bx40, bx42 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| East 180th Street Line Burnside Avenue/East 180th Street/East Tremont Avenue | |||
.jpg) A 2010 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (1227) on the Bx42 at Westchester Square | |||
| Overview | |||
| System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
| Operator | Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority | ||
| Garage | Gun Hill Depot | ||
| Vehicle | Nova Bus LFS articulated (main vehicle) Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (supplemental service) | ||
| Began service | April 1928 (Bx40) September 1989 (Bx42) | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | ||
| Communities served | Morris Heights, Tremont, East Tremont, West Farms, Van Nest, Parkchester, Westchester Square, Schuylerville, Throggs Neck | ||
| Start | Morris Heights - Sedgwick Avenue & Cedar Avenue (River Park Towers) | ||
| Via | Burnside Avenue, East 180th Street, East Tremont Avenue | ||
| End | Throggs Neck - SUNY Maritime College (Bx40) Throggs Neck - Harding Avenue & Emerson Avenue (Bx42) | ||
| Length | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) (Bx40) 8.6 miles (13.8 km) (Bx42) | ||
| Service | |||
| Operates | All times (Bx40) All times except late nights (Bx42) | ||
| Annual patronage | 2,390,488 (2023)[1] | ||
| Transfers | Yes | ||
| Timetable | Bx40/42 | ||
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The Bx40 and Bx42 bus routes constitute a public transit line between River Park Towers in Morris Heights and the neighborhood of Throggs Neck, running primarily along Burnside Avenue, East 180th Street and East Tremont Avenue.
- ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2023". mta.info. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.