Concourse Jerome–Walton Avenues University Avenue Sedgwick Avenue  Bx12  Sedgwick Avenue (Webb Avenue) Cedar Avenue University Heights Bridge The Bronx Manhattan Tenth Avenue  Bx12   Bx12  Inwood – Broadway / 207th Street Legend SBS & Local stops Local stops  Bx12  SBS terminal  Bx12  Local terminal  Bx12  Late-night terminal Subway connection ← Bx11 ← Bx6 SBS (by borough) ← Bx6 SBS (by route number)  {{{system_nav}}}  Bx13 → Bx41 SBS → M14 SBS →

The Bx12 is a public transit line in New York City running along the 207th Street Crosstown Line (also called the Fordham Road−207th Street Crosstown Line^[5] or Fordham Road Crosstown Line^[6]), within the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The line runs along 207th Street in Upper Manhattan and along the continuous Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway in the Bronx.

The line started operating in the early 1900s as a streetcar line between Inwood in Manhattan and Belmont in the Bronx.^[5][7] In 1948, the streetcar route was converted into a bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA). Throughout the late 20th century, several separate bus routes were combined to form the Bx12. The bus line became the first bus rapid transit route to enter service in the city in 2008, when the Bx12 Limited became the Bx12 Select Bus Service (SBS). Both the Bx12 local and SBS carry over 45,000 riders each weekday. In 2023, the total ridership was 5,900,063, making it the fourth-busiest line citywide, behind the B6, Q58 and M15.^[4] The route has frequently been cited as a candidate for conversion to light rail.

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