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About the route
The proposed B55 SBS would run between Kensington and JFK Airport.
The length of the new B55 SBS route would be 9.4 miles under the Draft Plan.
The average stop spacing would be 2,152 feet, and there would be 0.8 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B6, B7, B8, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B20, B35, B40, B41, B41 XT, B44, B44 SBS, B46, B46 SBS, B47, B49, B60, B67, B68, B76, B81, B83, B103, Q3, Q8, Q10, Q51, Q109, and trains.
Route improvements
- Interborough route
- New connections
- Improved stop spacing
- Improved ADA access
- Priority Corridor
Review the B55 SBS route summary
The proposed B55 SBS would be a new route connecting Church Av and JFK Airport. Between Church Av/McDonald Av and Hegeman Av/Rockaway Av, it would replace the B35. Between Hegeman Av/Rockaway Av and Linden Blvd/Drew St it would provide additional service to the B15 but only make stops at key destinations and transfer points.
The proposed B55 SBS would replace B15 service connecting Brooklyn and JFK Airport, terminating at the Lefferts Blvd AirTrain station during JFK Redevelopment. With fewer stops than the existing B15, the proposed B55 SBS would provide faster and more reliable access to JFK Airport. It would maintain the same connections from JFK Airport to subways and other bus routes in East New York and Brownsville, and it would provide additional service between Linden Blvd and the New Lots Av and stations. It would also provide access from new areas of Brooklyn to East New York and JFK Airport with new connections to the , , and subways as well as many high-frequency bus routes.
As a new Crosstown route, stops would only be located at key destinations and transfer points to provide faster and more reliable service along the corridor.
Frequencies would be similar to or better than the existing B35 and existing B15 JFK Airport trips, and would be 10-minutes-or-better on weekdays. Service would operate 24 hours on weekdays and weekends.
B55 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 7 minutes
- Midday: 10 minutes
- PM Peak: 7 minutes
- Early Evening: 8 minutes
- Late Evening: 12 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 12 minutes
- Morning: 12 minutes
- Midday: 10 minutes
- Early Evening: 10 minutes
- Late Evening: 12 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 13 minutes
- Morning: 12 minutes
- Midday: 10 minutes
- Early Evening: 12 minutes
- Late Evening: 14 minutes
*Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction