B74 (New York City bus)
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| Norton's Point Line | |||
| Overview | |||
| System | MTA New York City Bus | ||
| Operator | New York City Transit Authority | ||
| Garage | Ulmer Park Depot | ||
| Ended service | November 7, 1948 (streetcar) | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Brooklyn | ||
| Start | Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue and Mermaid Bus Loop | ||
| Via | Mermaid Avenue | ||
| End | Sea Gate – West 37th Street and Neptune Avenue | ||
| Service | |||
| Operates | All times except late nights | ||
| Annual patronage | 1,035,899 (2019)[1] | ||
| Transfers | Yes | ||
| Timetable | B74 | ||
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The Norton's Point Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn in New York City, running mostly on Mermaid Avenue between Coney Island and Sea Gate. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B74 bus route, operated by MTA New York City Bus.
Description[edit]
It begins at Coney Island-Stilwell Avenue Mermaid Avenue loop, and continues along Mermaid Avenue until it turns right at West 37th Street and again at Bayview Avenue and again at West 33rd Street, and left onto Mermaid Avenue. It continues until it ends at Mermaid Avenue Bus Terminal again.
History[edit]
Streetcar line[edit]
The Norton's Point Line opened as a steam line from June 9, 1879, and was routed from the Culver Terminal at West 7th Street and Surf Avenue and via a private right-of-way west to the Norton's Point Dock. This line later became part of the Culver Steam Line.
The Norton's Point Line ran from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. The total length of the line was 1.67 miles (2.68km).
In 1899, the line was electrified and was called Coney Island-Norton's Point and the line was operated by surface trolley cars from July 3, 1910. Before this and since electrification, elevated cars were used. The line was doubled tracked from West 8th Street to West 37th Street in 1912. In May 25, 1918, the line was truncated to the Culver Terminal to Stillwell Avenue using the incline that bridged over Stillwell Avenue and connected with the then new Elevated/Subway terminal. From May 25, 1918 to October 19, 1919, single elevated cars were used on the line. The tracks at Stillwell Avenue connected with the Culver Line Tracks directly as the Culver Line made a 90 degree turn going into West 8th Street station. In 1929, the line was connected to the Sea Gate Line at West 37th Street.
Bus service[edit]
On November 7, 1948, the Norton's Point Line streetcar was converted to bus operation. At the time of discontinuation, it used PCC streetcars, and the line became a shuttle due to the war efforts and budget cuts, and an additional two stations were added.
The span of evening service was extended on January 11, 1998.[2]
On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network.[3][4] As part of the redesign, the B74 would maintain its existing routing, but closely spaced stops would be eliminated.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Facts and Figures". mta.info. August 28, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Bus Service Notices". mta.nyc.ny.us. January 14, 1998. Archived from the original on January 27, 1998. Retrieved February 3, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brachfeld, Ben (December 1, 2022). "Draft plan for new Brooklyn bus network aims to finally end decades of slow, unreliable service". amNewYork. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ↑ Spivack, Caroline (December 1, 2022). "Brooklyn bus riders could finally get faster service under MTA redesign". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Draft Plan: B74 Local". MTA. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
