B42 (New York City bus)

The Rockaway Parkway Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway between Canarsie Pier and the Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway terminal of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B42 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.

This article is about the former surface trolley line. For the now-demolished parallel surface railroad, see BMT Canarsie Line.
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Rockaway Parkway Line
A B42 bus at Flatlands Avenue.
Overview
SystemMTA New York City Bus
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageEast New York Depot
VehicleNew Flyer Xcelsior XD40
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
OBI Orion VII NG HEV
Began service1917 (streetcar)
1951 (bus)
Route
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
StartRockaway Parkway
ViaRockaway Parkway
EndCanarsie Pier
Length1.3 miles (2.1 km) (entire route)
Service
OperatesAll times
Ridership474,318 (2022)
TimetableB42
← B41  {{{system_nav}}}  B43 →

The Wilson Avenue Line (now the B60 bus) continues north on Rockaway Parkway from the end of the B42 to Williamsburg.

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