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M101 (New York City bus)

M98 / M101 / M102 / M103
Third and Lexington Avenues Line
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An M103 New Flyer D60HF near City Hall in 2008
Overview
System MTA New York City Bus
Operator New York City Transit Authority
Garage Manhattanville Depot (M98)
Tuskegee Airmen Depot (M101-103)
Vehicle

M98:

M101-103:

Began service 1853 (train)
1947 (bus)
2010 (current alignment)
Route
Locale Manhattan
Start M98: Upper East Side – 68th Street
M101-102: East Village6th Street
M103: City Hall
End M98: Washington Heights – Cabrini Boulevard
M101: Fort George – 193rd Street
M102: Harlem – 147th Street
M103: East Harlem – 125th Street
Service
Operates 24 hours (M101-3)
Fare $2.75 (MetroCard or coins)
Cash Coins only (exact change required)
Transfers Yes
Timetable M98 M101 M102 M103
← M100  {{{system_nav}}}  M104 →

M98:

M101-103:

The Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line, also known as the Third Avenue Line, is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running from Lower Manhattan to Fort George in Washington Heights. Originally a streetcar line, it now consists of the M98, M101, M102, and M103 bus routes, operated by the New York City Transit Authority. The M98 bus route operates on Third Avenue between East 65th Street and East 127th Street, but formerly went to 32nd Street. The M101-103 bus routes runs southbound on Lexington Avenue north of East 24th Street.

The current form of the M98 operates between Hunter College (at East 68th Street) on the Upper East Side and Fort Tryon Park in Inwood (Approximately West 192nd Street). The M98 operates on Third Avenue (northbound), and Lexington Avenue (southbound). At East 120th Street, southbound service shifts from Park to Lexington Avenues, while at East 127th Street, the M98 northbound service shifts unto the Harlem River Drive. The M98 exits the Harlem River Drive via the I-95/Amsterdam Avenue exit. The M98 travels westbound along West 179th Street and eastbound along West 178th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Fort Washington Avenue, where the M98 turns north on Fort Washington Avenue until its terminal at the entrance to Fort Tryon Park (approximately West 192nd Street).

The M101 spans between Cooper Square in the East Village and West 193rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Fort George. The M101 runs along Third Avenue from Astor Place to East 125th Street, while southbound buses use Lexington Avenue north of East 24th Street. The M101 continues crosstown on 125th Street to Amsterdam Avenue, running north towards West 193rd Street after Amsterdam Avenue becomes Fort George Avenue. To begin the southbound trip, the M101 turns south onto Saint Nicholas Avenue, then left (east) onto West 190th Street, followed by a right (south) back onto Amsterdam Avenue.


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