Bus route in Manhattan, New York
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System | MTA Regional Bus Operations |
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Operator | New York City Transit Authority |
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Garage | Tuskegee Airmen Depot (local) Mother Clara Hale Depot (SBS) |
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Vehicle | Nova Bus LFS articulated New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 (main vehicles) Nova Bus LFS HEV (local supplemental service) New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 (SBS supplemental service) |
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Livery | M15 SBS: Select Bus Service |
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Locale | Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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Communities served | East Harlem, Upper East Side, Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Gramercy Park, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Financial District |
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Landmarks served | Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, United Nations |
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Start | East Harlem – 126th Street |
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Via | First Avenue (northbound) Second Avenue (southbound) Allen Street Water Street |
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End | Pike Street / Cherry Street (local only) South Ferry (both variants) |
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Length | 8.6 miles (13.8 km)[1] (southbound) |
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Operates | 24 hours; no SBS or Cherry Street service at night[2][3] |
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Annual patronage | 10,468,682 (2023)[4] |
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Transfers | Yes |
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Timetable | M15 M15 SBS |
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The First and Second Avenues Line, also known as the Second Avenue Line, is a bus route in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along Second Avenue (and northbound on First Avenue since 1951) from Lower Manhattan to East Harlem. Originally a streetcar line along Second Avenue, it is now the M15 bus route, the busiest bus route in the city and United States, carrying 16.4 million riders annually.[5] MTA Regional Bus Operations, under the New York City Bus and Select Bus Service brands, operates the local out of the Tuskegee Airmen Bus Depot and the SBS from the Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot. Service is operated with articulated buses, unless supplemental service is needed.