NFTA 25 Delaware Bus

NFTA 25 Delaware Bus
Overview
Operator	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Began service	1924
Route
Start	Buffalo
Via	Tonawanda, New York

The second bus route to operate in the City of Buffalo, New York by the International Bus Company, the Route 25 Delaware line began service as Route A, operating from Downtown Buffalo to Delaware and Kenwood in the Village of Kenmore.

Double-decker buses were used nearly exclusively on this route from its inception on November 2, 1924, until 1927, when they were replaced with single-deck coaches.

Over the course of the next 75 years, the 25 Delaware bus expanded considerably, maintaining its "trunk" service between Downtown Buffalo and as far as Delaware and Sheridan Drive on many of the trips.

Some variations included:

• The Brighton branch (25B): towards Brighton and Eggert, operating over Delaware, Sheridan and Parker.

• The Desmond (Riverview) branch (25J): operated from Delaware and Sheridan over Delaware to Sheridan and Riverview, approximately 1 mile west of Military Road. This branch normally operated as a shuttle from Delaware Avenue, with a couple trips during the peak periods operating to Downtown Buffalo.

• The Ensminger branch (25C): towards Ensminger and Sheridan-Parkside, operating over Delaware, Sheridan and Sheridan-Parkside.

• The North Tonawanda branch(es):

The Meadow Drive branch continued from the Tonawanda branch over Goundry, Payne, Meadow, Nash and Ruie to Ward Road, where it operated to either Summit Park Mall(25M), Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward (25D-current), or the Delmar Loop at Oliver and Ward.

The Robinson branch (25R - c. 1993)

The Wurlitzer branch continued from the Tonawanda branch over

• The Orchard branch (25D, then 25B): extension of the trunk service to Delaware and Orchard, a few blocks north of Delaware and Sheridan.

• The Tonawanda branch (25F, then 25C): extension of the trunk service to Main and Niagara in the City of Tonawanda, using Delaware Avenue, then looping over Broad, Seymour and Niagara Streets.

Present day

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority operates the 25-Delaware line daily with trunk service from Downtown Buffalo to its Orchard Loop, located at Delaware & Orchard, in the Town of Tonawanda.

An extension on some of the trips continues further, into the City of Tonawanda, terminating at Main & Niagara Streets (the Tonawanda Transit Center).

Weekday service (Monday through Friday) also sees a third extension continuing on some trips into Niagara County, to terminate at Niagara Falls Boulevard and Ward Road.^[1]

References

1. ^ 25-Delaware timetable, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, August 31, 2008