M35 and X80 buses
bus routes in Manhattan, New York
The M35 and X80 constitute bus routes between the 125th Street station at Lexington Avenue in Harlem and Randalls and Wards Islands.
Route description
The M35 and X80 begin at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. They both continue south until 124th Street, where they turn and run east until turning onto the RFK Bridge before exiting onto Randalls Island. They both then run south on Central Road and they pass Icahn Stadium, where the X80 terminates. The M35 takes a deviation at Rivers Edge Road to serve the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. The route continues south on Central Road as it becomes Hell Gate Circle, taking another deviation at Sunken Garden Loop to serve Sunken Garden and the Charles H. Gay Center. It then continues south on Hell Gate Circle until it loops back around onto Central Road where it heads north and passes by Icahn Stadium, where the X80 joins it as it continues north onto Bronx Shore Road, u-turning at the end of the road before turning right onto the RFK Bridge. They then turn onto 126th Street, where they continue westbound until turning left on Lexington Avenue and terminating there.
The X80 only runs during special events, and costs $7.25 for travel towards Randalls/Wards Islands, and is free towards Harlem.
History
The TB bus route was started on July 11, 1936, by New York Omnibus Company, when the Triborough Bridge opened, after being announced that it would be studied if a shuttle service could be operated on the bridge.
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