List of streetcar lines in Manhattan

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

## List of lines

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### North-south lines

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

Company (post-1911)  | Name  | From  | To  | Major streets  | History

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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 M5 bus)
New York Railways | Lexington Avenue Line | Union Square, earlier 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[1] (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 34th 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 | 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 | 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)
N/A  | 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 Avenue Line | City Hall | Washington Heights | Bowery, Third 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 | Sixth Avenue Line | Greenwich Village, earlier South Ferry | Central Park | Trinity Place, West Broadway, and Sixth 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 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, Amsterdam Avenue, Broadway, and 125th Street  | November 17, 1946

### East-west lines

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Lines are listed roughly from east to west.

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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 | Pavonia 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
(NYR, TARS, BRT) | 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; restored from February 1, 1920 to May 20, 1931 by court order[2][3]
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 (Served on Avenue C by M9 and Houston Street by M21)
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  | New York and Harlem Railroad from 1920 to 1932;[4] Bustitution on 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  | July 10, 1948 (now the Bx33 bus in the Bronx)
New York Railways | 145th Street Crosstown Line | Broadway | Lenox Avenue | 145th Street  | Originally operated by the Fort George and Eleventh Avenue Railroad
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

## See also

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* List of streetcar lines in the Bronx
* List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn
* List of streetcar lines in Queens
* List of streetcar lines in Staten Island
* List of town tramway systems in the United States

## References

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* Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit

1. ^ "Lexington Av. Gets Buses Wednesday". The New York Times. March 22, 1936. p. 39. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. ^ Stephen L. Meyers, Manhattan's Lost Streetcars, p. 58
3. ^ New York Times, Delancey Line Restored, January 31, 1920, page 15
4. ^ Meyers, Stephen L. (2005). Manhattan's Lost Streetcars. Arcadia Publishing. p. 97.

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* BRT/BQT
* LICEC
* LIRR
* IRT
* Second Avenue Railroad
* Third Avenue Railway
* Sixth Avenue Railroad
* Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railway
* Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railway
* 14th Street
* Central Crosstown (17th & 18th Street Lines)
* 23rd Street
* 34th Street Crosstown
* 42nd Street & Grand Street Ferry
* 86th Street
* Babylon Railroad
* Bleecker Street & Fulton Ferry
* Bridge Operating Company
* BHRR
* NYR
* Brooklyn & North River
* Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban
* Danbury & Harlem
* Fort George & Eleventh Avenue
* Grand Street and Newtown
* Greenpoint and Williamsburgh
* Hudson Avenue
* Houston, West Street & Pavonia Ferry
* Huntington Railroad/Traction Company
* Jamaica Central Railways
* Lenox Avenue
* Long Island Electric Railway
* Long Island Traction Company
* Manhattan Bridge 3¢
* Manhattan & Queens Traction
* Nassau Railroad
* Nassau Electric Railroad
* New York Railways Company
* New York & Harlem Railroad
* New York & Long Island Traction
* New York & North Shore Traction
* New York and Queens County Railway
* New York and Queens Transit Corporation
* New York Interborough (IRT)
* Northport Traction Company
* Ocean Electric Railway
* Oscar City Railway
* Ossining Electric Railway
* Peekskill Lighting and Railroad
* Pelham Park and City Island Railway
* Putnam & Westchester
* Queensboro Bridge
* Richmond Light & Railroad
* Staten Island Electric Railroad
* Staten Island Horse Railroad
* Staten Island Midland Railway/Railroad
* Staten Island Traction Company
* Steinway Railway
* Suffolk Traction
* Union Railway (Bronx)
* Union Railroad (Brooklyn)
* West Farms & Westchester
* Westchester Electric
* Westchester Street
* Yonkers Railroad

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New Jersey|

* North Hudson County Railway
* Public Service Coordinated Transport/Transport of New Jersey

Connecticut|

* Connecticut Company
* Consolidated Railway
* Bridgeport Traction
* Connecticut Railway & Lighting
* Danbury and Bethel Street Railway
* Greenwich Tramway Company
* New York and Stamford Railway

Current operations|

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* Hudson–Bergen Light Rail
* Newark Light Rail
* River Line

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Proposed operations|

| New York|

* Red Hook
* Staten Island
* 42nd Street
* Brooklyn–Queens Waterfront
* Lower Montauk

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New Jersey|

* HBLR Northern Branch

Connecticut|

* New Haven

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| New York|

* Bronx
* Brooklyn
* Manhattan
* Queens
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Nearby states|

* New Jersey (PSR lines)
* Connecticut

Other|

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* New York City Bus garages
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Other|

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Elevated railroads
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* Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
* Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
* Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
* Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
* Union Elevated Railroad
* Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway
* Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad/Canarsie Railroad
* Kings County Elevated Railway
* Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad
* New York and Sea Beach Railway
* New York Consolidated Railroad
* New York Rapid Transit Corporation
* Sea View Railroad

Streetcars and
cable cars|

* Atlantic Avenue Railroad
* BQT
* Brooklyn City Railroad
* Brooklyn City, Hunterspoint & Prospect Park
* Brooklyn City & Newtown
* Brooklyn Heights Railroad
* Bridge Operating Company (BRT \- NYR)
* Broadway Ferry & Metropolitan Avenue
* Brooklyn & North River (3rd Ave \- NYR \- BRT)
* Brooklyn, Queens & Suburban
* Bushwick Railroad
* Coney Island & Brooklyn
* Coney Island, Fort Hamilton & Brooklyn
* Coney Island & Gravesend
* DeKalb Avenue & North Brooklyn
* East River & Atlantic Ocean
* Grand Street, Prospect Park & Flatbush
* Grand Street & Newtown
* Greenpoint & Williamsburgh
* Hunter's Point & Prospect Park
* Jamaica & Brooklyn
* Kings County Central
* Long Island Traction Company
* Nassau Railroad
* Nassau Electric Railroad
* New York & Brooklyn Bridge
* Park Avenue
* Prospect Park & Coney Island
* Prospect Park & South Brooklyn
* Red Hook light rail
* South Brooklyn Railway
* South Brooklyn Street Railway
* Union Railroad
* Williamsburgh & Flatbush
* Yates Avenue & Flatbush

Buses|

* BQT
* Brooklyn Bus

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Other|

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* New York City Bus garages
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