M86 (New York City bus)

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86th Street Crosstown Line
An M86 bus during the debut of SBS service in July 2015.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Tuskegee Airmen Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus LFS articulated
Livery	Select Bus Service
Route
Locale	Manhattan
Communities served	Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Yorkville
Landmarks served	Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asphalt Green
Start	Upper West Side – West End Avenue and West 86th Street
Via	86th Street, York Avenue
End	Yorkville – East 92nd Street and York Avenue
Service
Operates	5 a.m. (weekdays) or 6:30 a.m. (weekends) to 12:30 a.m.
Daily ridership	7,640,401 (2016)
Fare	$2.75 (MetroCard or coins)
Cash	Coins only (exact change required)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	M86 SBS
Route map [ ] M86 Select Bus Service Yorkville – York Ave / 92nd St First Ave / 91st–92nd Sts York Ave / 91st St York Ave / 88th–89th Sts York Ave / 86th St 1st Ave 2nd Ave 3rd Ave Lexington Ave Madison Ave 5th Ave / 86th St 5th Ave / 84th St 85th Street Transverse Central Park West Columbus Ave Amsterdam Ave West Side – Broadway ← M79 ← M79 SBS (by borough) ← S79 SBS] (by route number)  {{{system_nav}}}  M96 → Q44 SBS →  →

The 86th Street Crosstown Line is a bus line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along 86th Street on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. Originally a streetcar line, it now comprises both directions of the M86 bus line.

The M86 has the highest "per-mile ridership" of all bus routes in the city, and the second highest ridership of all Manhattan crosstown routes after the M14A/D routes along 14th Street. Because of this, the M86 became a Select Bus Service route in July 2015.

The 86th Street Crosstown Line was originally a streetcar line operated by the New York Railways Company. The route originally ran between Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) and the 92nd Street ferry terminal in Yorkville. At the terminal, passengers connected to ferries traveling across the East River to Astoria, Queens. It was the last of the company's lines to begin operation. It was also the only line in Manhattan to cross Central Park.

The M86 bus runs crosstown along 86th Street in Upper Manhattan. The route begins at West 86th Street and Broadway in the Upper West Side. It proceeds east along 86th Street to Central Park West then crosses the 86th Street Transverse through the park, stopping about halfway through the transverse at the NYPD Central Park Precinct. The M86 exits the transverse at East 84th Street and 5th Avenue, turning north onto Madison Avenue, then east back onto 86th Street. The M86 continues on East 86th Street through the Upper East Side until York Avenue, where it turns north and runs through Yorkville. At East 91st Street, the route turns west and terminates at First Avenue.