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About the route
The B47 runs between Bedford-Stuyvesant and Kings Plaza.
The current length of the B47 Local route is 7.6 miles. This would decrease to 7.1 miles under the Draft Plan.
In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 701 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 966 feet. There would be 1.5 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B3, B5, B6, B6 LTD, B7, B8, B9, B10, B12, B14, B15, B17, B25, B26, B35, B38, B40, B41, B41 XT, B43, B45, B46, B46 SBS, B52, B53, B54, B55, B57, B65, B82, B82, B100, B103, Q35, and trains.
Route improvements
- More direct routing
- Improved stop spacing
- Priority Corridor
Review the B47 route summary
The proposed B47 would mostly maintain its existing routing but would be streamlined onto Kings Hwy for a faster trip between Remsen Av and E 98 St instead of traveling via Clarkson Av and Rockaway Pkwy. This reroute would remove turns and reduce delays. This proposal is pending further study by NYCDOT of the necessary infrastructure upgrades on Kings Hwy for the reroute to be feasible.
As a Local route, stops would be spaced slightly farther apart than existing to speed up buses and improve reliability.
No frequency or service span changes are being proposed at this time.
B47 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 7 minutes
- Midday: 14 minutes
- PM Peak: 10 minutes
- Early Evening: 11 minutes
- Late Evening: 18 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 17 minutes
- Morning: 12 minutes
- Midday: 11 minutes
- Early Evening: 12 minutes
- Late Evening: 16 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 20 minutes
- Morning: 18 minutes
- Midday: 15 minutes
- Early Evening: 17 minutes
- Late Evening: 23 minutes
* Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.