Bx12 bus

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Fordham Road−Pelham Parkway
207th Street Crosstown Line
A 2017 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (5469) on the Bx12 SBS and a 2011 Nova Bus LFS (8001) on the Bx12 Local at Pelham Bay Park station.
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorManhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
GarageGun Hill Depot
Kingsbridge Depot (local summer service)
VehicleNova Bus LFS articulated (main vehicle)
Nova Bus LFS
Nova Bus LFS HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 (supplemental service)
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40 (local summer supplemental)
LiveryBx12 SBS: Select Bus Service
Route
LocaleThe Bronx and Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities servedInwood, University Heights, Fordham, Belmont, Allerton, Morris Park, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Bay, Baychester, Co-op City
Landmarks servedFordham Plaza, Fordham University, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo, Pelham Bay Park, Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Orchard Beach
StartInwoodBroadway / 207th Street (full route)
University HeightsSedgwick Avenue (daytime local)
Via207th Street, Fordham Road, Pelham Parkway
EndPelham Bay Park (daytime local)
Orchard Beach (summertime local)
Baychester – Edson Avenue (late night)
Bay Plaza Shopping Center (full route)
Length8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Service
Operates24 hours (Bx12 Local)
Annual patronage4,537,844 (2024)
TimetableBx12 Bx12 SBS
 Bx11
Bx6 SBS (by borough)
Bx6 SBS (by route number)
 {{{system_nav}}}  Bx13
Bx41 SBS
M14 SBS 

The Bx12 is a public transit line in New York City bus route running east-west along 207th Street in Upper Manhattan and along the continuous Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway in the Bronx.

The line started operating in the early 1900s as a streetcar line between Inwood in Manhattan and Belmont in the Bronx. This line was known as the 207th Street Crosstown Line, the Fordham Road−207th Street Crosstown Line or the Fordham Road Crosstown Line.

In 1948, the streetcar route was converted into a bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA). Throughout the late 20th century, several separate bus routes were combined to form the Bx12. The bus line became the first bus rapid transit route to enter service in the city in 2008, when the Bx12 Limited became the Bx12 Select Bus Service (SBS). Both the Bx12 local and SBS carry over 45,000 riders each weekday. In 2024, the total ridership was 4,537,844, making it the ninth-busiest line citywide.