Bx3 (New York City bus)

The Bx3 bus constitutes the University Avenue Line public transit line in The Bronx and Manhattan, operating between Washington Heights, Manhattan at 179th Street, and Kingsbridge, Bronx, at 238th Street station on the 1 line. It operates mainly via University Avenue, serving the West Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

bx3
University Avenue Line
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit
GarageKingsbridge Depot
VehicleNova Bus LFS, Nova Bus LFS HEV (demo), OBI Orion VII NG HEV 07.501
Route
LocaleWest Bronx and Upper Manhattan
Communities servedWashington Heights, Manhattan, Morris Heights
StartKingsbridge – 238th Street station
ViaUniversity Avenue
EndWashington Heights – 179 St at Broadway
Service
Operates24 hours
TransfersYes
TimetableBx3 Timetable
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Current route

The Bx3 starts with the Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 and Bx36 buses at 179th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. It then uses 181st Street to access the Washington Bridge, which it uses to get to The Bronx. Immediately after the bridge, it turns onto University Avenue, which it continues on until Kingsbridge Road, serving Morris Heights and University Heights. After doing a dogleg turn onto Sedgwick Avenue, it passes through the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood, before using 238th Street to its terminus at Broadway[1][2]

History

Buses replaced University Avenue Line streetcars on October 25, 1947, operating as the Bx38. The route was renamed to the Bx3, and extended from 181st Street to 179th Street in September 1985.[3] Until 1995, late night service terminated at Kingsbridge Road, it was extended to 238th Street in 1995.[4]

Equipment

The Bx3 operates out of Kingsbridge Depot. It uses Kingsbridge's fleet of 40-foot (12-metre) buses. This includes OBI Orion VII NG HEV 07.501 and Nova Bus LFS buses. In October 2020, The Bx3 became one of the first routes to test the new Nova Bus LFS HEV test bus, 0022, along with the M100, Bx9 and Bx7.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "MTA Bus Time". bt.mta.info. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. MTA Regional Bus Operations. "Bx3 bus schedule" (PDF).
  3. Gunn, David L. (August 18, 1987). "September 1987 Bus Changes" (PDF). laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu. New York City Transit Authority. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. "New York City Transit". web.archive.org. 1998-01-27. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  5. "New York MTA (Bus – Depot Roster) – The Insider's Guide". Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. "MTA Bus Time". bt.mta.info. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. "MTA Bus Time". bt.mta.info. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  8. "MTA Bus Time". bt.mta.info. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
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