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 Westchester Avenue Line | The Hub | Westchester Square | Westchester Avenue | July 10, 1948 | now the Bx4 (formerly Bx42) bus |
B Bailey Avenue Line | Kingsbridge | Fordham | Bailey Avenue and Fordham Road | June 27, 1948[3] | converted to the former Bx24 bus. Bx1 and Bx10 now covers all of Bailey Avenue |
B Boston Road Line | Mott Haven | Morris Park | 3rd Avenue, Boston Road, and Morris Park Avenue | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx21 (formerly Bx26) bus |
C Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line | 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 |
City Island Line | Pelham Bay Park station on the Hell Gate Line | City Island | Orchard Beach Road and City Island Avenue | August 8, 1919 | Replaced in 1990 by the Bx29 bus |
D Dyre Avenue Line | Eastchester | Dyre Avenue | June 28, 1938 | remnant of the Fifth Avenue Line in Mount Vernon, Westchester County | |
Fordham and Woodlawn Line | East Harlem, Manhattan | Woodlawn | 3rd Avenue, Fordham Road, Webster Avenue, and Gun Hill Road | July 1, 1918 | |
Jerome Avenue Line | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Woodlawn (city line) | 155th Street and Jerome Avenue | September 4, 1921 | |
L St. Ann's Avenue Line | Mott Haven | Morrisania | St. Ann's Avenue | July 10, 1948 | converted to the former Bx32 bus, discontinued in 1984. |
M Morris Avenue Line | Mott Haven | Morrisania | Lincoln Avenue and Morris Avenue | January 1, 1941 | now the Bx32 (formerly Bx25) bus |
O Ogden Avenue Line | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Washington Heights, Manhattan | 155th Street, Ogden Avenue, and 181st Street | October 25, 1947 | now the Bx13 (formerly Bx37) bus |
P Pelham Bay Park Line | Westchester Square | Pelham Bay Park | Westchester Avenue | August 17, 1940 | now the Bx24 (Bx14 before June 27, 2010; formerly Bx22). |
Randall Avenue Line | unknown | Hunts Point? | Randall Avenue | July 15, 1921 | |
S Harlem Shuttle | East Harlem, Manhattan | Mott Haven | 3rd Avenue | August 5, 1941 | |
S Sedgwick Avenue Line | Morrisania | East Tremont | 161st Street, Sedgwick Avenue, Burnside Avenue, Tremont Avenue | September 8, 1921 south of West Tremont Avenue (Morris Heights) June 27, 1948 east of West Tremont Avenue[3] |
became the Bx39 Sedgwick bus and Bx49 Highbridge bus, but no longer a bus route |
S Southern Boulevard Line | Mott Haven | Belmont | Bruckner Boulevard and Southern Boulevard | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx19 (formerly Bx31) bus |
T Tremont Avenue Line | Morris Heights | Throgs Neck | Burnside Avenue and Tremont Avenue | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx40 and Bx42 buses |
U University Avenue Line | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Kingsbridge | 181st Street, University Avenue, and Kingsbridge Road | October 25, 1947 | now the Bx3 (formerly Bx38) bus |
V Sound View Avenue Line | Hunts Point | Clasons Point | Westchester Avenue and Sound View Avenue | March 8, 1947 | now the Bx27 bus |
V Williamsbridge Line | East Tremont | Wakefield (city line) | Tremont Avenue, Morris Park Avenue, and White Plains Road | August 21, 1948 | now the Bx39 (formerly Bx28) bus |
W Webster and White Plains Avenues Line | The Hub | Wakefield (city line) | Melrose Avenue, Webster Avenue, Gun Hill Road, and White Plains Road | June 27, 1948[3] | now the Bx41 bus |
W Willis Avenue Line | West 130th Street Ferry, 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 138th Street Crosstown Line | Harlem, Manhattan | Port Morris | 135th Street, Madison Avenue, and 138th Street | July 10, 1948 | now the Bx33 bus |
X 149th Street Crosstown Line | Harlem, Manhattan | Hunts Point | 145th Street and 149th Street | August 16, 1947 | now the Bx19 (formerly Bx30) bus |
X 163rd Street Crosstown Line | Washington Heights, Manhattan | Hunts Point | 155th Street, 161st Street, 163rd Street, and Hunts Point Avenue | June 27, 1948[3] | now the Bx6 (formerly Bx34) bus |
X 167th Street Crosstown Line | 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 180th Street Crosstown Line | 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, Bx40 and Bx42 buses |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ballard, C: "Metropolitan New York's Third Avenue Railway System", Arcadia Publishing, 2005
- ^ Third Avenue Railway System Map; 1922 (WorldNYCSubway.org)
- ^ a b c d "Buses Replace Trams on 4 More Bronx Lines". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. June 29, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2023.