List of streetcar lines in the Bronx
The following streetcar lines once operated in the Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. Every line in the Bronx eventually came under control of the Third Avenue Railway.[1][2]
Name | From | To | Major streets | Abandoned | Notes |
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A | The Hub | Westchester Square | Westchester Avenue | July 10, 1948 | now the Bx4 (formerly Bx42) bus |
B | Kingsbridge | Fordham | Bailey Avenue and Fordham Road | June 26, 1948 | converted to the former Bx24 bus. Bx1 and Bx10 now covers all of Bailey Avenue |
B | Mott Haven | Morris Park | 3rd Avenue, Boston Road, and Morris Park Avenue | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx21 (formerly Bx26) bus |
C | Riverdale (city line) | West Farms Square | Broadway, Kingsbridge Road, Fordham Road, Southern Boulevard, 180th Street, and Boston Road | January 24, 1948 | now the Bx9 (formerly Bx20) bus |
Pelham Bay Park station on the Hell Gate Line | City Island | Orchard Beach Road and City Island Avenue | August 8, 1919 | ||
D | Eastchester | Dyre Avenue | June 28, 1938 | remnant of the in Mount Vernon, Westchester County | |
East Harlem, Manhattan | Woodlawn | 3rd Avenue, Fordham Road, Webster Avenue, and Gun Hill Road | July 1, 1918 | ||
Washington Heights, Manhattan | Woodlawn (city line) | 155th Street and Jerome Avenue | September 4, 1921 | ||
L | Mott Haven | Morrisania | St. Ann's Avenue | July 10, 1948 | converted to the former Bx32 bus, discontinued in 1984. |
M | Mott Haven | Morrisania | Lincoln Avenue and Morris Avenue | January 1, 1941 | now the Bx32 (formerly Bx25) bus |
O | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Washington Heights, Manhattan | 155th Street, Ogden Avenue, and 181st Street | October 25, 1947 | now the Bx13 (formerly Bx37) bus |
P | Westchester Square | Pelham Bay Park | Westchester Avenue | August 17, 1940 | now the Bx24 (Bx14 before June 27, 2010; formerly Bx22). |
unknown | Hunts Point? | Randall Avenue | July 15, 1921 | ||
S | East Harlem, Manhattan | Mott Haven | 3rd Avenue | August 5, 1941 | |
S | Morrisania | East Tremont | 161st Street, Sedgwick Avenue, Burnside Avenue, Tremont Avenue | September 8, 1921 south of West Tremont Avenue (Morris Heights) June 26, 1948 east of West Tremont Avenue |
became the Bx39 Sedgwick bus and Bx49 Highbridge bus, but no longer a bus route |
S | Mott Haven | Belmont | Bruckner Boulevard and Southern Boulevard | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx19 (formerly Bx31) bus |
T | Morris Heights | Throgs Neck | Burnside Avenue and Tremont Avenue | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx40 and Bx42 buses |
U | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Kingsbridge | 181st Street, University Avenue, and Kingsbridge Road | October 25, 1947 | now the Bx3 (formerly Bx38) bus |
V | Hunts Point | Clasons Point | Westchester Avenue and Sound View Avenue | March 8, 1947 | now the Bx27 bus |
V | East Tremont | Wakefield (city line) | Tremont Avenue, Morris Park Avenue, and White Plains Road | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx39 (formerly Bx28) bus |
W | The Hub | Wakefield (city line) | Melrose Avenue, Webster Avenue, Gun Hill Road, and White Plains Road | June 26, 1948 | now the Bx41 bus |
W Willis Avenue Line | , Manhattan | Woodlawn (city line) | 125th Street, Willis Avenue, Third Avenue, Fordham Road, Webster Avenue | August 18, 1935 north of Fordham Road August 5, 1941 south of Fordham Road |
now the Bx15 (formerly Bx29) bus |
X | Harlem, Manhattan | Port Morris | 135th Street, Madison Avenue, and 138th Street | July 10, 1948 | now the Bx33 bus |
X | Harlem, Manhattan | Hunts Point | 145th Street and 149th Street | August 16, 1947 | now the Bx19 (formerly Bx30) bus |
X | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Hunts Point | 155th Street, 161st Street, 163rd Street, and Hunts Point Avenue | June 26, 1948 | now the Bx6 (formerly Bx34) bus |
X | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Hunts Point | 181st Street, 167th Street, 168th Street, and 169th Street | July 10, 1948 | now the Bx35 bus |
X 207th Street Crosstown Line | Inwood, Manhattan | Belmont | 207th Street and Fordham Road | January 24, 1948 | formerly Bx19, but now part of the Bx12 bus |
Z | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Unionport | 181st Street, University Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Webster Avenue, 180th Street, Boston Road, and 177th Street | October 25, 1947 | now the Bx36 bus |
See also[]
- List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn
- List of streetcar lines in Manhattan
- List of streetcar lines in Queens
- List of streetcar lines in Staten Island
- List of town tramway systems in the United States
References[]
- ^ Ballard, C: "Metropolitan New York's Third Avenue Railway System", Arcadia Publishing, 2005
- ^ Third Avenue Railway System Map; 1922 (WorldNYCSubway.org)
Categories:
- Streetcar lines in the Bronx
- Lists of streetcar lines in New York (state)
- Bronx-related lists