M86 (New York City bus)
The 86th Street Crosstown Line is a bus line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along 86th Street on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. Originally a streetcar line, it now comprises the M86 Select Bus Service bus line.
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Nova Bus LFS articulated
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60
New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 (main vehicles)
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40
Nova Bus LFS HEV (supplemental service)
1872 (streetcar)
1936 (M18 bus)
1989 (M86 bus)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Upper West Side – West End Avenue and West 86th Street
Yorkville – East 92nd Street and York Avenue
2.3 miles (3.7 km)
All times[1]
4,051,779 (2023) [2]
Yes
The M86 has the highest "per-mile ridership" of all bus routes in the city, and the second highest ridership of all Manhattan crosstown routes after the M14A/D routes along 14th Street.[3] Because of this, the M86 became a Select Bus Service route in July 2015.
Route description[edit]
Streetcar service[edit]
The 86th Street Crosstown Line was originally a streetcar line operated by the New York Railways Company. The route originally ran between Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) and the 92nd Street ferry terminal in Yorkville. At the terminal, passengers connected to ferries traveling across the East River to Astoria, Queens.[4][5][6] It was the last of the company's lines to begin operation. It was also the only line in Manhattan to cross Central Park.[4]