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{{For-text|additional information on the current bus services|[[List of bus routes in the Bronx#Bx12|List of bus routes in the Bronx]] and [[Select Bus Service#Bx12|Select Bus Service]]}}
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{{Infobox bus line
|number        = {{NYC bus infobox header |title=b<small>x</small>12 |color1=local |color2=select}}
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|subheader     = Fordham Road−Pelham Parkway<br>207th Street Crosstown Line
|image         = File:BX12 Local and SBS.jpg
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|caption       = 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.
|system        = [[MTA Regional Bus Operations]]
|operator      = [[Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority]]
|garage        = [[Gun Hill Depot]]<br>[[Kingsbridge Depot]] (local summer service)
|vehicle       = [[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LF Series|LFS]] [[articulated bus|articulated]] (main vehicle)<br>Nova Bus LFS<br>Nova Bus LFS HEV<br>[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior|Xcelsior XD40]] (supplemental service)<br>[[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE40]] (local summer supplemental)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gun Hill Depot Bus Roster|url=https://sites.google.com/view/nyctbusroster/home/mta/bronx-division/gun-hill-depot|access-date=14 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kingsbridge Depot Bus Roster|url=https://sites.google.com/view/nyctbusroster/home/mta/bronx-division/kingsbridge-depot|access-date=14 January 2025}}</ref>
|livery        = '''Bx12 SBS:''' [[Select Bus Service]]
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|locale        = [[The Bronx]] and [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S.
|communities   = [[Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]], [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]], [[Fordham, Bronx|Fordham]], [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]], [[Allerton, Bronx|Allerton]], [[Morris Park, Bronx|Morris Park]], [[Pelham Gardens, Bronx|Pelham Gardens]], [[Pelham Bay (neighborhood), Bronx|Pelham Bay]], [[Baychester, Bronx|Baychester]], [[Co-op City, Bronx|Co-op City]]
|landmarks     = [[Fordham Plaza, Bronx|Fordham Plaza]], [[Fordham University]], [[New York Botanical Garden]], [[Bronx Zoo]], [[Pelham Bay Park]], [[Bay Plaza Shopping Center]], [[Orchard Beach (Bronx)|Orchard Beach]]
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|start         = [[Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]] – [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] / [[Inwood-207th Street|207th Street]] (full route)<br>[[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]] – [[Sedgwick Avenue]] (daytime local)
|via           = [[207th Street (Manhattan)|207th Street]], [[Fordham Road]], [[Pelham Parkway]]
|end           = [[Pelham Bay Park station|Pelham Bay Park]] (daytime local)<br>[[Orchard Beach (Bronx)|Orchard Beach]] (summertime local)<br>[[Baychester, Bronx|Baychester]] – Edson Avenue (late night)<br>[[Bay Plaza Shopping Center]] (full route)<ref name=Bx12-Night group=note/><ref name=Bx12/>
|length        = {{convert|8.2|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web| title=Bx12 WB | date=Feb 11, 2024 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mall%2FBay+Plaza/Broadway%2FW+207+St,+New+York,+NY+10034/@40.8744571,-73.9188267,14z/data=!4m31!4m30!1m20!1m1!1s0x89c28cba2e63239d:0xc4b6b3545fa6f715!2m2!1d-73.827621!2d40.865665!3m4!1m2!1d-73.8260686!2d40.869413!3s0x89c28cb8eeb06ac7:0x3ca3afb063b2862e!3m4!1m2!1d-73.8299899!2d40.8628674!3s0x89c28cbaa18a3aaf:0xb46eaef6f8bc96fa!3m4!1m2!1d-73.827294!2d40.8525256!3s0x89c28ca79feb6b8b:0xd31605e0c156e906!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2f3f6eff5e46b:0xc02a2278dc643ec6!2m2!1d-73.920433!2d40.867836!2m1!1b1!3e0?entry=ttu | access-date=2024-02-11 | website=Google Maps | language=en }}</ref>
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|day           = 24 hours (Bx12 Local)<ref name=Bx12-Night group=note>Overnights, no service operates to Bay Plaza</ref><ref name=Bx12SBS-Night group=note>Bx12 SBS does not operate overnights</ref><ref name=Bx12/><ref name=Bx12-SBS/>
|zone          =
|timetable_link= [https://new.mta.info/document/88826 Bx12] [https://new.mta.info/document/88831 Bx12 SBS]
|annualpatronage=4,537,844 (2024)<ref name=ridership>{{cite web | title=Subway and bus ridership for 2024 | website=mta.info | date=June 10, 2025| url=https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit/subway-bus-ridership-2024| access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>
|transfers     = <!--Yes-->
|map_link      = <!-- external link to an online map (ex: [http://www.example.com/map.html Line xx map]) -->
|map           = {{Bx12 SBS BRT RDT|inline=1}}<!--[[File:Bx12 Map.png]]--><!-- map image (ex: [[File:Image name.png|200px]]) or  {{Infobox rdt}} -->
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|previous_line = [[Bx11 (New York City bus)|Bx11]]<br>← {{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Bx6 (New York City bus)|Bx6 SBS]]}} (by borough)<br>← {{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Bx6 (New York City bus)|Bx6 SBS]]}} (by route number)
|next_line     = [[Bx13 (New York City bus)|Bx13]] →<br> {{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[Bx41 (New York City bus)|Bx41 SBS]]}} →<br>{{font color|white|#00CCFF|[[M14 (New York City bus)|M14 SBS]]}}
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}}
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, Manhattan|Inwood]] in Manhattan and [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]] in the Bronx.<ref name="RailwayReview-1918" /><ref>{{cite news | title = The Real Estate Field | work = The New York Times | date = October 27, 1914 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/10/27/100330545.pdf | access-date = September 2, 2009 | archive-date = June 27, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220552/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/10/27/100330545.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> This line was known as the '''207th Street Crosstown Line''', the '''Fordham Road−207th Street Crosstown Line'''<ref name=RailwayReview-1918>{{cite journal|title=New Roads and Projects|journal=Railway Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=clo5AQAAMAAJ|access-date=March 4, 2016|volume=62|year=1918|page=489|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220553/https://books.google.com/books?id=clo5AQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> or the '''Fordham Road Crosstown Line'''.<ref name="Legislature1920">{{cite book|author=New York State Legislature|title=Report on the Traction Situation In New York City By The Public Service Commission for the First District In response to a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses of the Legislature of 1920, calling upon the Public Service Commissioner for the results of his investigation and information as to whether it is possible for the traction companies to give adequate service at the present rate of fare|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LrcaAQAAIAAJ|access-date=March 5, 2016|year=1920|page=115|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627215828/https://books.google.com/books?id=LrcaAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name="ridership" />

==Route description and service==
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===Current bus service===
[[File:MTA New York City Bus Nova Bus LFSA (2010).jpg|250px|thumb|left|A 2010 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (1206) on the Inwood-bound Bx12 SBS picks up customers at the Eastchester Road stop along [[Pelham Parkway]], prior to SBS wrap]]
The Bx12 runs crosstown from Inwood in Manhattan to various areas in the northeastern Bronx. The line, eastward, begins at the [[Inwood–207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Inwood–207th Street]] subway station ({{NYCS trains|Eighth far north}}) on Broadway and West 207th Street. The Bx12 then loops around via Isham Street and Sherman Avenue and rejoins West 207th Street, continuing across the [[University Heights Bridge]] into [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]]. The route runs along Fordham Road through Fordham Center, [[Fordham Plaza, Bronx|Fordham Plaza]], and Belmont until the road becomes Pelham Parkway near the [[Bronx Zoo]] and [[New York Botanical Garden]] in [[Bronx Park]]. The route then runs along Pelham Parkway's main roadway to [[Pelham Bay, Bronx|Pelham Bay]], where it takes a somewhat circuitous route. The line turns off Pelham Parkway onto Burr Avenue stopping at the [[Pelham Bay Park (IRT Pelham Line)|Pelham Bay Park]] subway station. From here, the Bx12 services that do not terminate here make a U-turn and join the [[New England Thruway]] to Bay Plaza or veer east along Shore Road to [[Orchard Beach, Bronx|Orchard Beach]].<ref name=Bx12>{{cite NYC bus|Bx12}}</ref><ref name=Bx12-SBS>{{cite NYC bus|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx012scur.pdf|display=Bx12 SBS}}</ref><ref name="MTA-Bx12-OrchardBch-Jul2009"/>

At the Pelham Bay Park station, Manhattan-bound buses use stops along southbound Amendola Place.  The setup requires westbound service to make a U-turn onto Shore Road before heading onto Pelham Parkway.<ref name="MTABusTime-Bx12">{{cite web|title=MTA Bus Time: Bx12 Pelham Pkwy - Fordham Rd via Pelham Pkwy / Fordham Rd|url=http://bustime.mta.info/#Bx12|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=March 6, 2016|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107093818/http://bustime.mta.info/#Bx12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MTABusTime-Bx12SBS">{{cite web|title=MTA Bus Time: Bx12-SBS Pelham Pkwy - Fordham Rd Select Bus Service via Pelham Pkwy / Fordham Rd / Bay Plaza Shop Ctr|url=http://bustime.mta.info/#Bx12-SBS|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=March 6, 2016|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107093818/http://bustime.mta.info/#Bx12-SBS|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the daytime and evening hours, local service runs between Sedgwick/Webb Avenue in [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]] and the [[Pelham Bay Park (IRT Pelham Line)|Pelham Bay Park]] subway station ({{NYCS trains|Pelham north}}). Some local service also originates from Belmont Avenue and 182nd Street in [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]] during the afternoons on school days. Most service between Manhattan and Bay Plaza is served by Bx12 Select buses during that time, although some local buses continue to Bay Plaza. During the summer, Bx12 local buses are extended to Orchard Beach, with all weekend service operating to/from Inwood during the summer. Some westbound buses terminate at Fordham Plaza or University Avenue.<ref name=Bx12/><ref name=Bx12-SBS/><ref name="MTA-Bx12-OrchardBch-Jul2009"/>

During the overnight hours, all service runs local, serving the entire route with the exception of Bay Plaza. Buses instead terminate on Edson Avenue, in front of the [[Bus depots of MTA Regional Bus Operations#Gun Hill Depot|Gun Hill Bus Depot]], as the shopping center is closed during these times.<ref name=Bx12/><ref name=Bx12-SBS/>

=== Select Bus Service ===
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[[File:Bx12 5740 NF-D60HF at Fordham Plaza.JPG|thumb|A 2003 D60HF (5740) on the Bx12 SBS at Fordham Plaza]]

The Bx12 is New York City's first [[bus rapid transit]] service, marketed as '''Select Bus Service''', which began on June 29, 2008. Selected as the Bronx corridor for the pilot project in 2004, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]], [[New York City Department of Transportation]] (NYCDOT) and the [[New York State Department of Transportation]] (NYSDOT) drew up plans to convert the Bx12's limited service to BRT. The route was selected for the project mainly because of its mostly straight crosstown route through the Bronx, intersecting with seven different subway lines and all [[Metro-North Railroad|Metro-North]] lines.}<ref name="MTADOT-Bx12SBS-Jan2009">{{cite web|title=Select Bus Service on the Bx12: A BRT Partnership Between the New York City DOT and MTA New York City Transit|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/beaton_presentation_sbs_2010trb.pdf|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], [[New York City Department of Transportation]]|access-date=March 4, 2016|date=January 12, 2009|archive-date=October 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003135725/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/beaton_presentation_sbs_2010trb.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bx12-SBS" /><ref name=NYT20080629/><ref name=MTA-Bx121Yr-Oct2009/><ref name=MTA-BronxTale-Bx12SBS/>

[[File:Select Bus Service bus shelter.jpg|thumb|A bus shelter and fare machines at the Bx12 SBS stop, Pelham Parkway/White Plains Road]]

Buses are outfitted with special identification (including a special blue wrap and blue route signs) and traffic signal prioritization was enacted along the route, timing traffic signals in favor of the bus. When supplemental service is needed, the blue wrap may be absent. The NYCDOT also added [[bus lanes in New York City|dedicated bus lanes painted in maroon-red]] along [[Pelham Parkway]] and [[Fordham Road]], with signs indicating that the lanes are bus-only from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on weekdays, along with additional police enforcement. Off-board fare collection, via [[MetroCard (New York City)|MetroCard]] fare machines and [[Muni Meter|coin meters]], allows passengers with proof of payment to board through any door. Bx12 Select Bus Service operates daily, from around 6am to 10pm weekdays, 7am-11pm weekends.<ref name="MTADOT-Bx12SBS-Jan2009"/><ref name="Bx12-SBS" /><ref name=NYT20080629/><ref name=MTA-Bx121Yr-Oct2009>{{cite web|title=Bx12 Select Bus Service One Year Report|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Bx12-SBS-OneYearReport.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 8, 2016|date=October 2009|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114913/http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Bx12-SBS-OneYearReport.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=MTA-BronxTale-Bx12SBS>{{cite web|title=A Bronx Tale: Bus Rapid Transit in New York City|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Bx12SBS-Presentation.ppt|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=January 8, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084343/http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Bx12SBS-Presentation.ppt|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Some previous Bx12 Limited stops are no longer served by Bx12 Select buses and are now served by local buses, most notably [[Jacobi Medical Center]].-->

==== Stops ====
[[File:Bx12 Map.png|800px|thumb|left|The Bx12 route (in light blue), as of Summer 2012]]

{{#section:Select Bus Service|bx12-table}}

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==History==

===Streetcar service===
The Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway service began as a streetcar line operated by the [[Union Railway (Bronx)|Union Railway Company]], a subsidiary of the [[Third Avenue Railway]], and was the last Union Railway franchise to be constructed.<ref name=RailwayReview-1918/><ref name="NYSun-3AvRR-Buses-July1940">{{cite news|title=Third Avenue Line Must Run Buses: Last Hearing on Contract Set for September 12.|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252018%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201940%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201940%2520a%2520-%25203681.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2Fc623ec13f3b9fe4aeb80aa1a4d6b27c9#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The Sun (New York)]]|via=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=July 26, 1940|page=10}}</ref> In February 1903, the company announced plans to construct a two-track line along Pelham Avenue (the former name of [[Fordham Road]] and [[Pelham Parkway]]) between [[Bronx Park]] and [[Pelham Bay Park]], running through largely undeveloped land and parkland. Called the '''Pelham Avenue Line''', its western terminus would be at [[Third Avenue]] in modern [[Fordham Plaza, Bronx|Fordham Plaza]], at the [[Fordham (Metro-North station)|Fordham station]] of the then-[[New York Central Railroad]] (now the [[Metro-North Railroad]] [[Harlem Line]]) and the entrance of what was then St. John's College (now [[Fordham University#Rose Hill|Fordham University]]'s Rose Hill campus). Its eastern end would be at the [[Pelham Bridge]] in Pelham Bay.<ref name="NYHerald-PelhamAvLine-Feb1903">{{cite news|title=Bronx and Pelham Parks Will Be United by a New Trolley Line: Union Railway to Exercise Its Last Unused Franchise in the Construction of This Route-Consents of Property Owners Now Being Sought|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Herald%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Herald%25201903%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Herald%25201903%2520-%25201324.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F402b66a01f3385cc9b878d27dd84f676#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[New York Herald]]|agency=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=February 8, 1903|page=2|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220554/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Herald/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201903/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201903%20-%201324.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=For New Trolley In The Bronx: Interurban Intends to Connect Bronx and Pelham Parks with Electric Line|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252018%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Press%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Press%25201903%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Press%25201903%2520-%25200536.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F7dcbd2304468862a46cd13748ce07486#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[New York Press (historical)]]|agency=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=February 9, 1903|page=8}}</ref>

By 1904, the line was running along Fordham Avenue and Pelham Avenue (today's Fordham Road) between [[Sedgwick Avenue]] in [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]] and Third Avenue in Fordham.<ref name=NYTimes-UnionRR-Cross-1904>{{cite news|title=Union Railway Plans To Enter Manhattan: Petitions for Franchises to Effect Thirteen Connections.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/02/24/118943819.pdf|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=February 24, 1904|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121062458/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/02/24/118943819.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, the company released plans to extend the line west across the yet-to-be-constructed [[University Heights Bridge]] to [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and 207th Street in [[Inwood, Manhattan]].<ref name=NYTimes-UnionRR-Cross-1904/><ref name="NewRochelle-UnionExt-Feb1904">{{cite news|title=Huckleberry Asks To Extend: Franchises for 13 New York Lines Applied For-Crossing Four Harlem River Bridges and Linking Upper Borough Surface Roads With Subway and Metropolitan Lines-Ready to Share Bridge Tracks|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252018%2FNew%2520Rochelle%2520NY%2520Press%2FNew%2520Rochelle%2520NY%2520Press%25201901-1904%2FNew%2520Rochelle%2520NY%2520Press%25201901-1904%2520-%25200864.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2Fa84413cd3fdaddb479f93732d24bf30c#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=The New Rochelle Press|via=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=February 27, 1904|page=7}}</ref> By fall 1908, after the opening of the bridge, the Union Railway petitioned for an extension west to Manhattan, and east to Pelham Bay Park.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cars Across New Bridger: Third Avenue Line Allowed to Ask For Franchises|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25209%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201908%2520Jan-Dec%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201908%2520Jan-Dec%2520Grayscale%2520-%25203668.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2Fdf933f0c1e2366aa9af3d58d9344f46b#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The Sun (New York)]]|via=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=September 16, 1908|page=13|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220555/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201908%20Jan-Dec%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201908%20Jan-Dec%20Grayscale%20-%203668.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1909, the planned eastern extension was truncated to [[Southern Boulevard (Bronx)|Southern Boulevard]], with both extension plans delayed due to deadlock in negotiations with the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Board Holds Up Pelham Franchise|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/04/05/101875833.pdf|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=April 5, 1909|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220554/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/04/05/101875833.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1910, the company once again petitioned the [[New York City Board of Estimate]] and the [[New York State Public Service Commission]] for a western extension to Manhattan, and for an eastern extension from Southern Boulevard to the eastern edge of Bronx Park (at about [[Boston Post Road|Boston Road]], [[White Plains Road]], and Bronx Park East).<ref>{{cite news|title=Public Notices; City of New York; Board of Estimate and Apportionment|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25209%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201910%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201910%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201287.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2Fa525d2a9a70d01f1b51695e2bc17a9fc#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The Sun (New York)]]|via=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=March 17, 1910|page=12|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220555/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201910%20%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201910%20%20Grayscale%20-%201287.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Union Trolley Extension.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/07/24/102044548.pdf|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=July 24, 1910|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220554/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/07/24/102044548.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The Manhattan extension was finally granted in June 1910.<ref name="HAER-UnivHtsBrridge">{{cite journal|title=University Heights Bridge|journal=[[Historic American Engineering Record]]|volume=NY-199|url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny1500/ny1596/data/ny1596data.pdf|access-date=March 6, 2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910042712/http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny1500/ny1596/data/ny1596data.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Moses|first1=Charles Griffith|title=Possibilities of the Dyckman Section of Manhattan Island|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252014%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Herald%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Herald%25201910%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Herald%25201910%2520-%25205906.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F523bd4e5cc5fa9e4953164a2e6281747#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[New York Herald]]|via=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=July 24, 1910|page=2|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220557/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Herald/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201910/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201910%20-%205906.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Service across the bridge to Inwood began on November 29, 1910.<ref name="HAER-UnivHtsBrridge"/>

In late 1916, the railway petitioned for another extension along either Vermilyea Avenue or Nagle Avenue, and [[Dyckman Street]] west to the ferry terminal at the end of Dyckman Street, to connect with ferries to [[New Jersey]] and upstate [[New York (state)|New York]], particularly [[The Palisades (Hudson River)|the Palisades]] region and [[Palisades Interstate Park Commission|Palisades Interstate Park]].<ref name=RailwayReview-1918/><ref name="NYSun-DyckmanTrolley-Oct1916"/><ref name="NYPost-DyckmanTrolleyFight-Jun1918">{{cite news|title=Dyckman Trolley Fight: Upper City Interests Oppose Union Railway's Effort Not to Build Extension to Ferry|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252010%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Evening%2520Post%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Evening%2520Post%25201918%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Evening%2520Post%25201918%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201760.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F95c7663e9fc10e3b5cb1b81f6220ea9b#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[New York Post|New York Evening Post]]|agency=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=June 8, 1918|page=11|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220556/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2010/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Post/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Post%201918%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Evening%20Post%201918%20Grayscale%20-%201760.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes-DyckmanLine-Jun1918"/> The franchise was granted in December of that year.<ref name="NYSun-DyckmanTrolley-Oct1916">{{cite news|title=Dyckman Against Trolley|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25209%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201916%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201916%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25206038.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F0eabc7659f3225efcb6451c2da6e1412#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The Sun (New York)]]|agency=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=October 15, 1916|page=15|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220556/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201916%20%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201916%20%20Grayscale%20-%206038.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trolley for the Dyckman|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25209%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201916%2520%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201916%2520%2520Grayscale%2520-%25207491.pdf&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F565bcc3ed1ecb1bce20a673745a742e1#page=1|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The Sun (New York)]]|agency=[[Fultonhistory.com]]|date=December 24, 1916|page=11|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220556/https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%209/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201916%20%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Sun%201916%20%20Grayscale%20-%207491.pdf#page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> The extension was initially opposed since many streets in the area were narrow.<ref name="NYSun-DyckmanTrolley-Oct1916"/> Later, the Union Railway sought to annul the franchise agreement, which was opposed by the local Dyckman (Inwood/[[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]]) community due to growing business interests created by the line.<ref name="NYPost-DyckmanTrolleyFight-Jun1918"/><ref name="NYTimes-DyckmanLine-Jun1918">{{cite news|title=Want Dyckman Line: Washington Heights Protests Against Canceling Car Franchise|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/06/02/102705180.pdf|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 2, 1918|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220555/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/06/02/102705180.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The extension was never implemented.<ref name=NYTimes-Bx12Bx9Trolley-Jan1948/>

===Conversion to bus service===
[[File:New Flyer D60HF -5741.jpg|thumb|left|A 2003 [[New Flyer|New Flyer D60HF]] (5741) on the Bx12 SBS having just completed its trip to Orchard Beach in 2008. The Bx12 SBS no longer serves Orchard Beach, and all high-floor buses are retired.]]
Beginning in the 1920s, many [[List of streetcar lines in the Bronx|streetcar lines in the Bronx]], [[List of streetcar lines in Manhattan|Manhattan]], and the rest of the city began to be replaced by buses, particularly after the [[New York City Subway Unification|unification]] of the city's three primary transit companies in June 1940.<ref name="Sparberg2014">{{cite book|last=Sparberg|first=Andrew J.|title=From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oktGCgAAQBAJ|date=October 1, 2014|publisher=Fordham University Press|page=111|isbn=978-0-8232-6190-1}}</ref><ref name=Seyfried-LIER-JamaicaCtrl>{{cite web|first=Vincent F.|last=Seyfried|title=Story of the Long Island Electric Railway and the Jamaica Central Railways, 1894-1933|url=https://archive.org/stream/storyoflongislan00seyf/storyoflongislan00seyf_djvu.txt|website=[[Internet Archive|archive.org]]|publisher=F. E. Reifschneider|access-date=December 20, 2015|date=1961}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trolley Cars Here On Way To Oblivion By Next Year's End: 700 New Buses to Assume Travel Burden on Lines in Manhattan and Bronx|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1945/09/15/88292788.pdf|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=September 15, 1945|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627215829/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1945/09/15/88292788.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, the railroad company began relinquishing its trolley franchises with the city, to be replaced by buses operated by the subsidiary [[Surface Transportation Corporation]].<ref name="NYSun-3AvRR-Buses-July1940"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Record Bus Grant Signed By Mayor: Motor Transit Will Replace Street Cars on Routes in Manhattan and Bronx|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1940/11/10/94010647.pdf|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 10, 1940|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220557/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1940/11/10/94010647.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|url-status=live}}</ref> The 207th Street Crosstown Line was replaced with the then-Bx19 bus service operating between Broadway-207th Street and Southern Boulevard on January 25, 1948, the same date as the motorization of the Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line (today's {{NYC bus link|Bx9}}).<ref name=NYTimes-Bx12Bx9Trolley-Jan1948>{{cite news|title=Buses To Replace 2 Trolley Lines: The Bronx-Van Courtland Park and 207th St. Crosstown to Shift on Jan. 25|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/01/08/94934490.pdf|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=January 8, 1948|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220557/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/01/08/94934490.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|url-status=live}}</ref> The route would be operated by Surface Transit until 1956, and by the [[New York City Omnibus Corporation]] (later under the brand [[Fifth Avenue Coach Company|Fifth Avenue Coach Lines]]) until the company's routes were taken over by the New York City Transit Authority through its subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) in 1962 after a strike.<ref name="JacksonKeller2010">{{cite book |author1=Kenneth T. Jackson |author2=Lisa Keller |author3=Nancy Flood |title=The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lI5ERUmHf3YC&pg=PT5716 |date=December 1, 2010 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-18257-6}}</ref>

As the years progressed, service was eventually consolidated from multiple routes, and was given a single label, the Bx12. The route saw extensions east to [[City Island, Bronx|City Island]], seasonal service to [[Orchard Beach, Bronx|Orchard Beach]], and a branch to the [[Bartow-Pell Mansion]] in the [[Pelham Bay Park#Golf courses|Pelham Bay Golf Course]],<ref name="BronxBusMap-1974">{{cite web|title=1974 Bronx Bus Map|url=http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=16357|website=wardmaps.com|publisher=New York City Transit Authority|access-date=March 3, 2016|date=1974|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310144634/http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=16357|url-status=live}}</ref> along with the introduction of limited-stop service on weekdays. The Orchard Beach branches were labeled '''Bx12A''' and '''Bx12B''' until July 1, 1974, when they were merged into the Bx12 designation.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/20/archives/2-boroughs-buses-get-new-numbers-route-jumblie-ends-july-1-in.html|title=2 Boroughs' Buses Get New Numbers|date=June 20, 1974|page=9|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=October 2, 2016|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801085719/http://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/20/archives/2-boroughs-buses-get-new-numbers-route-jumblie-ends-july-1-in.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 21, 1989, the New York City Transit Authority presented two proposals to rationalize the eastern terminals of service on the Bx12 to the MTA Board for approval. The first proposal called for the discontinuation of the summer only Bx12 Golf Course Shuttle, which ran between Orchard Beach and Pelham Bay Golf Course between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., since it was only used by an average of ten daily passengers. This change took effect in June 1989. The second proposal up for approval was the extension of Bx12 trips that terminated at the Pelham Bay Park subway station to the new Gun Hill Depot at Bartow Avenue and the New England Thruway when it opened in September 1989. This change was intended to rationalize service and establish a relief point for bus operators. While it increased net costs, it increased operating efficiencies.<ref>{{cite book |title=Transit Authority Committee Agenda Friday, April 21, 1989 |date=April 21, 1989 |publisher=New York City Transit Authority |page=[https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293268377/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-9], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293169546/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-10], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293266102/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-11], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293165886/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-12], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293164701/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-13], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293261217/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-14], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/48293162726/in/album-72157709665171017/ J-15]}}</ref> In early 1990, the MTA proposed a dedicated route from City Island to Pelham Bay, the current {{NYC bus link|Bx29}}.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1990-02-05|title=Notice of Public Hearing|pages=127|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27985157/march-8-1990-public-hearing-co-op-city/|access-date=2021-01-22|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220600/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27985157/march-8-1990-public-hearing-co-op-city/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Winiarski|first=Kathryn|date=1990-03-12|title=Residents of City Island protest bus plan|pages=2|work=The Herald Statesman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68244815/residents-of-city-island-protest-bus/|access-date=2021-01-22|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220600/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68244815/residents-of-city-island-protest-bus/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bx12 continued to run to City Island through mid-1990,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Perlow|first=Maris|date=1990-06-01|title=City Island|pages=238|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68244975/city-island/|access-date=2021-01-22|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220600/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68244975/city-island/|url-status=live}}</ref> but the bus routes were split by 1991.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1991-07-19|title=New York's Enchanted Island|pages=49|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68244707/new-yorks-enchanted-island/|access-date=2021-01-22|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627220600/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68244707/new-yorks-enchanted-island/|url-status=live}}</ref> The split service pattern remains in effect today, with some minor adjustments.<ref name=MTA-BxBusMap-Current>{{Cite NYC bus map|Bx}}</ref>

[[File:MTA New York City Bus Nova Bus LFSA SBS Bx12 @ Bartow Plaza.jpg|thumb|A 2009 Nova Bus LFS Articulated (1200) on the Bx12 SBS at Bartow Plaza]]
In 1988, due to the reconstruction of the [[University Heights Bridge]], the Bx12 began detouring {{Convert|0.5|miles|km|abbr=}} to cross into Manhattan via Bailey Avenue and the [[Broadway Bridge (Manhattan)|Broadway Bridge]] at 225th Street, as opposed to the direct path via 207th Street. The route was restored in September 1994 as the vehicle weight restriction on the bridge was removed.<ref>{{Cite book|title=NYC Transit Committee Agenda June 1994|date=June 10, 1994|publisher=New York City Transit|pages=[https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/32815369208/in/dateposted-public/ D.97], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/46690238851/in/dateposted-public/ D.98], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/32815366478/in/dateposted-public/ D.99], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/46690236141/in/dateposted-public/ D.100]}}</ref> In 1989, limited-stop service began on the Bx12, saving up to five minutes per trip. In January 1995, an additional limited stop was added at Jacobi Hospital, and the hours of limited-stop service were expanded from 6:57 – 8:39&nbsp;a.m. and 4:55 – 6:41&nbsp;p.m. to 6:30 – 9:30&nbsp;a.m. and 4 – 6:30&nbsp;p.m.. Extending the span of the limited-stop service to operate all day between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. was considered, with a plan to revisit the idea if the increase in the span of limited-stop service was successful.<ref>{{Cite book|title=NYC Transit Committee Agenda September 1994|date=September 16, 1994|publisher=New York City Transit|pages=[https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/45967069224/in/dateposted-public/ D.62], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/32816980688/in/dateposted-public/ D.63], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/45967066674/in/dateposted-public/ D.64]}}</ref> The span of the Bx12 was extended to operate all day between 6:30&nbsp;a.m. and 7 p.m. on September 8, 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us:80/nyct/Bus/bussrvno.htm|title=Bus Service Notices|date=January 14, 1998|website=mta.nyc.ny.us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980127005048/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/Bus/bussrvno.htm|archive-date=January 27, 1998|url-status=dead|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> Exactly one year later, on September 8, 1998, the Bx12 began stopping in the Bay Plaza Shopping Center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=22823585|title=Starting September 8th, the Bx12 bus will make stops inside the Bay Plaza Shopping Center. How's that for convenience?|date=September 4, 1998|work=New York Daily News|access-date=August 17, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052207/https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=22823585|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, the MTA in conjunction with the NYCDOT and NYSDOT, performed an initial study on bus rapid transit, with 80 corridors studied citywide. Five routes were prioritized, including the Bx12 route.<ref name="MTADOT-Bx12SBS-Jan2009"/><ref name="NYCBRT-2004">{{cite web|title=Bus Rapid Transit: NYCBRT Study|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/planning/brt/brt_presentation.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Transportation|access-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050512082953/http://www.mta.info/mta/planning/brt/brt_presentation.pdf|archive-date=May 12, 2005|url-status=dead|date=2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gothamgazette.com/graphics/2008/04/BRT_Ideas_Template.jpg|title=Map of BRT ideas in New York City|access-date=July 1, 2008|archive-date=June 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616071626/http://www.gothamgazette.com/graphics/2008/04/BRT_Ideas_Template.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TA">{{cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/|title=MTA Planning – NYC Select Bus Service|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=July 1, 2008|archive-date=November 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117183719/http://mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 29, 2008, the Bx12 Limited was converted into the Bx12 Select Bus Service.<ref name="MTADOT-Bx12SBS-Jan2009"/><ref name=NYT20080629>{{cite news | last = Neuman | first = William | title = Riders Will Pay Before Boarding, and Save Time, on Revamped Bus Route | work = The New York Times | date = June 29, 2008 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/nyregion/29bus.html | access-date = September 2, 2009 | archive-date = September 25, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200925045952/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/nyregion/29bus.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="MTA-Bx121Yr-Oct2009" /><ref name="MTA-BronxTale-Bx12SBS" /> Initially, during summer months Bx12 SBSs alternated between Bay Plaza and Orchard Beach. In 2009, Bx12 locals were extended to Orchard Beach during summer months, with all SBSs terminating at Bay Plaza. Summer local service to Inwood was also added at this time.<ref name="MTA-Bx12-OrchardBch-Jul2009">{{cite web |title=Bx12 Local to Orchard Beach Will Start from Inwood on Weekends |url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/bx12-local-orchard-beach-will-start-inwood-weekends |access-date=March 4, 2016 |work=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |date=July 2, 2009 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306031733/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/bx12-local-orchard-beach-will-start-inwood-weekends |url-status=live }}</ref> The total ridership in 2009 was 14,736,515, ranking the route third in ridership citywide and the busiest in the Bronx.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_bus.htm|title=Bus Ridership: MTA New York City Transit|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|website=mta.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708001123/http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_bus.htm|archive-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> In March 2013, the high-floor [[articulated bus]]es on the SBS route were replaced with [[Low-floor bus|low-floor]] articulated buses with three sets of doors to improve boarding and alighting of passengers.<ref>{{cite web|title=MTA NYC Transit Introduces New Articulated Bus into SBS service; Three Doors – Less Waiting|url=http://www.mta.info/news/2013/03/14/mta-nyc-transit-introduces-new-articulated-bus-sbs-service-three-doors-%E2%80%93-less|access-date=March 4, 2016|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|website=mta.info|date=March 14, 2013|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033723/http://www.mta.info/news/2013/03/14/mta-nyc-transit-introduces-new-articulated-bus-sbs-service-three-doors-%E2%80%93-less|url-status=live}}</ref><!--By 2019, [[West Farms Depot]] began helping out with extra Bx12 service during the summer; this is now done by [[Kingsbridge Depot]].-->

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/bx12.html Bx12 Fordham Road SBS] − [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|mta.info]]
*[http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/pelham.shtml Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway Select Bus Service] − [[New York City Department of Transportation|NYCDOT]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920231323/http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx012cur.pdf Bx12 Schedule]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209123434/http://mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx012scur.pdf Bx12 SBS Schedule]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306000547/http://mta.info/nyct/sbs/sbs_map.pdf Bx12 SBS Map]

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