List of express bus routes in New York City

An X37 express bus finishes a pickup in Midtown Manhattan on 23rd Street.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of express bus routes in New York City. Express bus routes operated by MTA New York City Transit, or under contract to the city Economic Development Corporation by Academy Bus, are assigned an express (X) prefix, while those operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough (for instance QM) prefixes.

Below is a list of all express bus lines operating within the City of New York. The unidirectional fare, payable in coins or MetroCard, is $6.50. Discount fare media is available.

Manhattan to Staten Island

Unless otherwise indicated, most routes travel to and from Staten Island via the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the Gowanus Expressway and then the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel into Lower Manhattan, or via a somewhat faster route via the Goethals Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike and then the Lincoln Tunnel directly into Midtown Manhattan.

Routes X1 to X22A, X30 to X31, and X42 are operated by New York City Transit. Routes X23 and X24 are operated by Academy Bus.^[1]

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled		Notes and history
	Manhattan	↔	Staten Island	Manhattan	Staten Island
X1 [2]	Midtown Central Park South and 7th Avenue	↔	Eltingville Transit Center	6th Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Originally numbered R13X in 1972, then X13 in 1976. Daily service. Operates all times. Peak-hour service starts/ends at 23rd Street in Manhattan.
X2 [2]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Madison Avenue (northbound), Lexington Avenue (southbound)	Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Bypasses Lower Manhattan via FDR Drive
X3 [2]	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center	← AM → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)		Peak service only
X4 [2]	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center		Father Capodanno Boulevard, Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Peak service only
X5 [2]	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Madison Avenue (northbound), Lexington Avenue (southbound)		Peak service only Bypasses Lower Manhattan via FDR Drive
X7 [2]	Midtown Central Park South and 7th Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	6th Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Father Capodanno Boulevard, Nelson Avenue	Peak service only Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan
X8 [2]	Lower Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Church Street, Water Street		Peak service only
X9 [2]	Midtown Central Park South and 7th Avenue	← AM → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	6th Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Hylan Boulevard	Originally R9X in 1969, then became X9 in 1976 Peak service only Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan
X10 [3]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	↔	Port Richmond Castleton Bus Depot	6th Avenue, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Gannon Avenue, Richmond Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Originally R10X in 1970, then became X10 in 1976 Daily service. Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan during peak hours instead of Broadway and 6th Avenue. Service on Narrows Road provided by the X14 during peak hours, when the X10 does not stop there
X11 [3]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM → PM	Travis end of Victory Boulevard	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)	Gannon Avenue, Victory Boulevard	Peak service only
X12 X42 [4]	West Midtown West 57th Street and 11th Avenue	← AM → PM	Mariners Harbor South Avenue and Richmond Terrace	57th Street, 6th Avenue, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Victory Boulevard, Watchogue Road, Forest Avenue	Peak service only. During the height of the rush hour, X12 trips end at 23rd Street, while X42 trips act as midtown super-express service.
	Madison Square 23rd Street and 5th Avenue some peak service
X14 [5]	West Midtown West 57th Street and 11th Avenue	← AM → PM	Port Richmond Castleton Bus Depot	Madison Avenue (northbound), Fifth Avenue (southbound), Water Street	Clove Road, Forest Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Originally the R8X to Downtown Brooklyn. Originally R14X in 1973, then became X14 in 1976 Peak service only
X15 [6]	Lower Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Church Street (northbound), Water Street (southbound)	Richmond Road, Arthur Kill Road	Peak service only
X17A [7]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM → PM	Annadale Annadale Road and Drumgoole Road East	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)	Richmond Avenue	Peak service only. Replaces the X17C in the peak direction for downtown service to and from Annadale. All X17 trips (A, C, and J) serve the Eltingville Transit Center.
X17C [7]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	↔	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	6th Avenue, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, Broadway (southbound)	Richmond Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	Originally R17X in 1973, then became X17 in 1976 No service during peak hours in the peak direction Peak direction service replaced by X17A, X17J, X19, X22, X22A, and X24 during these hours. Weekends, all X17 trips serve Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (to and from Manhattan only). All X17 trips (A, C, and J) serve the Eltingville Transit Center. Extended to Tottenville during off-peak weekdays via Outerbridge Park & Ride in January 2013.
		↔	Tottenville Page Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
X17J [7]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, 42nd Street (southbound)		Peak service only. Replaces the X17C in the peak direction for midtown Manhattan service. Operates via the Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Created in 2000 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Richmond route, with some modifications All X17 trips (A, C, and J) serve the Eltingville Transit Center.
X19 [7]	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM → PM	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (southbound)	Arden Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only. Replaces the X17C in the peak direction for downtown service to and from Huguenot and Arden Heights.
X21 [8]	Midtown Manhattan East 41 Street and 1st Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Richmond Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	42nd Street	Arthur Kill Road, Richmond Avenue	Peak service only. New super express route began service on September 2, 2014.
X22 X22A [9]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Tottenville Page Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue, 42nd Street (southbound)	Amboy Road, Bloomingdale Road	Peak service only X22 bypasses Outerbridge Park & Ride except for a few PM trips X22A originates at Tottenville and operates express between Outerbridge Park & Ride and Manhattan, stopping only at Arthur Kill Road and Victory Boulevard Operates via the Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Created in 2000 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Amboy route Outerbridge Park & Ride service added in July 2011 to replace the AE7 X22A service added in January 2012.
		← AM → PM	Pleasant Plains Outerbridge Park & Ride
X23 [10]	Midtown East 59th Street and 5th Avenue	← AM → PM	Huguenot Huguenot Avenue and Amboy Road	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue (southbound)	Woodrow Road, Foster Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only Created in 2002 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies. Formerly operated by Atlantic Express.[11] Operated by Academy Bus.[1] Via Lincoln Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike Express.
X24 [12]	Midtown East 59th Street and 5th Avenue	← AM → PM	New Dorp Tysens Lane and Hylan Boulevard		Huguenot Avenue, Arden Avenue, Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Created in 2002 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies. Formerly operated by Atlantic Express.[11] Operated by Academy Bus.[1] Renamed from Arden line in 2002. Via Lincoln Tunnel, and the New Jersey Turnpike Express.
X30 [13]	Midtown West 57th Street and 11th Avenue	← AM → PM	Sunnyside Clove Rd and Victory Blvd	Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue (southbound), 42nd Street, 57th Street	Forest Avenue	Peak service only Operates via the Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Forest route
X31 [14]	Midtown East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue(southbound), 42nd Street	Bradley Avenue, Forest Hill Road	Peak service only AM trips run via the Gowanus Expressway, PM trips run via Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge.

Manhattan to Brooklyn

New York City Transit

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
	Manhattan	↔	Brooklyn	Manhattan	Brooklyn
X27 X37 [15]	Midtown East 57th Street and Madison Avenue (full route) Chelsea West 23rd Street and Broadway (Weekdays) Lower Manhattan Thomas Street and Church Street (Weekdays)	↔	Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4th Avenue	Northbound: Trinity Place, Church Street, 6th Avenue, 23rd Street, Madison Avenue Southbound: 5th Avenue, 23rd Street, Park Avenue South, Broadway	3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge Avenue, Shore Road
X28 X38 [15]		↔	Bensonhurst Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue		86th Street, 14th Avenue, Cropsey Avenue, Surf Avenue
		↔	Sea Gate West 37th Street and Surf Avenue
X17C [7]	Weekends only service: One stop in Bay Ridge at 86th Street and Gatling Place (from Manhattan) and 86th Street and Dahlgren Place (to Manhattan). See Manhattan to Staten Island in X17C section for more details.

Route history and notes

Route	History and notes
X27/X37	Originally B27X in 1971, then became X27 in 1976. X27 operates daily. X37 operates rush hours only; express to 23rd Street via FDR Drive. X27 terminates at 23rd Street or Thomas/Church Streets during rush hours. X37 discontinued in June 2010 due to budget crisis,[16] restored in July 2011.[17]
X28/X38	Originally B28X in 1971, then became X28 in 1976. Weekday service only. X38 operates rush hours only; express to 23rd Street via FDR Drive. X28 terminates at 23rd Street or Thomas/Church Streets during rush hours. Some peak trips on both routes continue to Sea Gate, which some ends at Cropsey Ave & Canal Ave. X28 originally terminated at Cropsey Ave & Bay 49th St. X38 discontinued in June 2010 due as part of budget-related service reductions;[16] restored in July 2011.[17]

MTA Bus Company

These routes do not operate on Sundays.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled		History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Brooklyn	Manhattan	Brooklyn
BM1 [18]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Mill Basin 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue	Northbound: Trinity Place Church Street Park Place Broadway Park Row Frankfort Street FDR Drive 23rd Street Madison Avenue Southbound: 5th Avenue 23rd Street FDR Drive Water Street State Street Battery Place Downtown Loop only: Park Place Broadway Park Row Frankfort Street Pearl Street Water Street State Street Battery Place	Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Avenue K, East 66th Street	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from October 22, 1979 until MTA takeover on December 5, 2005.
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM
BM2 [19]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Canarsie Flatlands Avenue and Williams Avenue		Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue H, E 80th St, Avenue M, Pennsylvania Avenue (downtown trips only)
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM	Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue
BM3 [20]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Sheepshead Bay Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard		Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Batchelder Street,Shore Parkway, Emmons Avenue
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM
BM4 [21]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue		Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Expressway, Prospect Expressway, Coney Island Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, Gerritsen Avenue	Operated by Erin Tours until 1989. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1990 until MTA takeover on December 5, 2005. Originally went on Nostrand Avenue between Avenue K & Flatbush Avenue, & Flatbush Avenue between Nostrand Avenue & Cortelyou Road, instead of Avenue K & Ocean Avenue.
	Downtown State Street and Battery Place	← AM → PM
BM5 [22]	Midtown East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue	↔	Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue	34th Street 5th Avenue (southbound) Madison Avenue (northbound)	Linden Boulevard, Ashford Street, Cozine Avenue, Van Siclen Avenue, Vandalia Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from October 22, 1979 until MTA takeover on December 5, 2005. Operates to/from Brooklyn via the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Formerly made only one stop in Queens, at 79th Street in Lindenwood.[23] Expanded Queens service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards began April 2010; last pickup to Manhattan/first dropoff from Manhattan is in Rego Park/Middle Village. No Downtown service; Downtown service provided by peak BM2 service. Renumbered from BQM1 on July 16, 2007.[23]

Manhattan to Queens

New York City Transit

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled
	Manhattan	↔	Queens	Manhattan	Queens
X63 [24]	East Midtown East 23rd Street and 1st Avenue	← AM → PM	Rosedale 149th Avenue and 253rd Street	Northbound: Madison Avenue Southbound: 3rd and 5th Avenues	Van Wyck Expressway service road, Linden Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard, Hook Creek Boulevard, Francis Lewis Boulevard
X64 [25]		← AM → PM	Cambria Heights Linden Boulevard and 235th Street		Liberty Avenue, Farmers Boulevard, Linden Boulevard
X68 [26]		← AM → PM	Floral Park Hillside Avenue and 268th Street		Hillside Avenue

Route history and notes

Route	History and notes
X63	Peak service only Formerly Q20X in 1971, and then X20 in 1976;[27] renumbered April 12, 1990
X64	Peak service only Formerly Q24X in 1971, and then X24 in 1976,[27] renumbered April 12, 1990
X68	Peak service only Two AM peak trips travel across to 5th Avenue via 34th Street and resume normal southbound service Three AM peak trips terminate at East 57th Street and 3rd Avenue, operating via Madison Avenue Began service on August 2, 1971 as Q18X, became X18 in 1976, the first NYCT express service between Queens and Manhattan.[28] Renumbered April 12, 1990

MTA Bus Company

Routes QM1 to QM11

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Queens
QM1 [29]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Fresh Meadows 188 Street and 64 Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 188 Street	Operates during rush hours only, off peak service available via QM5 Off-peak service eliminated on December 31, 2015 Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57th Street. Downtown trips redesignated QM7 in June 2010.[30]
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM		Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, 188th Street
QM2 [31]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	↔	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road (weekdays only), Parsons Boulevard (weekends only), Cross Island Parkway service road	3rd Avenue service operates AM rush hours in both directions and PM rush hours eastbound only. Operated by Queens Transit from 1969 until June 30, 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from July 1, 1988 until MTA takeover in February 27, 2005. Last Manhattan bound dropoff is at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Last Queens bound pickup is on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Rerouted away from Whitestone Expressway Service Road to serve Parsons Boulevard on weekends on April 6, 2014. Rerouted away from 57th Street onto 59th Street in the Queens bound direction on August 24, 2015.
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue	↔ AM → PM		Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road, Cross Island Parkway service road
QM3 [32]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Northern Boulevard, Little Neck Parkway.	Originally Operated by Queens Transit from 1970 until 1988. Temporarily operated by Caravan Transit from 1988 until 1990. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1990 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last drop off is on 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Last pick up to Queens is on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Queens bound buses taken off 57th Street and put onto 59th Street on August 24, 2015.
QM4* [33]		↔	Electchester 164th Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Jewel Avenue	3rd Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Queens Transit from 1971 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue .
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM		Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Jewel Avenue
QM5 [34]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	↔	Glen Oaks 260 Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	During evenings and weekends, QM5 buses operate via Fresh Meadows. QM5 buses will operate via Fresh Meadows during middays and reverse peak hours beginning in January 2016. 3rd Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57th Street. Formerly part of the QM1A, redesignated June 2010.[30] Downtown trips redesignated QM8 in June 2010.[30]
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM		Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway
QM6 [35]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	↔	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road	Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57th Street. Formerly part of the QM1A, renumbered in June 2010.[30]
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue	← AM → PM		Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road
QM7 QM8 [36]	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	Peak service only. QM7 operates from Fresh Meadows, QM8 operates from Glen Oaks bypassing Fresh Meadows. QM8 AM super express service serves Fresh Meadows. Operated by Steinway Transit 1978 until 1988. Temporarily operated by Caravan Transit from 1988 until 1990. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1990 until MTA takeover in 2005. Formerly the Downtown QM1/QM1A service; redesignated in June 2010.[30]
QM10 [37]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Rego Park/Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue			Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: 63rd Road, 57th Avenue
QM11 [37]	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM		Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Trips operate via Forest Hills. Last dropoff is Beekman St and Park Row.

Routes QM12 to QM25 and BM5

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Queens
QM12 [38]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue			Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard
QM15 [39]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	↔	Howard Beach 157th Avenue and 102nd Street	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard	No Sunday service. Off-peak service ends at 157th Avenue and 92nd Street near Cross Bay Boulevard instead of 102nd Street. Formerly operated by Green Lines. Last dropoff is at 57th Street. Service is supplemented by the BM5.
QM16 [40]		← AM → PM	Jacob Riis Park Parking lot	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Service north of 157th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood and along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards[41][42] eliminated on July 3, 2006.[43] Extended from Rockaway Park to Neponsit on September 4, 2007,[44][45] then Roxbury at Fort Tilden on April 18, 2011,[44][46] before being truncated to Jacob Riis Park in December 2011 to accommodate customer parking.[47] Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM17 [40]		← AM → PM	Far Rockaway Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station ( A  trains)	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Service north of 157th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood and along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards[41][42] eliminated on July 3, 2006.[43] Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM18 [48]		← AM → PM	South Ozone Park 130th Street and 150th Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Lefferts Boulevard, 135th Avenue	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Extended along 135th Avenue in spring 2008. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM20 [49]		↔	Bay Terrace Corporal Kennedy Street and 23rd Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Willets Point Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, 26th Avenue	Weekday service only. Operated by Queens Transit from 1971 until June 30, 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from July 1, 1988 until MTA takeover in February 27, 2005. Last Manhattan bound dropoff is at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Last Queens bound pickup is at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Rerouted off of 57th Street and onto 59th Street in the Queens bound direction on August 24, 2015. Renumbered from QM2A in September 2011.
QM21 [50]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Park Avenue	← AM → PM	Rochdale Village Loop	Manhattan: 23rd Street, Madison Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Linden Boulevard, Guy R. Brewer Boulevard	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
QM24 [51]	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM → PM	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73rd Street	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Rerouted from 8th Avenue to 6th Avenue in spring 2011. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.
	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Avenue			Manhattan: 3rd Avenue Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road
QM25 [52]	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM → PM	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73rd Street	Manhattan: Church/Water Streets Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach as the QM24. Downtown service split off from QM24 designation in June 2010.
BM5	Multiple stops along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards. See the Manhattan to Brooklyn section and the QM15 route for more details.

Manhattan to the Bronx

All routes are operated by MTA Bus.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	History and notes
	Manhattan	↔	Bronx
BxM1 [53]	East Midtown East 33rd Street and 3rd Avenue	↔	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263rd Street	Manhattan: Lexington Avenue (southbound), 3rd Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Broadway (select trips), 230th Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Select trips operate via Inwood.
BxM2 [54]	Midtown Manhattan Herald Square (northbound)	↔	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263rd Street	Manhattan: 79th Street Traverse, 2nd, 5th and 7th Avenues (southbound), 3rd, Madison and 6th Avenues (northbound) Bronx: 230th Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express.
BxM3 [55]	Midtown Manhattan East 29th Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Yonkers Getty Square	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue, Broadway Yonkers: South Broadway	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Pick-up in Harlem discontinued in 2007.
BxM4 [56]			Woodlawn Katonah Avenue and East 242nd Street	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: Grand Concourse, Bainbridge Avenue, Katonah Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Previously BxM4B. Relabeled to BxM4 when Bedford Park service (BxM4A) was discontinued in 2010.
BxM6 [57]	Midtown Manhattan East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Parkchester Metropolitan Oval	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: East 177th Street, Metropolitan Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Route was named: "BxM-6 Parkchester Express"; started operations on August 24, 1970.[58]
BxM7 [59]			Co-op City, Bronx Dreiser Loop	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Hutchinson River Parkway East, Co-Op City Boulevard	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. To Manhattan via 1-2-3-4-5 in Co-op City; from Manhattan via 5-4-3-2-1 in Co-op City. Route was named: "BxM-7 Co-op City Express"; started operations on January 18, 1971. Wall St Express ended in the '80s.
BxM8 [60]			Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park subway station ( 6   <6>  trains)	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Westchester Avenue, Bruckner Boulevard	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Two peak-direction trips (to Manhattan AM, from Manhattan PM) are extended to City Island. Renumbered from BxM7A in September 2011. Route was named: "BxM-7A Pelham Bay Park Express"; started operations on January 10, 1972. Route was named: "BxM-7B - City Island Express"; started operations on January 7, 1980.
BxM9 [61]			Throgs Neck Layton Avenue and Ellsworth Avenue	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Randall Avenue, Harding Avenue, Throgs Neck Boulevard (outbound), Clarence Avenue (inbound)	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Route was named: "BxM-9 Throggs Neck Express"; started operations on August 2, 1976.
BxM10 [62]			Baychester Eastchester Road and Boston Road	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), 3rd and Madison Avenues (northbound), 72nd Street (eastbound) Bronx: Morris Park Avenue, Eastchester Road	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Route was named: "BxM-10 Morris Park Express"; started operations on January 7, 1980.
BxM11 [63]	Midtown Manhattan East 26th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues	↔	Wakefield Wakefield-241st Street subway station ( 2  trains)	Manhattan: 5th Avenue (southbound), Madison Avenue (northbound) Bronx: White Plains Road	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. Buses operate via the Bronx Zoo when the zoo is open.
BxM18 [64]	Lower Manhattan Battery Place	← AM → PM	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263rd Street	Manhattan: Church Street, 6th Avenues, West 23rd Street and Madison Av (northbound), 5th Avenues, East 23rd Street, Park Av South, Union Square East, and Broadway (southbound) Bronx: 230th Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines Express. First drop-off/last pickup in Manhattan is at Madison Square. Stops at 5th Avenue and West 35th Street for transfers from Queens express buses. Stops at Madison Avenue and East 56th Street for transfers to Queens express buses.

Manhattan intra-borough

Route	Terminals			Notes
X80 [65]	Randall's Island Icahn Stadium	← (before events) ---------- → (after events)	Harlem 125th Street and Lexington Avenue at 125th Street ( 4   5   6   <6>  trains) and Harlem–125 Street Metro-North station	Operated by MTA New York City Transit. Special event service only, fares collected only for travel to Randall's Island. Local bus service available from Lexington Avenue to Icahn Stadium on the M35 full-time.

Former routes

New York City Transit

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled	History/Notes
X6 [66]	Midtown Manhattan Central Park South and 7th Av	Eltingville Transit Center, Staten Island Arthur Kill Rd and Richmond Av	Madison Av (NB), 5th Av / Broadway (SB), Father Capodanno Blvd, Hylan Blvd, Richmond Av	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X13 [67]	Lower Manhattan Water St and Broad St	Port Richmond, Staten Island Castleton Av and Jewett Av	Church St (NB), Water St (SB), Clove Rd, Forest Av, Port Richmond Av
X16 [68]	Lower Manhattan Worth St and Broadway	Port Richmond, Staten Island Castleton Av and Jewett Av	Church St (NB), Broadway (SB), Victory Blvd, Forest Av
X18 [69]	Lower Manhattan Worth St and Broadway	Grasmere, Staten Island Narrows Rd and Targee St	Church St (NB), Water St (SB), Targee St, Tompkins Av, Bay St
X20 [70]	Lower Manhattan Worth St and Broadway	South Beach, Staten Island Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Blvd	Church St (NB), Water St (SB), Sand Lane, Steuben St
X21 (First use)	Midtown Manhattan 57th St and 3rd Av	Tottenville, Staten Island Page Av and Hylan Blvd	34th St/Madison Av (NB), Lexington Av/23rd St (SB), Rossville Av, Woodrow Rd, Bloomingdale Rd	Established in 2001. Discontinued in 2002, replaced by X22 bus.
X25 [71]	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center Vesey St and North End Av	Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal 42nd St and Lexington Av	Worth Street (SB), Chambers Street (NB), 42nd Street, FDR Drive	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16]
X26 [72]	Battery Park City, Manhattan Vesey St and North End Av	Midtown Manhattan Penn Station 32nd St and 7th Av	West St	Created in 2002 with 9/11 funds, discontinued April 12, 2004[73]
X27B X28B	See X27 (X27B) and X28 (X28B) for the current destinations and street traveled.		The X27B and X28B travel path is the same as X27 and X28 except running via West St and World Financial Center. Service operated briefly on January 3, 2011[74] until July 1, 2011,[17] due to lawsuit which stated that 2010 service cuts violated the ADA law.[75] It replaced by reinstated X37 and X38 bus service.
X29 [76]	Midtown Manhattan 57th St and Madison Av	Coney Island, Brooklyn Stillwell Av and Surf Av	NB: Church St, 6th Av, Madison Av; SB: 5th Av, Broadway; Coney Island Av. Surf Av	Originally B29X in 1972, then became X29 in 1976. Began service on February 14, 1972 as B29X.[77][78] Served Midtown and Downtown Manhattan.[78] Original terminal was West 5th Street and Sea Breeze Avenue (near Surf Avenue);[78] later extended to Surf Av & W 37th St (at Sea Gate),[79] then truncated to Stillwell Avenue. Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[16]
X32 [80]	Bedford Park, Bronx The Bronx High School of Science 205th St and Paul Av	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal	Parsons Blvd, Union St, Kissena Blvd, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th St	School days only, discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Service replicated by Q44 and Bx22 local buses.[16][30][81] Traveled between Queens and the Bronx via the Whitestone Bridge, and non-stop in the Bronx via the Hutchinson River Parkway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx River Parkway, Kasmiroff Boulevard, and Bedford Park Boulevard.[80]
		Oakland Gardens, Queens Union Turnpike and Springfield Blvd	Parsons Blvd, Union St, Kissena Blvd, 46th Av, 48th Av, Springfield Blvd
		Bay Terrace, Queens Bell Blvd and 23rd Av	Parsons Blvd, Union St, 150th St, 29th Av, 32nd Av
X51 [82]	Midtown Manhattan 34th St and 3rd Av	Auburndale, Queens Sanford Av and 165th St	34th St, 6th Av, 57th St, Sanford Av	Discontinued June 27, 2010 duirng budget crisis, due to low ridership and proximity to 7 subway service, and the Long Island Rail Road Port Washington Branch stations nearby.[16][30]
X61	Lower Manhattan Peck Slip and Water St	Riverdale, Bronx West 262nd St and Broadway	Broadway, Major Deegan Expwy, FDR Drive, Wall St	Discontinued in early 1990.
X66	Midtown Manhattan 57th St and 5th Av	Coney Island, Brooklyn Av Z and Ocean Pkwy	Broadway, 5th Av, Bay Ridge Pkwy, Stillwell Av, 86 St, Shell Rd, Av Z.	Discontinued in early 1980, became BM15 operated by Fiesta Bus in 1981, then operated by Metro Apple Express in late 1980's, Discontinued when Metro Apple Express went bankrupt.
X81	Woodside, Queens 61st St ( 7   <7>  trains) and Woodside (LIRR) stations	Randall's Island Icahn Stadium	Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, Hell Gate Circle	Events-only special. Last ran in 2009, discontinued sometime after.[83]
X90 [84]	Lower Manhattan Vesey St and North End Av	Yorkville, Manhattan 91st St and York Av	West St, FDR Drive, Water St, York Av	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[16] Rename from X23 Former northern terminus Harlem at 110th St and 5th Av Former southern terminus Lower Manhattan Pearl St and Frankfort St; Water St and Broad St
X92 [85]	Lower Manhattan South Ferry	Yorkville, Manhattan 92nd St and York Av	FDR Drive, 1st Av, 2nd Av, York Av	Combined into the then X90 route.
R8X [28]	Port Richmond, Staten Island Richmond Av and Richmond Terrance	Downtown Brooklyn Adams St and Fulton St	Clove Rd, Broadway, Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Gowanus Expwy	Service started on November 3, 1965, fare at the time was 30 cents.[28] NYC Transit creates the first express bus route to link Staten Island with Downtown Brooklyn.[28] Service discontinued in early 1990 due to low ridership.[28]

MTA Bus Company

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled	History/Notes
BxM4A [86]	Midtown Manhattan 23rd St between 5th and Madison Avs	Bedford Park, Bronx 205th St and Paul Av	5th Av, Madison Av, Grand Concourse, West Gun Hill Rd	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[87]
BxM7B [88]	Midtown Manhattan 23rd St and Madison Av	City Island, Bronx Rochelle St and City Island Av	5th Av, Madison Av, 3rd Av, City Island Av	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[87] It was replaced with two BxM8 trips extended to City Island.
QM1A	See QM1, QM6, QM7 and QM8 for details.
QM2A	Relabeled to QM20.
QM22 [89]	Midtown Manhattan 3rd Av or 6th Av and 34th St	Jackson Heights, Queens 31st Av and 77th St	34th St, 6th Av, 57th St, 3rd Av, 21st St, 21st Av, Ditmars Blvd	Formerly operated by Triboro Coach beginning in 1988.[90] Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[87][90]
QM23 [91]	Midtown Manhattan 33rd St and 7th Av at Penn Station	Woodhaven, Queens 102nd St and Jamaica Av	34th St, Woodhaven Blvd, Jamaica Av	Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines beginning in the early 1950s.[92] Replacement for former Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch service from the Brooklyn Manor station.[92][93] Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[87]
BQM1	Relabeled to BM5

Command Bus Company (special service)

Eight special routes operated by Command Bus Company.^[93] All service discontinued in 2001.^[94]

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled
BQ5	4 Av & 86 St, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn	Aqueduct Race Track, Queens Belmont Park, Nassau County	86 St, 19 Av, 65 St, 23 Av, Av M, Flatlands Av, Pennsylvania Av, Linden Blvd
BQ10	Nostrand Av & Flatbush Av, Brooklyn		Flatbush Av, Church Av, Linden Blvd
BQ11	Kings Highway & E 16 St, Midwood, Brooklyn Mermaid Av & Stillwell Av, Coney Island, Brooklyn		Kings Highway route Kings Highway, Av M, Coney Island route Stillwell Av, Neptune Av, Ocean Parkway, Av Z, Nostrand Av, Av U, Mill Av, Ralph Av, Both routes Flatlands Av, Pennsylvania Av, Linden Blvd
BQ12	Nostrand Ave & Flatbush Av, Brooklyn	Shea Stadium, Queens	Flatbush Ave, Church Av, Linden Blvd
BW4	86 Street & 4 Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn	Yonkers Raceway, Westchester County	86 Street, 19 Av, 65 St, 23 Av, Av M, Flatlands Av, Pennsylvania Av, Linden Blvd
BMJ1	E 15 St & Sheephead Bay Road, Sheephead Bay, Brooklyn	Meadowlands Racetrack, New Jersey	Av Z, Coney Island Av, Av M, 23 Av, 65 St, 19 Av, 86 St, 4 Av, Flatbush Av
BMJ2	Pennsylvania Av & Flatlands Av, Spring Creek, Brooklyn	Meadowlands Racetrack, New Jersey	Flatlands Av, Av M, Kings Highway, Nostrand Av, Flatbush Av

Note: An additional route, the BM2S bus route, ran from Starrett City to Downtown Manhattan ran via Flatlands Avenue between East 80th Street and East 105th Street.^[93] In addition, Command operated ferry shuttle buses around the Bay Ridge area from the Brooklyn Army Terminal after September 11, 2001, for the free ferry ride to/from the Wall Street pier.

Caravan Transit (temporary operation)

From late 1988 to early 1990, Queens Surface Corp. temporarily outsourced these lines to Caravan Transit (a school bus operator) due to equipment shortages with the approval of the NYCDOT. Caravan Transit returned the lines to Queens Surface Corp. when 50 new MCI Classics suburban type buses (900-949) were delivered new to that company during 1989.

Route	Terminals	Streets Traveled
QM19	Queens and Manhattan	Same as current QM3 route
QM25		Same as current QM7 route
QM26		Same as current QM8 route

Metro Apple Express

Metro Apple Express operated buses in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and to Jones Beach during its existence. They didn't have fare boxes on the bus so the drivers were able to make changes. There bus schedules were colored for each route, BM10 was black, BM11 was blue, BM12 was green and BM15 was red. The president was Patrick Condren.^[95]

Route	Terminus in Brooklyn	Streets traveled in Brooklyn	↔	Streets traveled in Manhattan	Terminus in Manhattan
BM10	Bay Ridge 97th St and 3rd Av	NB: 3rd Av, (originally some non-rush hours trips made stops on 3 Av between 65 St & 39 St), Gowanus Expwy SB: Gowanus Expwy, Belt Pkwy, 4th Av		NB: Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Trinity Pl, Church St, 6th Av SB: 5th Av, Broadway, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel	Midtown 59th St and 5th Av
BM11	Bensonhurst Bay Ridge Pkwy and Bay Pkwy, (originally, Bay Pkwy & 65 St)	NB: Bay Pkwy, 65 St, Gowanus Expwy SB: Gowanus Expwy, (Belt Pkwy, 4 Av, 67 St, 6 Av), 65th St, Bay Pkwy
BM12	Bay Ridge 4th Av and Bay Ridge Pkwy	Bay Ridge Pkwy, Ft Hamilton Pkwy, McDonald Av, Terrace Pl, Prospect Expwy, Gowanus Expwy
BM15	Coney Island Ocean Pkwy and Av Z at Coney Island Hospital, Saturday Service Bensonhurst, Bay Pkwy and Bay Ridge Pkwy	NB: Av Z, Shell Rd, 86 St, Stillwell Av, Bay Ridge Pkwy, 3rd Av, Gowanus Expwy, (originally, Av Z, Shell Rd, 86 St, Stillwell Av, Bay Ridge Pkwy, 12 Av, 65 St, Gowanus Expwy) SB: Gowanus Expwy, Belt Pkwy, 4th Av, Bay Ridge Pkwy, Stillwell Av, 86th St, Shell Rd, Av Z, (originally, 65 St, 12 Av, Bay Ridge Pkwy, Stillwell Av, 86 St, Shell Rd, Av Z)
Notes:	All routes started in 1981 & were discontinued in May, 1994 when company shut down. They tried to start again as Metro Apple in August, 1995, but it didn't last. Bay Ridge Pkwy was listed as 75 St on their schedules and bus signs. Route BM15: Originally, Fiesta Bus operated the route, BM15 originally ran southbound via Lexington Av. BM10, BM11 super express ran during the P.M. Rush Hours, via 23 St, FDR Drive and Downtown Manhattan service began at Thomas St & Broadway. BM15 one trip during the P.M. Rush Hours started at Fulton St & Water St. The check point originally was at Broadway and Exchange Pl, then 66 St & 4 Av in Bay Ridge. QBM1, (Breezy Point, B 217 St) and QBM2 (Hammels, B 73 St) via Madison Ave. Originally, operated by Erin Tours. Metro Apple Express had 2 Jones Beach routes BN1, MN1 and ran Amtrak, and Department Of Labor.

Red & Tan in Hudson County

Route	Terminus (in Staten Island)	Streets traveled (in Staten Island)	↔	Streets traveled (in New Jersey)	Terminus (in New Jersey)
122 [96]	Eltingville Richmond Av and Hylan Blvd	Hylan Blvd, Steuben St, Clove Rd, Forest Av, Willowbrook Expwy		Interstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge	Hoboken Hoboken Terminal
144 [97]	Arden Heights Arthur Kill Rd and West Shore Expwy	Arden Rd, Richmond Av, Staten Island Mall, Forest Av, Willowbrook Expwy
Notes:	Route 122: Discontinued in May 2005.[98] Route 144: Discontinued January 2007,[99] Av = Avenue, Blvd = Boulevard, Expwy = Expressway, Rd = Road.

Atlantic Express

All routes going into Manhattan terminate at Midtown on East 59th Street and Madison Avenue.

All routes traveled via into West Shore Expressway, Goethals Bridge into New Jersey's New Jersey Turnpike, Lincoln Tunnel; in Manhattan: 34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound) and 5th Avenue (Southbound).

All of these routes have been rebranded or eliminated.^[100]

Route	Terminus (in Staten Island)	Streets traveled (in Staten Island)	Notes
AE1 [101]	Huguenot Luten Av and Amboy Rd	Luten Av, Hylan Blvd, Seguine Av, Foster Rd, Woodrow Rd	Service began in July 2001. Rebranded X23 on August 27, 2001.[102][103]
AE2 [104]	New Dorp Luten Av and Hylan Blvd	Hylan Blvd, Arden Av, Woodrow Rd, Huguenot Av	Service began in July 2001. Rebranded X24 on August 27, 2001.[102][105] Formerly Academy Bus Arden route.
AE4 [106]	Rossville Bloomingdale Rd and Veterans Pkwy	Bloomingdale Rd, Amboy Rd, Rossville Av, Arthur Kill Rd	Service began June 25, 2001. Replaced by X21 on August 27, 2001, operated by NYC Transit.[102] Discontinued for good in 2002.
AE5 [107]	Richmond Valley Page Av and Amboy Rd	Amboy Rd, Main St, Hylan Blvd, Segume Av, Huguenot Av	Service began June 25, 2001. Replaced by X22 on August 27, 2001, operated by NYC Transit on August 27, 2001.[102] Formerly Academy Bus Amboy route.
AE6 [108]	Travis 141st East Service Rd at Showplace Bowling Park-and-Ride	West Shore Expwy	Service began in 2001. Service discontinued on August 4, 2003, because Atlantic Express lost the lease at the bus terminal.[100] It was combined with route AE7 operations and MTA's X22 express route.
AE7 [109]	Pleasant Plains West Shore Expwy and Veterans Pkwy junction at Outerbridge Park-and-Ride	West Shore Expwy, Page Av, Hylan Blvd	Originally operated at Travis in June 2001.[103] Move to new terminal at Pleasant Plains on January 13, 2003.[110] Discontinued in December 2010.[111][112] X22 service rerouted to Outerbridge Park & Ride in July 2011.
Denotes:		Av= Avenue, Blvd= Boulevard, Expwy= Expressway, Pkwy= Parkway, Rd= Road, St= Street

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