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This is a list of lines in both Manhattan and the Bronx. Information is from various guidebooks, mostly on Google Books, that list the lines: 1868, 1876, 1876, 1884, 1898, 1906. Bolded names are used in a 1916 guide.

Manhattan edit

North-south edit

South Ferry and Vesey Street Line; Church Street to South Ferry Line, South Ferry to Church and Vesey Streets
Broadway to 59th Street Line; Broadway Cable Line, South Ferry to 7th Avenue and 59th Street
- Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Line, Broadway and Houston Street to Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street
- Broadway Branch Line; Broadway and Fort Lee Ferry Line; Boulevard Line, foot East 34th Street or Broadway and Houston Street to Fort Lee Ferry
- Columbus Avenue Line; Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line; Columbus Avenue Cable Line, South Ferry to Lenox Avenue and 146th Street or 109th Street and Columbus Avenue
- Lexington Avenue Line; Broadway and Lexington Avenue Line, South Ferry to Lenox Avenue and 146th Street or Lexington Avenue and 130th Street
- Broadway and University Place Line; Broadway and Barclay Street Line; Broadway and Seventh Avenue Line, Broadway and Barclay Street to 7th Avenue and 59th Street
  - Broadway and Broome Street Branch; Broadway and Broome Street Line, Broadway and Broome Street to 7th Avenue and 59th Street
Kingsbridge Line, foot East 125th Street or 8th Avenue and 145th Street to Broadway and 225th Street or Broadway and 221st Street
East Side Line; East Belt and First Avenue Line; Central Park and East River Belt Line; Central Park, East River and Avenue A Line; East Side Belt Line, South Ferry to 1st Avenue and 59th Street, foot East 125th Street, 10th Avenue and 54th Street, 10th Avenue and 53rd Street, 5th Avenue and 59th Street, or 1st Avenue and 38th Street
City Hall and Avenue D Line; Dry Dock and East Broadway Line; Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Line; Avenue D Line, Post Office to East 23rd Street Ferry, 14th Street and Avenue A, 23rd Street and Avenue A, or 14th Street and Avenue B
Avenue B Line; City Hall and Avenue B Line; City Hall, Avenue B and 34th Street Line; 34th Street Branch, 34th Street Ferry to Post Office
First Avenue Line; First and Second Avenues Line, 125th Street and 1st Avenue or 129th Street and 1st Avenue to Broadway and Astor Place or Fulton Ferry
Second Avenue Line; First and Second Avenues Line; Worth Street Branch, Broadway and Worth Street, Post Office, Broadway and Astor Place, foot Peck Slip, or Fulton Ferry to 2nd Avenue and 129th Street, 2nd Avenue and 128th Street, or Worth Street and Bowery
- Astoria Line, foot East 92nd Street to Astor Place and Broadway
Third Avenue Line, Post Office or Broadway and Worth Street to 3rd Avenue and 130th Street, 3rd Avenue and 129th Street, or Grand Central Depot (via branch on 35th Street, Lexington Avenue, and 42nd Street)
- Third Avenue Line; Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line, Post Office to Amsterdam Avenue and 195th Street
  - Tenth Avenue Cable Line, foot East 125th Street to Amsterdam Avenue and 194th Street
Fourth and Madison Avenues Line; Fourth Avenue Line; Madison Avenue Line, Post Office, Broadway and Astor Place, Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, or Brooklyn Bridge to Madison Avenue and 135th Street, Madison Avenue and 138th Street, Grand Central Depot, Madison Avenue and 86th Street, or 4th Avenue and 32nd Street
- Transfer cars (earlier through cars) from 4th Avenue and 32nd Street to Hunter's Point Ferry
- 86th Street Line to Sixth Avenue and 86th Street, 86th Street and Madison Avenue to 6th Avenue and 8th Street
Sixth Avenue Line, South Ferry, Broadway and Vesey Street, or Broadway and Canal Street to 6th Avenue and 59th Street or 6th Avenue and 44th Street
- Sixth Avenue, Broadway and Canal Street Line, Broadway and Canal Street to 6th Avenue and 59th Street
- Sixth and Amsterdam Avenues Line, South Ferry or 6th Avenue and 8th Street to Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street, Amsterdam Avenue and 195th Street, or Amsterdam Avenue and 96th Street
- Sixth Avenue and East 59th Street Line; 59th Street and Sixth Avenue Line, 6th Avenue and 4th Street to 59th Street and 1st Avenue
- Sixth Avenue Ferry Line; Desbrosses Street and Sixth Avenue Line; Sixth Avenue and Desbrosses Street Ferry Line, foot of Desbrosses Street to 6th Avenue and 4th Street or 59th Street and 6th Avenue
Lenox Avenue Line, 146th Street and Lenox Avenue to 109th Street and Columbus Avenue or Lexington Avenue and 105th Street
Seventh Avenue Line, 50th Street and 7th Avenue or 59th Street and 7th Avenue to Canal Street and Broadway, Broadway and Park Place, or Broadway and Barclay Street
- Seventh Avenue and Brooklyn Line, 59th Street and 7th Avenue to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
- Seventh Avenue and Fort Lee Ferry Line, Brooklyn Bridge to Fort Lee Ferry
- Seventh Avenue and 59th Street Line, 6th Avenue and 8th Street to 7th Avenue and 59th Street
Eighth Avenue Line, South Ferry, Cortlandt Street Ferry, or Broadway and Vesey Street to Central Bridge, 8th Avenue and 159th Street, 8th Avenue and 59th Street, 8th Avenue and 141st Street, 8th Avenue and 49th Street, or 8th Avenue and 125th Street
- Broadway and Canal Street Branch; Eighth Avenue, Broadway and Canal Street Line, Broadway and Canal Street to 8th Avenue and 154th Street, Macomb's Dam, or 8th Avenue and 141st Street
Ninth Avenue Line; Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues Line, foot of Cortlandt Street, Christopher Street Ferry, Washington and Fulton Streets, Broadway and Fulton Street, or Greenwich and Canal Streets to 9th Avenue and 53rd Street, Amsterdam Avenue and 116th Street, Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street, 9th Avenue and 64th Street, Amsterdam Avenue and 110th Street, 9th Avenue and 54th Street, or 9th Avenue and 51st Street
- Ninth and Columbus Avenues Line, Cortlandt Street Ferry to Columbus Avenue and 109th Street
Tenth Avenue Branch Line; 42nd Street and Tenth Avenue Line; Tenth Avenue Line, Amsterdam Avenue and 129th Street, Amsterdam Avenue and 71st Street, or Fort Lee Ferry to 10th Avenue and 42nd Street or East 34th Street Ferry
West Side Line; West Belt Line; Central Park and North River Belt Line; Central Park, North River and Tenth Avenue Line; West Side Belt Line; Central Park, North River and Tenth Avenue Line, South Ferry to 10th Avenue and 54th Street, foot West 53rd Street, 10th Avenue and 53rd Street, or 59th Street and 5th Avenue

East-west edit

Fulton Street Crosstown Line; Fulton, Cortlandt and Barclay Street Ferries Line, Fulton Street Ferry to Cortlandt Street Ferry or Barclay Street Ferry
Madison Street Line; Chambers and Madison Streets Crosstown Line; Madison Street Crosstown Line; Chambers and Grand Street Ferry Line, Grand Street Ferry to Chambers Street Ferry
- Chambers Street Crosstown Line; Roosevelt Street Branch, Roosevelt and James Street Ferries to Chambers Street Ferry
Cortlandt Street Line; Grand and Cortlandt Streets Line; Grand Street Ferries to Jersey City Ferries Line, Grand Street Ferry to Cortlandt Street Ferry
- Grand Street Ferries Line; Grand Street Line, Grand Street Ferry to Broadway and Canal Street
Post Office and Brooklyn Line; Post Office Line, Williamsburg Plaza to Post Office
Canal Street Crosstown Line, Hudson Street between Broome Street and Watts Street to Centre and Walker Streets
Grand Street Ferry Line; Grand Street Line; Desbrosses and Grand Streets Line; Desbrosses, Vestry and Grand Streets Line, Grand Street Ferry or Williamsburg Bridge Plaza to Desbrosses Street Ferry
Metropolitan Crosstown Line; Grand and Desbrosses Ferries Line; Spring Street Line; Crosstown Line to Desbrosses Street Ferry, Grand Street Ferry to Desbrosses Street Ferry
- Crosstown Line to 14th Street Ferry, Grand Street Ferry to 14th Street Ferry
- University Place Line, Grand Street Ferry to Union Square
Avenue C Line; Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Line, foot Desbrosses Street or foot Chambers Street to Avenue A and 23rd Street, East 23rd Street Ferry, 34th Street and 1st Avenue, Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street, or 4th Avenue and 42nd Street
- Tenth Street Ferry and Pitt and Ridge Streets Branch; Tenth Street Ferry Branch, 10th Street Ferry to Madison and Montgomery Streets or foot Chambers Street
Bleecker Street Line; Bleecker Street and Brooklyn Bridge Line; Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Line, 14th Street and 9th Avenue, 23rd Street Ferry, or 14th Street and 10th Avenue to Broadway and Bleecker Street, Brooklyn Bridge, or Fulton Ferry; also Bleecker Street Branch via a different route (1876)
- Brooklyn Bridge and Fulton Ferry Line, Brooklyn Bridge to Fulton Ferry
Eighth Street Crosstown Line; Eighth Street Line; Christopher and Tenth Streets Line; Christopher and East 10th Streets Line, Christopher Street Ferry to East 10th Street Ferry, Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, or Williamsburg Bridge
14th Street Line, 14th Street and 4th Avenue to North River
- 14th Street Extension Line to Grand Street Ferry, Grand Street Ferry to Avenue A
- 14th Street and Union Square Line, Christopher Street Ferry to Union Square
- 14th Street and Williamsburg Bridge Line, foot of West 23rd Street or 14th Street and 10th Avenue to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza or Williamsburg Bridge
17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line; Central Crosstown Line; Central Cross-town Line; Central Cross Town Line, East 23rd Street Ferry to University Place and 8th Street or Christopher Street Ferry
Christopher and 23rd Streets Line; Hoboken and Greenpoint Ferry Line, Christopher Street Ferry to East 23rd Street Ferry
23rd Street Crosstown Line; 23rd Street and Erie Ferry Line; 23rd Street Line, West 23rd Street Ferry to East 23rd Street Ferry
- 14th Street Branch, West 23rd Street Ferry to Union Square
- East 34th Street Branch; 23rd and 34th Streets Crosstown Line; 34th Street Branch, West 23rd Street Ferry to East 34th Street Ferry
28th and 29th Streets Crosstown Line, West 23rd Street Ferry to East 34th Street Ferry or foot East 31st Street
34th Street Crosstown Line, East 34th Street Ferry to West 42nd Street Ferry
42nd Street Crosstown Line; 42nd Street Line, West 42nd Street Ferry to East 42nd Street Ferry, Long Island City, or East 34th Street Ferry
42nd and Grand Streets Line; 42nd and Grand Street Ferry Line; 42nd Street and Grand Street Ferry Line, Grand Street Ferry to West 42nd Street Ferry
53rd Street Line, 6th Avenue and 50th Street to 9th Avenue and 54th Street
59th Street Crosstown Line, 1st Avenue and 59th Street to 10th Avenue and 54th Street or 10th Avenue and 59th Street
86th Street Crosstown Line; Astoria Ferry Branch, foot East 92nd Street to Central Park West and 86th Street or 86th Street and 2nd Avenue
110th Street Line; 110th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue Line, Fort Lee Ferry or 125th Street and Columbus Avenue to foot East 110th Street
116th Street Crosstown Line, 106th Street and Amsterdam Avenue or 106th Street and Columbus Avenue to foot East 116th Street or 116th Street and Pleasant Avenue
125th Street Crosstown Line; 125th Street Line; Harlem and Manhattanville Line, foot East 125th Street or 3rd Avenue and 130th Street to foot West 125th Street
135th Street Line; 138th Street Line, East River (Port Morris) to 135th Street and 8th Avenue
145th Street Crosstown Line, 145th Street and Lenox Avenue to 145th Street and Broadway
161st Street Line, 161st Street and 3rd Avenue to Fordham Road? and 3rd Avenue or 155th Street and 8th Avenue

Bronx edit

Boston Avenue Line; West Farms Line; Harlem, Morrisania and West Farms Line, 129th Street and 3rd Avenue, 128th Street and 3rd Avenue, 129th Street and 2nd Avenue, or 3rd Avenue and 130th Street to West Farms Village
Fordham Line, 129th Street and 3rd Avenue or 128th Street and 3rd Avenue to city line on McLean Avenue or Bedford Park
Fort Schuyler Line, Main Street and Throg's Neck Road to East Boulevard and Throg's Neck Road
Harlem, Morrisania, Tremont and Fordham Line; Harlem Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham Line, 3rd Avenue and 130th Street to Fordham or Morrisania
Invermere and Mount Vernon Line, 4th Avenue and 1st Street to Invermere
Jerome Avenue Line, Macombs Dam Bridge or 155th Street and 8th Avenue to city line on Jerome Avenue or Yonkers and Jerome Avenues
McLean Avenue Line, Bedford Park to Yonkers railroad station
Morris Avenue Line, 128th Street and 3rd Avenue to Washington Bridge
Mount Vernon Line, 128th Street and 3rd Avenue or West Farms to Mt. Vernon railroad station
Mount Vernon Stations Line, New Haven station to Harlem Division station
Pelham Park Line, Bartow station to City Island
Pelham and Mount Vernon Line, 4th Avenue and 1st Street to Pelhamville
Southern Boulevard Line, 129th Street and 3rd Avenue or 128th Street and 3rd Avenue to Bronx Park or West Farms Village
St. Anns Avenue Line, 3rd Avenue and 161st Street to St, Anns Avenue and Southern Boulevard
Tremont Avenue and 177th Street Line, Morris Heights?? to Westchester
Westchester Line, West Farms to Unionport
Westchester Avenue Line, 129th Street and 3rd Avenue, 128th Street and 3rd Avenue, or 150th Street and 3rd Avenue to Westchester Village, Bronx River, or Southern Boulevard
West Mount Vernon Line, 149th Street and 3rd Avenue to West Mt. Vernon railroad station
White Plains Avenue Line, 128th Street and 3rd Avenue? to 242nd Street and White Plains Avenue
Williamsbridge Line, 177th Street and 3rd Avenue to Mt. Vernon or Olin Avenue and White Plains Road
Willis Avenue Line, 129th Street and 3rd Avenue or 128th Street and 3rd Avenue to 149th Street and 3rd Avenue
Willis Avenue and 161st Street Line, 129th Street and 3rd Avenue to High Bridge

Third Avenue and 161st Street Line, 161st Street and 3rd Avenue to 161st Street and Melrose Avenue
177th Street Line, 177th Street and 3rd Avenue to Unionport, High Bridge, or 161st Street and 3rd Avenue

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