Bx41 (New York City bus)

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Williamsbridge – White Plains Road and East Gun Hill Road / Gun Hill Road station

The **Bx41** is a public transit line in the Bronx, New York, running along the Webster and White Plains Avenues Line, between The Hub and Williamsbridge.

The Bx41 was originally a streetcar route named the Webster and White Plains Avenues Line, which was replaced with buses in 1948. Rush hour Limited-stop service was introduced in 1995, but it was replaced with Select Bus Service in 2013. Both Bx41 Select Bus Service and Bx41 were originally based out of the Kingsbridge Bus Depot. However, on January 8, 2017, the line was moved to Gun Hill Depot from Kingsbridge Depot to ease the pressure relieve the severe overcrowding at the Kingsbridge Bus Depot.

## Route description

The Bx41 local and Select Bus Service begins at East 148th Street and Third Avenue, at the Third Avenue–149th Street station on the IRT White Plains Road Line, and uses Third Avenue and East 152nd Street to access Melrose Avenue, while buses heading to The Hub continues on Melrose Avenue until it ends at East 148th Street and Third Avenue. It then continues on Melrose Avenue until it goes on Webster Avenue. It then mostly continues on Webster Avenue until it turns to East Gun Hill Road, and continues until it ends at White Plains Road, at the Gun Hill Road station on the IRT White Plains Road Line.

The Select Bus Service stops are nearly identical to the limited service it replaced, and service was expanded from peak hours to seven days a week. Select Bus Service does not run during late nights, so service is provided by local buses only. Also, select trips originate/terminate at Fordham Road and Webster Avenue.

### Select Bus Service

The Bx41 Limited, running along Webster Avenue and Melrose Avenue in the Bronx, was the first route to be converted into a Phase II Select Bus Service line. The Bx41 SBS began service on June 30, 2013. The stops are nearly identical to the limited service it replaced, and service was expanded from peak hours to seven days a week. The stops are listed from south to north below. Both Bx41 Select Bus Service and Bx41 were originally based out of the Kingsbridge Bus Depot. However, on January 8, 2017, the line was moved to Gun Hill Depot from Kingsbridge Depot to ease the pressure relieve the severe overcrowding at the Kingsbridge Bus Depot.

### Stops

 East 160th/162nd StreetsMelrose Avenue | Bidirectional
 WilliamsbridgeEast Gun Hill RoadWhite Plains Road | Southbound station,northbound terminus

## History

The Bx41 was originally the Webster and White Plains Avenues Line streetcar which was operated by the Third Avenue Railway. Buses then replaced streetcars on June 26, 1948. The original south-western terminus was at Mott Haven-Third Avenue/East 141st Street. Service was extended to Lincoln Avenue-East 136th Street (near Third Avenue–138th Street on the IRT Pelham Line) in July 1974 and was later cut back to Third Avenue–149th Street, on the IRT White Plains Road Line, in December 2002.

The Bx41 originally didn't have late night service until it was first instituted in November 2005.

The original northern terminus was at Wakefield–241st Street on the IRT White Plains Road Line. Service was later cut back to Gun Hill Road on the IRT White Plains Road Line in June 2010 due to budget-related service reductions, and was replaced by an extended Bx39 service.

Former rush-hour Limited-Stop service was introduced on September 11, 1995, operating on weekdays between 6:45 and 9 a.m. and between 3:45 and 6:15 p.m, and making limited stops between East 211th Street and East 138th Street.

### Select Bus Service

The Bx41 Limited, running along Webster Avenue and Melrose Avenue in the Bronx, was the first route to be converted into a Phase II Select Bus Service line. The Bx41 SBS began service on June 28-30, 2013, replacing limited-stop service and partially replacing the former Bx55 service north of Fordham Plaza via Webster Avenue. Service was expanded from peak hours to seven days a week. Both the Bx41 Select Bus Service and Bx41 were originally based out of the Kingsbridge Bus Depot. However, on January 8, 2017, the line was moved to Gun Hill Depot from Kingsbridge Depot to ease the pressure relieve the severe overcrowding at the Kingsbridge Bus Depot.

## Incidents

On March 29, 1936, a trolley on Webster Avenue crashed into a new automobile at 209th Street. The crash hurt 20 people, 12 of whom were rushed to Fordham Hospital.