The 116th Street Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, running mostly along 116th Street. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the M116 bus route operated by the New York City Transit Authority, operating between the Upper West Side and East Harlem.
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Upper West Side-bound M116 at Manhattan Avenue and Cathedral Parkway
The M116 begins at West 106th Street and Broadway, running west on 106th Street until Manhattan Avenue, before running north on Manhattan Avenue and turning to run east on 116th Street until 1st Avenue, where eastbound buses run north and then loop around the Robert F. Wagner Houses to terminate at Pleasant Avenue. Westbound buses run south on Pleasant Avenue to 116th Street to return to the route.
Historyedit
The New York City Omnibus Corporation bus started the route (M20-20) on April 1, 1936, to replace the New York Railways' 116th Street Crosstown Line streetcar. It has largely remained the same, with the exception of in 1993, when it, along with some other Manhattan crosstown routes, had their designations changed, with the M20 becoming the M116. As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free (one in each borough), the M116 was selected alongside the B60, Bx18, Q4 and S46/96 to become fare-free in July 2023.[2][3] The pilot program would last six to twelve months and buses would display a "Fare Free" sign, similar to the one used on the Q70.[4] The pilot will run from September 24, 2023 until at least March 30, 2024.[5][6][7]
Referencesedit
^"Facts and Figures". mta.info. August 28, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^Brachfeld, Ben (July 17, 2023). "MTA announces five bus routes for fare-free pilot". amNewYork. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^"Free bus routes will be part of MTA pilot program heading to NYC this fall". NBC New York. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^"Governor Hochul Announces Fare Free Bus Routes Included in MTA Pilot". www.governor.ny.gov. New York State Government. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
^"Fare-free pilot on five MTA bus routes". new. Metropolitan Transit Authority. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^"NYC officials assures New Yorkers new MTA fare-free bus program is 'not a pipe dream'". abc7ny.com. ABC 7 New York. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^"Free NYC bus routes in each borough start Sunday as part of MTA program: What to know". nbcnewyork.com. NBC New York. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
External linksedit
Media related to M116 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons
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m116, york, city, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, m116, york, city, news, newspapers, books, scholar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources M116 New York City bus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message An editor has performed a search and found that sufficient sources exist to establish the subject s notability These sources can be used to expand the article and may be described in edit summaries or found on the talk page The article may include original research or omit significant information about the subject Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources M116 New York City bus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 116th Street Line is a public transit line in Manhattan running mostly along 116th Street Originally a streetcar line it is now the M116 bus route operated by the New York City Transit Authority operating between the Upper West Side and East Harlem m116Upper West Side bound M116 at Manhattan Avenue and Cathedral ParkwayOverviewSystemMTA New York City BusOperatorNew York City Transit AuthorityGarageManhattanville DepotVehicleNew Flyer Xcelsior XDE40Nova Bus LFS HEVBegan serviceApril 1 1936RouteLocaleManhattan New York U S Communities servedUpper West Side Harlem East HarlemStartUpper West Side 106th Street amp BroadwayVia116th StreetEndEast Harlem 120th Street amp Pleasant AvenueLength2 9 miles 4 7 km ServiceOperatesAll times except late nightsAnnual patronage1 694 509 2022 1 TransfersYesTimetableM116Route map M106 system nav M125 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksRoute description editThe M116 begins at West 106th Street and Broadway running west on 106th Street until Manhattan Avenue before running north on Manhattan Avenue and turning to run east on 116th Street until 1st Avenue where eastbound buses run north and then loop around the Robert F Wagner Houses to terminate at Pleasant Avenue Westbound buses run south on Pleasant Avenue to 116th Street to return to the route History editThe New York City Omnibus Corporation bus started the route M20 20 on April 1 1936 to replace the New York Railways 116th Street Crosstown Line streetcar It has largely remained the same with the exception of in 1993 when it along with some other Manhattan crosstown routes had their designations changed with the M20 becoming the M116 As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free one in each borough the M116 was selected alongside the B60 Bx18 Q4 and S46 96 to become fare free in July 2023 2 3 The pilot program would last six to twelve months and buses would display a Fare Free sign similar to the one used on the Q70 4 The pilot will run from September 24 2023 until at least March 30 2024 5 6 7 References edit Facts and Figures mta info August 28 2011 Retrieved January 19 2016 Brachfeld Ben July 17 2023 MTA announces five bus routes for fare free pilot amNewYork Retrieved July 18 2023 Free bus routes will be part of MTA pilot program heading to NYC this fall NBC New York July 17 2023 Retrieved July 18 2023 Governor Hochul Announces Fare Free Bus Routes Included in MTA Pilot www governor ny gov New York State Government Retrieved July 17 2023 Fare free pilot on five MTA bus routes new Metropolitan Transit Authority Retrieved September 22 2023 NYC officials assures New Yorkers new MTA fare free bus program is not a pipe dream abc7ny com ABC 7 New York Retrieved September 22 2023 Free NYC bus routes in each borough start Sunday as part of MTA program What to know nbcnewyork com NBC New York Retrieved September 22 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to M116 New York City bus at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M116 New York City bus amp oldid 1184296742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
