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Hylan Boulevard express buses

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TheSIM1, SIM1C, SIM7,SIM10,andSIM11bus routesconstitute apublic transitline inStaten IslandandManhattan,New York.The routes all operate onRichmond AvenueandHylan Boulevardon Staten Island, but go to three separate terminals in Manhattan.

sim1, sim1c, sim7, sim10, sim11
Hylan Boulevard Line
A 2013MCID4500CT(2296) loaned from Charleston Depot operating on the SIM10 to Eltingville Transit Center.
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit
GarageYukon Depot
VehiclePrévostX3-45
Route
LocaleStaten IslandandManhattan,New York, U.S.
Communities servedEltingville,Great Kills(SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7, SIM10),New Dorp,Dongan Hills(all routes)

Downtown Manhattan(SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7) Greenwich Village(SIM7)

Midtown Manhattan(SIM1C, SIM10, SIM11)
StartEltingville–Eltingville Transit Center(SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7, SIM10), New Dorp(SIM11)
Via
End
  • SoHo– Houston at Broadway (SB) Houston St at Sixth Avenue (NB) (SIM1)
  • Greenwich Village– Fourteenth Street at Broadway (SB) Fourteenth Street at Sixth Avenue (NB) (SIM7)
  • Midtown Manhattan– Fifty-Ninth Street at Sixth Avenue (SIM10, SIM1C)
  • Midtown Manhattan– Fifty-Seventh Street at Third Avenue (SIM11)
Service
Operates
  • Rush hours(SIM1, SIM7, SIM10, SIM11)
  • 24 hours (SIM1C)
Annual patronage1,481,276 (SIM1/SIM1C, 2023)
138,374 (SIM7, 2023)
404,257 (SIM10, 2023)
192,262 (SIM11, 2023)[1]
TransfersYes
Timetable
←S98
←SIM6
←SIM15
 {{{system_nav}}} SIM2→
SIM8→
SIM9→

The SIM1 goes to 6th Avenue and Houston Street, the SIM7 goes to Sixth Avenue and 14th Street, the SIM1C and SIM10 go to Central Park South and Sixth Avenue, and the SIM11 goes to 57th Street and Third Avenue. The SIM1, SIM7, SIM10, and SIM11 operate during therush houronly. The SIM1C operates 24 hours per day, but does not run in the peak direction during rush hours.[2]

The SIM1, SIM7, SIM10, and SIM1C are based atYukon Depot.

Current route

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All four routes start at theEltingville Transit CenterinEltingville, Staten Island.They useRichmond Avenuethrough Eltingville. They then turn left onHylan Boulevard,passing through the neighborhoods ofGreat Kills,New Dorp,andDongan Hills.They then turn right on Narrows Road, before getting on theVerrazzano-Narrows Bridge.They use theGowanus Expresswayand theBrooklyn–Battery Tunnelto get to Manhattan.[2][3][4][5][6]

SIM1

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A 2016 Prevost X3-45 (2761) on the Eltingville-bound SIM1 at Bowling Green in August 2018

The SIM1 uses Battery Place to access theone-way pairofChurch Streetnorthbound andBroadway.The route's northern terminus isHouston Street.[3][2][7]

SIM7

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A 2015 Prevost X3-45 (2551) on the Greenwich Village-bound SIM7 at Liberty Street/West StreetnearBattery Park Cityin December 2018.

The SIM7 exits the tunnel ontoWest Street.Immediately before the tunnel, southbound buses do a loop on Murray Street, North End Avenue, andVesey Streetto serveWorld Financial Center.The route continues on West Street, turning east ontoSpring Streetand then north ontoSixth Avenue.Northbound buses terminate at14th Streetand Sixth Avenue. Southbound buses originate at13th StreetandBroadway,then continue south on Broadway until they turn west ontoHouston Street.At West Street, southbound SIM7 buses follow the northbound route to the Battery Tunnel.[4][2]

SIM10

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The SIM10 operates through theBattery Park Underpassto access theFDR Drive,turning west at23rd Streetand north ontoSixth Avenue.It terminates at59th Street.Southbound, the SIM10 usesFifth Avenue,23rd Street, and the FDR Drive to the Battery Tunnel.[5]

SIM1C

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A 2015 Prevost X3-45 (2600) on the Eltingville-bound SIM1C at59th Street/7th Avenue inMidtown Manhattanin August 2018.

The SIM1C follows the SIM1's route, then uses Sixth Avenue northbound to23rd Street,before following the SIM10's route to 59th Street. Southbound, the SIM1C follows the SIM10 to 23rd Street, then uses Fifth Avenue and Broadway to the Battery Tunnel.[6][2]

History

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An X1 Eltingville bus stop with countdown clocks at Broadway/Barclay Street, among other routes, before SIM conversion
A 2002 Motor Coach D4500CL (2882) on the Eltingville-bound SIM1 onBroadwayinLower Manhattan,after SIM conversion

These routes replaced the X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, and X9 routes in the Staten Island Bus Redesign.[8][9]The SIM1 was extended to Houston Street on January 13, 2019. The SIM10 has had multiple trips added, it operates from 2:00PM to 6:40PM leaving Manhattan, and from 4:10AM to 8:10AM leaving Staten Island.

The SIM1C is also notable for being the only express bus route in New York City with 24-hour service.

References

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  1. ^"Subway and bus ridership for 2023".mta.info.April 29, 2024.RetrievedMay 2,2024.
  2. ^abcde"Staten Island Bus Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority.January 2020.RetrievedDecember 1,2020.
  3. ^abMTA Regional Bus Operations."SIM1 bus schedule".
  4. ^abMTA Regional Bus Operations."SIM7 bus schedule".
  5. ^abMTA Regional Bus Operations."SIM10 bus schedule".
  6. ^abMTA Regional Bus Operations."SIM1C bus schedule".
  7. ^"Previous Network Changes".MTA.Retrieved2020-10-01.
  8. ^"Staten Island Express Bus Network Redesign".MTA.Retrieved2020-10-01.
  9. ^"Staten Island Bus Service"(PDF).MTA Regional Bus Operations.Archivedfrom the original on October 26, 2022.Retrieved2020-10-01.
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