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Coney Island Avenue Line | |||
![]() A 2011 C40LF (374) on the Windsor Terrace-bound B68 in Kensington (Coney Island/Caton Avenues) in January 2019. | |||
Overview | |||
System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
Operator | New York City Transit Authority | ||
Garage | Jackie Gleason Depot | ||
Vehicle | New Flyer C40LF CNG New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | ||
Began service | 1862 | ||
Route | |||
Locale | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||
Communities served | Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Midwood, Homecrest, Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Coney Island | ||
Start | Park Slope – Bartel Pritchard Square / 15th Street – Prospect Park station | ||
Via | Prospect Park Southwest, Coney Island Avenue, Brighton Beach Avenue[1] | ||
End | Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop / Stillwell Avenue station | ||
Length | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) | ||
Service | |||
Operates | All times[1] | ||
Annual patronage | 2,920,246 (2023)[2] | ||
Transfers | Yes | ||
Timetable | B68 | ||
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The B68 is a bus route that constitutes a public transit line operating in Brooklyn, New York City. The B68 is operated by the MTA New York City Transit Authority. Its precursor was a streetcar line that began operation in June 1862, and was known as the Coney Island Avenue Line. The route became a bus line in 1955.