B48 (New York City bus)

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Lorimer Street/Franklin/Classon Avenues
A 2018 New Flyer XDE40 (9503) on the Lefferts Gardens-bound B48 at Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageGrand Avenue Depot
VehicleNew Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40
Began serviceNovember 6, 1884 (streetcar service)
December 14, 1947 (bus service)
Route
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Communities servedGreenpoint, Williamsburg, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Landmarks servedBrooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park
StartProspect Lefferts Gardens – Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue / Prospect Park
ViaClasson/Franklin Avenues, Lorimer Street, Nassau Avenue
EndGreenpoint – Meeker Avenue and Gardner Avenue
Length6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Other routesB43 Graham/Tompkins/Throop Avenues
Service
Operates24 hours[1]
Annual patronage661,239 (2023)[2]
TransfersYes
TimetableB48
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The B48 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running along Lorimer Street, Franklin Avenue, and Classon Avenue between Flatbush and Greenpoint. Originally the Lorimer Street streetcar line, it is now a bus route operated by MTA New York City Bus.

  1. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "B48 bus schedule".
  2. ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.