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NYCT (New York City Transit) buses are operated by MTA Bus Company in New York City. Use this userbox even if you don't live in the NYC!

Without parameters, it'll look like the above. Add up to 2 parameters to distinguish between bus routes.

Usage

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{{User:SimonOrJ/Userboxes/NYCT Bus|ROUTE|TYPE}}

Basics

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This Userbox takes up to two parameters:

  • The first identifies the bus route.
  • The second specify the service level if not local.
    • Choices are LTD, SBS, and X.
    • Blank assumes local bus service.

First Parameter: Route

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A borough letter' plus route number identifies an MTA bus route. Some bus routes have an extra letter "A", "B", or "C" suffix after the route number. (e.g. Bx4A)

Valid Prefixes

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  • Bx - for Bronx
  • B - for Brooklyn
  • M - for Manhattan
  • Q - for Queens
  • S - for Staten Island
  • SIM - express between Manhattan and Staten Island
  • BxM - express between Manhattan and Bronx
  • BM - express between Manhattan and Brooklyn
  • QM - express between Manhattan and Queens

Second Parameter: Service Type

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MTA has Local, Limited-stop, Express, and Select Bus Service Bus services.

The second parameter is used only to identify the type of bus service. Choose between:

  • nothing - local seravice
  • LTD - Limited
  • SBS - Select Bus Service
  • X - Express

Examples

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Wikitext userbox where used
{{User:Chuu.sh/Userboxes/NYCT Bus|M101}}
M101This user likes to ride on
M101
of the MTA NYC Bus.
linked pages
{{User:Chuu.sh/Userboxes/NYCT Bus|Bx15|LTD}}
LTD
Bx15
This user likes to ride on
Bx15 LIMITED
of the MTA NYC Bus.
linked pages
{{User:Chuu.sh/Userboxes/NYCT Bus|Q44|SBS}}
SBS
Q44
This user likes to ride on
Q44 +selectbusservice
of the MTA NYC Bus.
linked pages
{{User:Chuu.sh/Userboxes/NYCT Bus|SIM26|X}}
SIM26This user likes to ride on
SIM26 Express
of the MTA NYC Bus.
linked pages

See also

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