M72 (New York City bus)

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Eastbound M72 along 72nd Street
Overview
System	MTA New York City Bus
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Michael J. Quill Depot
Vehicle	New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 Nova Bus LFS HEV
Began service	September 10, 1989
Route
Locale	Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Upper West Side, Lincoln Square, Upper East Side, Lenox Hill
Start	Upper West Side - 66th Street & Freedom Place
Via	72nd Street
End	Upper East Side – 72nd Street & York Avenue
Length	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Other routes	M66 66th/67th Streets Crosstown
Service
Operates	All times except late nights
Annual patronage	851,929 (2022)[1]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	M72
Route map ← M66  {{{system_nav}}}  M79 →

The M72 constitutes a public transit line in Manhattan, running crosstown on 72nd Street from the Upper East Side to the Upper West Side.

Route description

The westbound M72 starts at 72nd Street and York Avenue, looping around via York Avenue, 71st Street and First Avenue, before turning west onto 72nd Street, until 5th Avenue. Due to there not being a transverse at 72nd Street, the M72 runs south on 5th Avenue to use the 65th Street Transverse, alongside the M72, using Central Park West to return to 72nd Street. It continues west on 72nd Street until West End Avenue, continuing south and then west on 70th Street. It then continues west and then south on Riverside Boulevard until making a right turn and terminating onto Freedom Place.

The eastbound M72 starts at 66th Street and Freedom Place. It runs north on Freedom Place and then east onto 70th Street, where it follows the route of the westbound M72 until 5th Avenue, where it continues east on 65th Street and uses Madison Avenue northbound to get to 72nd Street, before running east on 72nd Street until its terminus at York Avenue.

Along the route, there are several connections to the New York City Subway at:

• Broadway
• Central Park West
• Second Avenue

History

The M72 was started on September 10, 1989, in order to provide crosstown service on 72nd Street, a major arterial road, from 72nd Street and York Avenue to 66th Street and Freedom Place, deviating to the 65th Street Transverse to travel through Central Park.^[2] On December 20, 2009, due to NYCDOT construction on West 72nd Street, service was changed to its current terminus. Originally, M72 buses had terminated on 68th Street, however, this change was put in effect due to congestion on 68th Street and westbound service was accordingly moved from 68th Street to 66th Street.^[3]

References

External links

• Media related to M72 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons

This page was last edited on 29 March 2024, at 17:52