B43 (New York City bus)
Bus route in Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Graham Avenue Line and Tompkins Avenue Line were two public transit lines in Brooklyn, New York City with the Graham Avenue Line running mainly along Graham Avenue and Manhattan Avenue and the Tompkins Avenue Line running mainly along Tompkins Avenue. The Graham Avenue line ran between Downtown Brooklyn and Greenpoint and the Tompkins Avenue Line ran between Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Williamsburg. Originally streetcar lines, they were replaced by the B47 and B62 bus routes which were then combined to form the B43 route which currently operates between Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Greenpoint. The line is dispatched from Jackie Gleason Depot in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
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Graham Avenue Line and Tompkins Avenue Line | ||||||
Overview | ||||||
System | MTA New York City Bus | |||||
Operator | New York City Transit Authority | |||||
Garage | Jackie Gleason Depot | |||||
Vehicle | New Flyer C40LF CNG New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | |||||
Began service | July 1854 (Graham Avenue streetcar) September 10, 1995 (B43) | |||||
Route | ||||||
Locale | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||
Communities served | Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens | |||||
Start | Greenpoint– Box Street | |||||
Via | Manhattan Avenue, Graham Avenue, Tompkins Avenue | |||||
End | Lefferts Gardens– Prospect Park | |||||
Length | 7 miles (11 km) | |||||
Other routes | B48 Lorimer Street/Classon/Franklin Avenues | |||||
Service | ||||||
Operates | All times | |||||
Annual patronage | 1,718,047 (2023)[1] | |||||
Transfers | Yes | |||||
Timetable | B43 | |||||
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