M7 (New York City bus)

M7
Columbus / Amsterdam / Sixth / Seventh / Lenox Avenues Line
An M7 bus at Madison Square Park, along which the route ran prior to 2009
Overview
System	MTA New York City Bus
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Mother Clara Hale Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus RTS-06 Daimler Chrysler Orion VII
Began service	1892 (train) 1936 (streetcar) 1962 (bus) 2009 & 2010 (current alignment)
Route
Locale	Manhattan
Start	Chelsea – 14th Street / 6 Avenue
End	Harlem – 147th Street
Service
Operates	24 hours
Fare	$2.75 (MetroCard or coins)
Cash	Coins only (exact change required)
Transfers	Yes (within 2 hours)
Timetable	M7
Route map ← M5  {{{system_nav}}}  M8 →

The Columbus Avenue Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Columbus Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue from Lower Manhattan to Harlem. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the M7 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority, a division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The M7 bus now begins at 14th Street, sharing 6th with M5 and 7th Avenues with the M20. It turns west on 59th Street and northwest on Broadway to reach the one-way pair of Amsterdam Avenue (northbound) and Columbus Avenue (southbound). At 106th Street, the M7 turns east, north on Manhattan Avenue, east on 116th Street, and north on Lenox Avenue to a loop at the 145th Street subway station. This is the exact path followed by the former streetcar north of 109th Street.