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Re: NYC Express Map/Express Bus History |
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Posted by andy on Thu Feb 22 23:33:27 2007, in response to Re: NYC Express Map/Express Bus History, posted by David on Thu Feb 22 20:04:18 2007. True, the R8X started in 1965 but it had exactly one round trip per day and was not the model for the routes I listed. The basic reasoning behind all Manhattan-oriented expresses was to provide a one seat ride, to/from a neighborhood beyond the subway lines, at a premium fare, on an air-conditioned bus. This premium fare was more than the double the fare normally required on the bus/subway combination ride required from the same neighborhoods.The Fresh Meadows Express (QM1)cost 65 cents in 1968 versus the 40 cents (twice the 20 cent basic fare) needed to ride the Q17 to either Flushing or Jamaica for subway connections. The Riverdale Express (BXM1/2) cost $1.00 versus the same 40 cents for the MABSTOA local bus and #1 or A train trip - and it also was competing against the Penn Central RR Hudson Line (today's Metro North) which charged about $1.00 per ride. The first TA Staten Island Express (R9X) charged 75 cents versus 45 cents for the local bus/ferry/subway combination, as the ferry cost 5 cents each way in those days. The many express routes started between 1970 and 1975 followed the same pattern, and fares were approximately three times the normal transit fare. For example, when the local bus/subway fare rose to 50 cents in 1975, express bus fares were raised to $1.50. |
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