B49 (New York City bus)

The Ocean Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mainly along Ocean, Bedford, and Rogers Avenues between Bedford-Stuyvesant and Manhattan Beach. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B49 bus route, operated by MTA New York City Bus. It is based at the Flatbush Depot.

History
The B49 bus began as the Ocean Avenue streetcar line, which was opened by the Nassau Electric Railroad. It ran between Williamsburg to Sheepshead Bay. The streetcar ran until April 29, 1951 when it was substituted for buses.

It was rerouted to serve the Sheepshead Bay subway station on November 12, 1978 (when the B1 bus was rerouted via Brighton Beach).

Southbound Limited-Stop service was started on September 5, 2006.

Description
The B49 begins at Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue, at the Franklin Avenue station on the C train and the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. It then continues until it turns left at Dean Street and right at Bedford Avenue. It continues on Bedford Avenue northbound and Rogers Avenue southbound for most of its length until Foster Avenue, where it turns right and again on Ocean Avenue. It then continues on the avenue until it turns right onto Avenue Z and again on East 16th Street and it turns on Sheepshead Bay Road. It then turns on Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard, which becomes West End Avenue. it then continues until it turns left onto Oriental Boulevard and continues until it ends at Kingsborough Community College.

The B49 also employs a limited-stop service during morning rush hours, making limited stops on Bedford and Ocean Avenues. The limited-stop service runs between Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard and Kingsborough Community College.