We've got plenty of time for people to get on and off in comfort," Byford said. "It's perfectly suited to express routes, where dwell times - in other words, the time at the stop - isn't so critical.
That's nearly double the capacity of a standard bus. The double decker raises the capacity of an express bus by 42 percentīyford said the new double-decker express buses will be able to seat 81 passengers. "But for an express route, where there is that bit more time but you need the capacity and you want to give people a really comfortable ride on a long route, these vehicles, I think, are ideally suited. "You wouldn't deploy these on local routes, typically, because there is that extra time factor of people getting on and off," Byford said. The X17J line is an express bus line that runs between Staten Island and Manhattan.īyford said the double-decker buses are suited for express lines and not local lines because the express buses serve longer routes with fewer stops. The double decker will be tested on the X17J express bus line "My understanding was, where New York previously trialed double-deck, there were problems with the air conditioning, and the technology just really wasn't appropriate to handle New York streets," Byford said. "I'm convinced that now's the time to give double-decker a go again." New York City Transit President Andy Byford said the buses at that time were not equipped to handle the roads.
Here's some info about the double-decker's past and about the current fleet:ĭouble-decker buses ran on city streets from the 1930s through the 1970s - and then briefly again in 2008Ī pilot program for double-decker buses 10 years ago ended in failure. It's not the first time the city has seen double-decker buses on its streets. The MTA on Monday unveiled a double-decker bus that it will be trying out on an express bus route as part of a pilot program. Now, New York City may be getting some of its own. The double-decker buses on London's streets are an iconic symbol of England.
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