B44 (New York City bus)

This article is about the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation streetcar line and the bus service that succeeded it. For the IRT Subway line in Brooklyn, see IRT Nostrand Avenue Line. For additional information on the current bus service, see List of bus routes in Brooklyn.

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Nostrand Avenue Line
A 2019 XD60 (6138) on the Williamsburg-bound B44 SBS
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageFlatbush Depot
VehicleB44 (and supplemental service for B44 SBS):
Orion VII NG HEV
Orion VII EPA10
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
B44 SBS only:
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60
Nova Bus LFS articulated
LiveryB44 SBS: Select Bus Service
Began service1870 (trolley line)
1951 (bus service)
1995 (Limited-Stop service)
2013 (B44 SBS)
Route
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
StartWilliamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal (full route)
Williamsburg – Flushing Avenue (daytime local terminus; short runs)
ViaNostrand Avenue, Bedford Avenue / Rogers Avenue or New York Avenue (southbound only)
EndSheepshead Bay:
  • Avenue U and Nostrand Avenue (short runs)
  • Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue (late night terminus)
  • Knapp Street and Emmons Avenue (full route)
Length9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Other routes Nostrand Avenue Subway
Service
Operates24 hours (B44 Local)
Annual patronage4,764,508 (2024)
TransfersYes
TimetableB44 B44 SBS
← B43
← Bx41 SBS (by borough)
← Bx41 SBS (by route number)		  {{{system_nav}}}  B45 →
B46 SBS →
Q44 SBS →

The B44 is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue, as well as northbound on Rogers Avenue or New York Avenue and Bedford Avenue (as part of a one-way pair), between Sheepshead Bay and Williamsburg. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B44 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority.


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