Bx4 and Bx4A buses explained

Box Width:300px
Subheader:Westchester Avenue Line
System:MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator:Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
Garage:Gun Hill Depot
Vehicle:Nova Bus LFS articulated (main vehicle)
Nova Bus LFS
Nova Bus LFS HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (supplemental service)
Open:July 10, 1948 (Bx4)
January 2, 2011 (Bx4A)
Locale:Bronx, New York, U.S.
Communities:The Hub/Woodstock – Bergen Avenue & East 149th Street (Bx4A)
Start:The Hub/Woodstock – Bergen Avenue & East 149th Street (Bx4)
Foxhurst - West Farms Road & Southern Boulevard (Bx4A)
Via:Westchester Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue (Bx4A)
End:Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue station
Length:4.5miles (Bx4)
3.5miles (Bx4A)
Day:All times except late nights
Timetable Link:Bx4/Bx4A
Annualpatronage:1,399,790 (2023)[1]
Transfers:Yes
Map State:collapsed
Previous Line:Bx3

The Bx4 and Bx4A constitute a public transit line along Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, running between The Hub or Foxhurst and Westchester Square.

Route description

Streetcar line

The Westchester Avenue Line, originally operated by Union Railway Company, ran from The Hub at the south end of Westchester Avenue along it to Southern Boulevard, where it originally terminated. It was later extended to Hugh J. Grant Circle, and then again to Westchester Square, all along Westchester Avenue. The line ran under the designation "A".[2]

History

The Westchester Avenue Line was run by Union Railway Company, when it was chartered as an amalgamation of three separate streetcar companies in 1892. The line was electrified the same year and later fell under the Third Avenue Railroad Company when the Union Railway Company was acquired by them in 1898. In 1899, the line was extended from Southern Boulevard to Hugh Grant Circle in Unionport.[3]

On July 10, 1948, the streetcars were replaced by the Bx42 bus, which followed the same routing as the streetcar.[4]

On February 19, 1984, the Bronx bus system was revamped, and the Bx42 was renamed to the Bx4.[5]

On January 2, 2011, a branch of the Bx4 called the Bx4A was created to run via Metropolitan and Tremont Avenues to replace service on the western part of the Bx14 route, which was discontinued on June 27, 2010, due to budget cuts.[6] [7]

In 2018, the MTA released its Fast Forward Plan, aimed at speeding up mass transit services.[8] As part of it, a draft plan for the reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019.[9] [10] The plan included increasing Bx4 and Bx4A service, but in exchange, the Bx4A would be truncated to West Farms Road and Southern Boulevard.[11] [12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the changes were halted for over a year.[13] [14] [15] The modification took place on June 26, 2022.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subway and bus ridership for 2023 . mta.info . April 29, 2024. September 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 1946 . tundria.com . September 11, 2024. November 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110000245/http://www.tundria.com/trams/USA/New_York-1946.shtml . live .
  3. News: Irate Parents Blockade Street in Bronx To Prevent 167th St. Buses From Using It. October 8, 1899. The New York Times. 0362-4331. September 11, 2024. August 1, 2017. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1899/10/08/117931836.html?pageNumber=22. live.
  4. News: Buses Replace More Trolleys. July 9, 1948. The New York Times. 0362-4331. September 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: Confusing Bus Riders One Cut at a Time. Reyes. Lennin. November 24, 2011. The Bronx Journal. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927082118/http://bronxjournal.com/2011/11/confusing-bus-riders-one-cut-at-a-time/. September 27, 2015. dead. September 11, 2024.
  7. Web site: Bx4A Bx8 Bx24 Effective Sunday, January 2, 2011 Improved service for our East Bronx customers. January 2011. mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 11, 2024. October 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003015921/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/service_changes_Bx4ABus.htm. live.
  8. Web site: Fast Forward: The Plan to Modernize New York City Transitt. September 11, 2024. MTA. en.
  9. Web site: Draft Plan, Bronx Bus Network Redesign. December 2019. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 11, 2024.
  10. Web site: Final Plan, Bronx Bus Network Redesign. December 2019. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 11, 2024. October 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028234204/https://new.mta.info/document/11321. live.
  11. Web site: MTA's Bronx bus redesign will chop 400 stops and add new routes. Spivack. Caroline. October 22, 2019. Curbed NY. November 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128135053/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/10/22/20926765/mta-nyc-bus-bronx-redesign-transportation. live.
  12. Web site: MTA releases final Bronx bus system overhaul proposal. October 22, 2019. ABC7 New York. September 11, 2024. January 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101030034/https://abc7ny.com/5638098/. live.
  13. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . MTA revives borough bus network redesigns, starting with the Bronx – Bronx Times . Bronx Times . August 19, 2021 . September 11, 2024 . April 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408133051/https://www.bxtimes.com/mta-revives-borough-bus-network-redesigns-starting-with-the-bronx/ . live .
  14. Web site: NYC officials announce ambitious plan to expand MTA bus service . ABC7 New York . August 16, 2021 . September 11, 2024 . September 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904021530/https://abc7ny.com/10955225/ . live .
  15. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . MTA sets June date for Bronx bus redesign rollout . amNewYork . February 20, 2022 . September 11, 2024 . February 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220224023527/https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-sets-june-date-bronx-bus-redesign-rollout/ . live .
  16. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . What to know about the Bronx bus redesign . AMNewYork . June 26, 2022 . September 11, 2024 . June 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627011649/https://www.amny.com/news/what-to-know-about-the-bronx-bus-redesign/ . live .
  17. Web site: MTA launches redesigned bus network in the Bronx . CBS News . June 26, 2022 . September 11, 2024 . June 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627004806/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mta-launches-redesigned-bronx-bus-network/ . live .

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