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The Castleton Bus Depot is located on Castleton Avenue and Clove Road in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, and is part of the Staten Island Division of New York City Transit. Image File history File links Castleton_Bus_Depot. ... Port Richmond, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey across the Kill Van Kull Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is along the waterfront of the Kill Van Kull, with the southern terminus of... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... A articulated bus on the M23 crosstown route. ... Passengers board a bus at Westchester Square. ...

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Types of buses:

Castleton Depot runs the following stock of buses. All buses are 102 inches wide and are wheelchair accessible. All buses are 102 inches wide and are wheelchair accessible. Buses in bold are soft seaters. However, only MCIs are used in express service. This roster is accurate as of July 2006.


Active Fleet

Year Manufacturer Model Length (feet) Numbers Total
1991 TMC RTS T8O206 40 8017, 8041, 8079, 8084, 8091, 8100 6
1993 BIA Orion 05.501 40 121, 123-132, 134, 137, 139, 162, 165-172 23
1995 Orion 05.501 40 471-472, 474-504 33
1998 MCI 102DLW3SS 45 1951-1997, 1999-2017, 2019-2039 87
1999 MCI 102DLW3SS 45 2040-2076 37
1998-1999 Orion 05.501 40 6000-6030, 6120-6136, 6138-6218 129
2002 MCI D4500 45 2825-2853 29
Total 169 local
23 suburban
153 express

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Museum fleet

Year Manufacturer Model Numbers
1961 GMC TDH-5301 40 2151

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Bus routes served by the Castleton Bus Depot

All services unless otherwise noted run daily. Services are colored as they appear on the Staten Island Bus Map.


For express routes where Castleton Depot is the destination, the location is Castleton Avenue and Jewett Avenue, Port Richmond.

Route Name Terminal A Streets/Neighborhoods Traveled Terminal B Hours
S40/S90 Limited Howland Hook Container Terminal
Goethals Homes
Richmond Terrace Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp D) S40: All Times
S90 Limited to St. George: 6:30 AM-9 AM weekdays only
S90 Limited to Howland Hook: 4:30 PM-9 PM Weekdays only
S42 New Brighton: Clyde Place & Arnold Street
New Brighton: Forest Avenue & Havenwood Road
Saint Marks Place
Bay Street
Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp C) S42 to/from Arnold Street: 5:35AM-1AM
S42 from Havenwood Road: 5:55 AM-8:30 AM and 2 PM-5:35 PM weekdays only
S42 to Havenwood Road: 7 AM-8:20 AM and 1:30 PM to 5:10 PM weekdays only
S46/S96 Limited Chelsea: West Shore Plaza Shopping Center
Mariners Harbor: Grandview Avenue & Forest Avenue
Castleton Avenue Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp C) S46: All Times
S96 Limited to St George: 6:30 AM-9 AM Weekdays only
S96 Limited to Chelsea: 4:30 PM-7 PM weekdays only
S48/S98 Limited Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp C) Forest Avenue Mariners Harbor: Richmond Terrance & Holland Avenue S48: All Times
S98 Limited to St. George: 6:08 AM-7:48 AM weekdays only
S98 Limited to Mariners Harbor: 4 PM-7:15 PM weekdays only
S51/S81 Limited Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp B) Bay Street
Lily Pond Avenue or Fort Wadsworth
Father Capodanno Boulevard
Grant City: Lincoln Avenue & Richmond Road (S81 peak, S51 off peak)
South Beach: Father Capondano Boulevard and Sand Lane (S51 peak)
S51 via Lily Pond Avenue: All Times
S51 via Fort Wadsworth: 6 AM-6:40 PM
S81 Limited to Grant City: 4:30 PM-6:15 PM weekdays only
S52 Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp D) Tompkins Avenue
Cebra Avenue
South Beach: Staten Island University Hospital North) 4:20AM-12:45AM
S53 Bay Ridge: 86 Street station Clove Road Port Richmond: Park Avenue & Richmond Terrace All Times
S93 Limited Bay Ridge: 86 Street station Victory Boulevard
Staten Island Expressway
Willowbrook: College of Staten Island Bay Ridge to Willowbrook: 6AM-9:30AM and 4:30 PM-7:30PM weekdays only
Willowbrook to Bay Ridge: 6AM-9AM and 3PM-7PM weekdays only
S54 Eltingville: Hylan Boulevard & Richmond Avenue Manor Road West New Brighton: Richmond Terrace & Broadway 5:28AM-11:15PM
S57 New Dorp: Hylan Boulevard & Ebbits Street Rockland Avenue
Brielle Avenue
Bradley Avenue
Port Richmond: Park Avenue & Richmond Terrace 4:40AM-11:30PM
S60 Grymes Hill Loop Howard Avenue
Clove Road
Sunnyside: Victory Boulevard & Clove Road 6:15AM-9:18PM
S62/S92 Limited Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp A) Victory Boulevard Travis: Victory Boulevard & Wild Avenue (S92 peak, S62 off peak)
Castleton Corners: Victory Boulevard and Jewett Avenue (S62 peak)
S62: All Times
S92 Limited to St. George: 6:10 AM-7:57 AM weekdays only
S92 Limited to Travis: 4:31 PM-7:01 PM weekdays only
S66 Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp A) Victory Boulevard
Jewett Avenue
Port Richmond: Port Richmond Avenue & Richmond Terrace 4:30AM-1:02AM weekdays only
S67 Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp A) Victory Boulevard
Watchogue Road
Port Richmond: Port Richmond Avenue & Richmond Terrace Port Richmond to St. George: 5:45 AM-8:30 AM weekdays only
St. George to Port Richmond: 3:02 PM-6:47 PM weekdays only
S76/S86 Limited Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp B) Richmond Road
New Dorp Lane
Oakwood Beach: Mill Road & Delwit Avenue (S86 peak, S76 off peak)
Grasmere: Richmond Road and Narrows Road (S76 peak, S76 final trip)
S76: 5:30AM-12AM daily
S86 Limited to Oakwood Beach: 4:50 PM-10 PM weekdays only
S78 Saint George
Saint George Ferry Terminal (Ramp D)
Hylan Boulevard Tottenville: Main Street & Amboy Road
Eltingville: Hylan Boulevard & Richmond Avenue
All Times
X10 Castleton Depot Richmond Avenue
Gannon Avenue
Midtown
East 57th Street & 3rd Avenue
5:30AM-12AM
X11 Travis: Victory Boulevard & Wild Avenue Victory Boulevard/
Gannon Avenue
Lower Manhattan: City Hall Travis to Manhattan: 5:55AM-8:31AM weekdays only
Manhattan to Travis: 3:51PM-6:45PM weekdays only
X12 Mariners Harbor: South Avenue & Richmond Terrace or Forest Avenue Watchogue Road/
Forest Avenue/
South Avenue
Lower Manhattan: City Hall
Clinton: West 57th Street & 11th Avenue
Mariners Harbor to Clinton: 4:55AM-9:04AM weekdays only
Clinton to Mariners Harbor: 2:40PM-7:20PM weekdays only
Mariners Harbor to Lower Manhattan: 5:50AM-7:27AM weekdays only
Lower Manhattan to Mariners Harbor: 4:28PM-6:57PM weekdays only
X13 Castleton Depot Port Richmond Avenue
Forest Avenue
Clove Road
Lower Manhattan: Wall Street Area loop Port Richmond to Manhattan: 5:40AM-8:05AM weekdays only
Lower Manhattan to Port Richmond 3:50PM-6:05PM weekdays only
X14 Castleton Depot Port Richmond Avenue
Forest Avenue
Clove Road
Clinton: West 57th Street & 11th Avenue Port Richmond to Midtown: 5:30AM-8:25AM weekdays only
Midtown to Port Richmond: 3:25PM-6PM weekdays only
X16 Castleton Depit Port Richmond Avenue
Forest Avenue
Clove Road
Lower Manhattan: City Hall Port Richmond to Lower Manhattan: 6:30AM-8:30AM weekdays only
Lower Manhattan to Port Richmond: 4:10PM-5:40PM weekdays only
X18 Concord: Targee Street & DeKalb Street Narrows Road North
North Tompkins Avenue
Lower Manhattan: Wall Street Area loop Concord to Lower Manhattan: 6:15AM-9AM weekdays only
Lower Manhattan to Concord: 4:25PM-6:25PM weekdays only
X20 Arrochar: Sand Lane & Father Cappadano Boulevard Steuben Street
Sand Lane
Lower Manhattan: Wall Street Area loop Arrochar to Lower Manhattan: 6:40AM-8:40AM weekdays only
Lower Manhattan to Arrochar: 4:15PM-5:45PM weekdays only
X22 Butler Manor: Hylan Boulevard & Page Avenue Bloomingdale Road
Amboy Road
Turnpike Express
Midtown: West 57th Street & 3rd Avenue Butler Manor to Midtown: 5AM-9:05AM weekdays only
Midtown to Butler Manor: 3:20PM-7:45PM weekdays only
X30 Sunnyside: Victory Boulevard & Clove Road Clove Road
Victory Boulevard
Turnpike Express
Clinton: West 57th Street & 11th Avenue Sunnyside to Midtown: 6:03AM-7:50AM weekdays only
Midtown to Sunnyside: 4:10PM-6:05PM weekdays only
X31 Eltingville Transit Center Travis Avenue
Forest Hill Road
Midtown: East 57th Street & 3rd Avenue Eltingville to Midtown: 5:30AM-8:05AM
Midtown to Eltingville: 3:30PM-6:45PM weekdays only

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See also

Passengers board a bus at Westchester Square. ... The MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus for short), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is a public benefit corporation created to operate those bus routes formerly operated by private companies in the New York City area. ... A articulated bus on the M23 crosstown route. ... // The General Fleet New York City Transit (NYCT), MTA Bus and the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) together run an estimated 4,641 buses on New York City streets. ...

External links

MTA Logo MTA Bus/MaBSTOA/NYCT Surface Transit
MaBSTOA garages Bronx Division: Gun HillKingsbridgeMother Clara HaleWest Farms
Manhattan Division: 100th StreetManhattanvilleMichael J. Quill
MTA Bus garages Baisley ParkCollege PointEastchesterFar RockawayJohn F. KennedyLaGuardiaSpring CreekYonkers
NYC Transit Authority Garages Brooklyn Division: East New YorkFlatbushFresh PondJackie GleasonUlmer Park
Manhattan Division: 126th Street
Queens Division: Casey StengelJamaicaQueens Village
Staten Island Division: CastletonYukon
NYC Transit Central Maintenance Facilities East New YorkZerega Avenue
Other Information Bus modelsMetroCardOther NYC transit

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