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The following streetcar lines once operated in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

North-south lines[]

Lines related to Broadway are listed first, and then the table contains all other lines by their Lower Manhattan trunk (if applicable) from east to west.

Company (post-1911) Name From To Major streets History
New York Railways South Ferry and Vesey Street Line South Ferry City Hall Trinity Place became part of the Sixth Avenue Line and Eighth Avenue Line
New York Railways Broadway Line South Ferry Central Park Broadway and Seventh Avenue opened by the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad in 1864; leased by the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad in 1893; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; leased by New York Railways in 1911; replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation buses on February 12, 1936 (now the M6 bus)
New York Railways Broadway and Lexington Avenue Line South Ferry Harlem Broadway, 23rd Street, Lexington Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue opened by the Lexington Avenue and Pavonia Ferry Railroad; merged into the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1894; acquired by New York Railways in 1911; replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation buses on March 25, 1936 (now the M102 bus)
New York Railways Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line South Ferry Harlem Broadway, Seventh Avenue, 53rd Street, Columbus Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue opened by the Columbus and Ninth Avenue Railroad; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893 and merged in 1895; acquired by New York Railways in 1911; replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation buses on February 12, 1936 (now the M7 bus)
New York Railways Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Line Houston Street Manhattanville Broadway, Seventh Avenue, 53rd Street, Ninth Avenue, Broadway, and Amsterdam Avenue eliminated in 1919
New York Railways Broadway and University Place Line City Hall Central Park Church Street, Greene Street, Wooster Street, University Place, and Broadway replaced by the Broadway Line
Third Avenue Railway Broadway Line East 42nd Street Ferry Fort Lee Ferry 34th Street, First Avenue, 42nd Street, Broadway, and 125th Street December 15, 1946 now the M104 bus
Third Avenue Railway Broadway-Kingsbridge Line East Harlem Marble Hill 125th Street, Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway June 22, 1947 now the M100 bus
Third Avenue Railway Broadway and 145th Street Line Harlem Washington Heights 145th Street, Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway June 29, 1947
Third Avenue Railway First Avenue and East Belt Line South Ferry 59th Street, earlier East Harlem South Street, Avenue D, 14th Street, and First Avenue opened by the Central Park, North and East River Railroad in 1863; leased to the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad and Metropolitan Crosstown Railway in 1892; leased to the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; lease cancelled in 1908; bought by the Third Avenue Railway as part of the reorganized Belt Line Railway in 1913
Third Avenue Railway Avenue D Line City Hall East 23rd Street Ferry East Broadway, Columbia Street, Lewis Street, Avenue D, 14th Street, and Avenue A discontinued early, since it was largely redundant with the Avenue B Line and East Belt Line
Third Avenue Railway Avenue B Line City Hall East 34th Street Ferry East Broadway, Avenue B, 14th Street, Avenue A, 24th Street, and First Avenue opened by the Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad; bought by the Third Avenue Railroad in 1897; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1900; lease cancelled in 1908; replaced by Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company buses on July 30, 1932 (now the M9 bus)
New York Railways Avenue A Line Williamsburg Bridge East 23rd Street Ferry Avenue A
Second Avenue Railroad Astoria Line Astor Place East 92nd Street Ferry Second Avenue, 86th Street, and York Avenue
Second Avenue Railroad First Avenue Line Astor Place East Harlem Second Avenue, 59th Street, and First Avenue
Second Avenue Railroad Second Avenue Line Worth Street, earlier City Hall or Peck Slip East Harlem Worth Street, Bowery, and Second Avenue opened by the Second Avenue Railroad in 1853; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1898; lease cancelled in 1908; replaced by East Side Omnibus Corporation buses on June 25, 1933 (now the M15 bus)
Third Avenue Railway Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line City Hall Washington Heights Bowery, 3rd Avenue, 125th Street, and Amsterdam Avenue opened by the Third Avenue Railroad in 1853; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1900; lease cancelled in 1908; reorganized as the Third Avenue Railway in 1910; replaced by Surface Transportation Corporation buses on May 28, 1947 (now the M101 bus)
New York Railways Fourth and Madison Avenues Line City Hall Harlem, earlier also East 34th Street Ferry Centre Street, Bowery, Park Avenue, and Madison Avenue opened by the New York and Harlem Railroad in 1832; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1896; leased by New York Railways in 1911; lease cancelled in 1920 but reinstated in 1932; replaced by Madison Avenue Coach Company buses on February 1, 1935 (now the M1 bus)
N/A Fourth Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Line Williamsburg, Brooklyn Grand Central Terminal Bowery and Park Avenue operated from 1904 to 1911 by the Metropolitan Street Railway
New York Railways Lexington and Lenox Avenues Line South Ferry Harlem Broadway, 23rd Street, Lexington Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue opened by the Lexington Avenue and Pavonia Ferry Railroad; merged into the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1894; acquired by New York Railways in 1911; replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation buses on March 25, 1936 (now the M102 bus)
New York Railways Sixth Avenue Line Greenwich Village, earlier South Ferry Central Park Trinity Place, West Broadway and 6th Avenue opened by the Sixth Avenue Railroad in 1852; leased by the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad in 1892; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; leased by New York Railways in 1911; replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation buses on March 12, 1936 (now the M6 bus)
New York Railways Sixth Avenue Ferry Line Desbrosses Street Ferry Greenwich Village Watts Street, Varick Street, and Carmine Street discontinued September 21, 1919
New York Railways Sixth and Amsterdam Avenues Line South Ferry Manhattanville Trinity Place, West Broadway, Sixth Avenue, 53rd Street, Columbus Avenue, Broadway, and Amsterdam Avenue eliminated in 1919
New York Railways Lenox Avenue Line Central Park Harlem Lenox Avenue became part of the Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line and Broadway and Lexington Avenue Line
New York Railways Seventh Avenue Line Greenwich Village, earlier {{Wikipedia reference|Williamsburg, Brooklyn]] or City Hall Central Park Greenwich Avenue and Seventh Avenue opened by the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad in 1864; leased by the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad in 1893; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; leased by New York Railways in 1911; replaced by New York City Omnibus Corporation buses on March 6, 1936 (now the M10 bus)
N/A Seventh Avenue and Fort Lee Ferry Line Brooklyn Bridge Fort Lee Ferry Centre Street, Canal Street, West Broadway, Sixth Avenue, 23rd Street, Seventh Avenue, Broadway, and 125th Street
New York Railways Eighth Avenue Line South Ferry or Cortlandt Street Ferry Harlem Trinity Place, West Broadway, and Eighth Avenue opened by the Eighth Avenue Railroad in 1852; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1896; leased by New York Railways in 1911; lease cancelled in 1919; merged into the Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway in 1926; replaced by Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation buses on November 12, 1935 (now the M10 bus)
New York Railways Ninth and Columbus Avenues Line Cortlandt Street Ferry Morningside Heights Greenwich Street, Washington Street, Ninth Avenue, and Columbus Avenue split between the Ninth Avenue Line and Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line
New York Railways Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues Line Cortlandt Street Ferry or Christopher Street Ferry, earlier City Hall Morningside Heights Greenwich Street, Washington Street, Ninth Avenue, Broadway, and Amsterdam Avenue opened by the Ninth Avenue Railroad in 1859; leased by the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad in 1892; leased by the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; leased by New York Railways in 1911; lease cancelled in 1919; merged into the Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway in 1926; replaced by Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation buses on November 12, 1935 (now the M11 bus)
Third Avenue Railway West Belt Line South Ferry Midtown West Street and Tenth Avenue opened by the Central Park, North and East River Railroad in 1863; leased to the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad and Metropolitan Crosstown Railway in 1892; leased to the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; lease cancelled in 1908; bought by the Third Avenue Railway as part of the reorganized Belt Line Railway in 1913
Third Avenue Railway Tenth Avenue Line West 42nd Street Ferry Manhattanville 42nd Street, 10th Avenue, Broadway, and 125th Street

East-west lines[]

Lines are listed roughly from south to north.

Company (post-1911) Name From To Major streets History
N/A Fulton Street Crosstown Line Cortlandt Street Ferry or Barclay Street Ferry Fulton Street Ferry Fulton Street 1908
New York Railways Chambers and Madison Streets Line Chambers Street Ferry Grand Street Ferry, earlier also Roosevelt Street Ferry Chambers Street and Madison Street discontinued September 21, 1919 (now the M22 bus)
N/A Cortlandt Street Line Cortlandt Street Ferry or Broadway Grand Street Ferry Greenwich Street, Washington Street, North Moore Street, Beach Street, Canal Street, and East Broadway
joint Brooklyn and North River Line Desbrosses Street Ferry Downtown Brooklyn Canal Street, Manhattan Bridge, and Flatbush Avenue
Third Avenue Railway Post Office Line City Hall Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowery, Grand Street, Essex Street, and Delancey Street
New York Railways Canal Street Crosstown Line TriBeCa Chinatown Canal Street
Third Avenue Railway Grand Street Line Desbrosses Street Ferry Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Grand Street Ferry Vestry Street and Grand Street
New York Railways Metropolitan Crosstown Line Desbrosses Street Ferry, earlier also West 14th Street Ferry and Union Square Grand Street Ferry Watts Street, Spring Street, and Delancey Street discontinued September 21, 1919
New York Railways Avenue C Line Desbrosses Street Ferry, earlier Chambers Street Ferry East 23rd Street Ferry, earlier Grand Central Terminal West Street, Charlton Street, Houston Street, Prince Street, Stanton Street, Third Street, Avenue C, 17th Street, 18th Street, and Avenue A discontinued September 21, 1919 (now the M21 bus)
New York Railways Bleecker Street Line Chelsea, earlier West 23rd Street Ferry Broadway, earlier Fulton Ferry Bleecker Street
New York Railways Eighth Street Crosstown Line Christopher Street Ferry Williamsburg, Brooklyn or East Tenth Street Ferry Christopher Street, Tenth Street, Eighth Street, Ninth Street, and Tenth Street March 6, 1936 (now the M8 bus)
New York Railways 14th Street Crosstown Line West 23rd Street Ferry Williamsburg, Brooklyn, earlier also Grand Street Ferry West Street, 14th Street, and Avenue A April 20, 1936 (now the M14 bus)
last NY Railways line converted to buses
New York Railways 17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line Greenwich Village, earlier Christopher Street Ferry East 23rd Street Ferry University Place, 17th Street, 18th Street, and Avenue A 1913
N/A Christopher and 23rd Streets Line Christopher Street Ferry East 23rd Street Ferry Greenwich Street, Washington Street, 14th Street, and Avenue A
New York Railways 23rd Street Crosstown Line West 23rd Street Ferry East 23rd Street Ferry or East 34th Street Ferry, earlier also Union Square 23rd Street April 8, 1936 (now the M23 bus)
N/A Grand Central Station and West 23rd Street Ferry Line West 23rd Street Ferry Grand Central Terminal 23rd Street and Park Avenue
Third Avenue Railway 28th and 29th Streets Crosstown Line West 23rd Street Ferry East 34th Street Ferry 11th Avenue, 28th Street, 29th Street, and First Avenue leased to the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1896; lease cancelled in 1908
New York Railways West 34th Street Pier Line West 34th Street Ferry Tenth Avenue 34th Street
New York Railways 34th Street Crosstown Line West 42nd Street Ferry East 34th Street Ferry Tenth Avenue and 34th Street April 1, 1936 (now the M16 and M34 buses)
Third Avenue Railway 42nd Street Crosstown Line West 42nd Street Ferry East 42nd Street Ferry or Long Island City, Queens; earlier also East 34th Street Ferry 42nd Street and Third Avenue November 17, 1946 (now the M42 bus)
N/A 42nd Street and Grand Street Ferry Line West 42nd Street Ferry Grand Street Ferry 42nd Street, Tenth Avenue, 34th Street, Broadway, 23rd Street, Fourth Avenue, 14th Street, Avenue A, and Houston Street
New York Railways 53rd Street Crosstown Line Ninth Avenue Sixth Avenue 53rd Street became part of the Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Line, Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line, and Sixth and Amsterdam Avenues Line
Third Avenue Railway 59th Street Crosstown Line Tenth Avenue First Avenue 59th Street opened by the Central Park, North and East River Railroad; leased to the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad and Metropolitan Crosstown Railway in 1892; leased to the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1893; lease cancelled in 1908; bought by the Third Avenue Railway as part of the reorganized Belt Line Railway in 1913; replaced by Surface Transportation Corporation buses on November 10, 1946
New York Railways 86th Street Crosstown Line Upper West Side East 92nd Street Ferry 86th Street and York Avenue June 8, 1936 (now the M86 bus)
Third Avenue Railway 110th Street Crosstown Line Fort Lee Ferry East Harlem 125th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue, and 110th Street
New York Railways 116th Street Crosstown Line Morningside Heights East Harlem 106th Street, Manhattan Avenue, and 116th Street April 1, 1936 (now the M116 bus)
Third Avenue Railway 125th Street Crosstown Line Fort Lee Ferry East Harlem 125th Street August 5, 1941 (no longer a separate bus route; served by the Bx15 and M60)
Union Railway 138th Street Crosstown Line Harlem Bronx 135th Street and Madison Avenue
New York Railways 145th Street Crosstown Line Broadway Lenox Avenue 145th Street August 17, 1947 (now the Bx19 bus)
Union Railway 163rd Street Crosstown Line Washington Heights Bronx 155th Street June 27, 1948 (now the Bx6 bus)
Union Railway 167th Street Crosstown Line Washington Heights Bronx 181st Street July 11, 1948 (now the Bx35 bus)
Union Railway 207th Street Crosstown Line Inwood Bronx 207th Street now the Bx12 bus

References[]


New York City area surface transit
Major bus operators NYCTA/MaBSTOAMTA BusMTA Long Island BusSuffolk County TransitBee-Line Bus SystemNJ Transit
Bus routes Bronx • Brooklyn • Manhattan • Queens • Staten Island • Express/multi-boro • Nassau • Westchester
MaBSTOA garages Bronx: Gun Hill • Kingsbridge • Mother Clara Hale • West Farms
Manhattan: Tuskegee • Manhattanville • Michael J. Quill
NYCTA garages Brooklyn: East New York • Flatbush • Fresh Pond • Jackie Gleason • Ulmer Park
Manhattan: 126th Street
Queens: Casey Stengel • Jamaica • Queens Village
Staten Island: Castleton • Yukon • Charleston • Meredith
MTA Bus garages Baisley Park • College Point • Eastchester • Far Rockaway • John F. Kennedy • LaGuardia • Spring Creek • Yonkers
NYCTA maintenance facilities East New York • Zerega Avenue
Former major streetcar operators 2nd Ave3rd Ave8th & 9th AvesB&QT (BMT)LIEM&QNY RailwaysNY&HNY&LI
NY&NSNY&QCOcean ElectricPublic ServiceRichmondSI MidlandSteinway
Former streetcar lines Bronx • Brooklyn • Manhattan • Queens • Staten Island • Long Island • Westchester
Other articles NYCTA/MTA Bus bus models • MetroCard • Other NYC transit


Defunct New York City Transit Operators
Steam railroads later converted to rapid transit systems Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad • Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail Road • Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad • Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad • Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway • Coney Island Elevated Railway • Greenwood and Coney Island Railroad • Marine Railway • New York and Coney Island Railroad • New York and Manhattan Beach Railway • New York and Sea Beach Railroad • New York and Sea Beach Railway • New York, Brooklyn and Manhattan Beach Railroad • Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad • Sea Beach Railway • Sea View Railroad
Rapid transit systems Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation • Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company • Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad • Interborough Rapid Transit Company • Kings County Elevated Railway
Streetcar systems

Avenue C Railroad Company • Belt Line Railway • Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad • Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad • Broadway Surface Railroad • Broadway Railway Company • Brooklyn and North River Railroad • Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation • Brooklyn Central and Jamaica Railroad • Brooklyn City Rail Road • Brooklyn Crosstown Railroad • Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad • Bush Terminal Railroad • Bushwick Railroad • Calvary Cemetery, Greenpoint and Brooklyn Railroad • Central Crosstown Railroad Company • Central Park, North and East River Railroad • Chambers Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad • Christopher and Tenth Street Railroad Company • Columbus and Ninth Avenue Railroad • Coney Island and Brooklyn Rail Road • Coney Island, Fort Hamilton and Brooklyn Railroad • Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad • Eighth Avenue Railroad Company • Flushing and College Point Electric Railway • Fort George and Eleventh Avenue Railroad • Forty-Second Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad Company • Fourth Avenue Street Railway • Fulton Street Railroad • Grand Street and Newtown Rail Road • Greenpoint and Lorimer Street Railroad • Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad • Interurban Street Railway • Jamaica Central Railways Company • Kings County Electric Railway • Lexington Avenue and Pavonia Ferry Railroad • Long Island City and Calvary Cemetery Railroad • Long Island City and Maspeth Railroad • Long Island City and Newtown Railway • Long Island Electric Railway • Manhattan and Queens Traction Company • Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line • Marine Railway • Maspeth Avenue and Toll Bridge Company • Maspeth Railroad and Bridge Company • Metropolitan Crosstown Railway • Metropolitan Street Railroad • Metropolitan Street Railway • Nassau Electric Railroad • Newtown Railway • New York City Department of Plant and Structures • New Williamsburgh and Flatbush Railroad • New York and Harlem Railroad Company • New York and North Shore Traction Company • New York and Queens County Railway Company • New York and Queens Transit Corporation • New York City Railway Company • New York Railways Company • Ninth Avenue Railroad Company • Park Avenue Railroad • Port Richmond & Prohibition Park Electric Railroad • Queensboro Bridge Railway Company • Richmond County Railroad • Richmond Light & Railroad Company • Richmond Railways • Rikers Avenue and Sanford Point Railroad • Second Avenue Railroad • Sixth Avenue Railroad Company • South Brooklyn Street Railroad • South Ferry Railroad Company • Staten Island Electric Railroad • Staten Island Midland Railroad • Staten Island Midland Railway • Staten Island Traction Company • Steinway and Hunters Point Railroad • Steinway Railway Corporation • Third Avenue Railroad • Third Avenue Railway • Third Avenue Transit Corporation • Thirty-fourth Street Crosstown Railway • Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Streets Crosstown Railroad • Twenty-Third Street Railroad Company • Union Railroad (Brooklyn) • Union Railway Company of New York City • Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin Rail Road

Bus systems Affiliated Bus Transit Corporation • Argus Line Transportation Corporation • Avenue B & East Broadway Transit Company • B&L Transportation • Bilow Bus Line • Brooklyn Bus Corporation • Command Bus Company • Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation • Concourse Bus Lines • Courier Bus Company • Eastern Parkway, Brownsville and East New York Transit Relief Association • East Side Omnibus Corporation • Fifth Avenue Coach Company • Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Incorporated • Flushing Heights Bus Company • General Omnibus Corporation • Greater Cities Bus Lines • Green Bus Lines • Hamilton Bus Company • Independent Buses • Isle Transportation Co. • Jamaica Bus Line • Jamaica Buses • Kings Coach Company • Liberty Bus Transportation • Liberty Lines Express • Long Island Coach Company • Madison Avenue Coach Company, Incorporated • Manhattan & Queens Bus Corporation • Midland Coach Corporation‎ • Municipal Motorbus Company • National City Bus Lines • New York Bus Service • New York City Department of Plant and Structures • New York City Omnibus Corporation • North Shore Bus Company • Pioneer Bus Company • Plum Beach Auto Stage • Queens Auto Traction • Queens Bus Corporation • Queens Bus Lines • Queens-Nassau Transit Lines • Queens Surface Corporation • Queens Transit Corporation • Rauchwerger Bus Company • Richmond Hill Bus Line • Ruoff Brothers • S&C Buses • S&F Transportation • Staten Island Coach Company • Steinway Omnibus Corporation • Steinway Transit Corporation • Surface Transit, Incorporated • Surface Transportation Corporation of New York • Tompkins Bus Company • Triangle Bus Company • Triboro Coach Corporation • Woodside-Astoria Transportation Company • Z&M Coach Company
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