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Queens Routes Table

Current Routes
Route	Corridor / Trolley Line
Q1, Q36, Q43, X68	Hillside Avenue buses
Q2 - Hollis Avenue
Q3 - Farmers Boulevard−JFK
Q4 - Merrick-Linden
Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85	Merrick Boulevard buses
Q6 - Sutphin-Rockaway Blvds
Q7 - Rockaway Blvd / Brooklyn-Freeport Line
Q8 - 101st Avenue
Q9
Q10 - Lefferts−JFK
Q11, Q21, Q52, Q53	Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards buses
Q12, Q13	North Shore Line (NY&NST surface)
Q13 - Northern Blvd−Bell Blvd−Fort Totten / Flushing−Bayside
Q15, Q15A - 150th Street / Whitestone Landing Line / Flushing−Beechhurst
Q16 - 29th Avenue−Fort Totten / Bayside Avenue Line
Q17 - Kissena−Horace Harding−188th St / Flushing−Fresh Meadows−Jamaica
Q18 - 30th Avenue / Astoria Point−Maspeth / Ridgewood Plateau Line (old Q24)
Q19	Flushing Avenue Line (Steinway surface)
Q20A, Q20B, Q44	Main Street buses (Queens)
Q22	Far Rockaway−Neponsit Line
Q23 - 108th Street / Forest Hills−Corona−East Elmhurst
Q24 - Atlantic Avenue−Broadway
Q25, Q34	Kissena and Parsons Boulevards buses
Q26 - 46th Avenue−Hollis Court Blvd / Auberndale / Rosewood−Queens Village
Q27 - 46th/48th Avenues−Springfield Boulevard / Flushing−Bayside−Queens Village−Cambria Heights / Flushing−Rosewood
Q28 - Flushing−Bay Terrace / Flushing−Bayside West
Q29 - Dry Harbor Road−80th Street / Elmhurst−Glendale
Q30, Q31	Utopia Parkway buses (Queens)
Q30 - Utopia Parkway−Horace Harding / Bayside−Jamaica
Q31 - Utopia Parkway / Bayside–Jamaica / Bayside West−Jamaica
Q32 - Roosevelt Avenue−Queens Boulevard / Jackson Heights−Manhattan
Q33, Q70	Jackson Heights−LaGuardia Airport buses
Q33 - 82nd/83rd Streets / Jackson Heights−East Elmhurst
Q35 - Far Rockaway−Brooklyn
Q36 - Hillside Avenue−Little Neck Parkway
Q37 - 111th Street
Q38 - Elliot Avenue−Penelope Avenue / Rego Park−Corona Loop
Q39 - Long Island City−Ridgewood
Q40 - Sutphin Blvd−142nd St
Q41 - Jamaica−Ozone Park−Lindenwood−Howard Beach
Q42 - Jamaica−Addisleigh Park / 177th Street Crosstown Line
Q46 - Union Turnpike
Q47 - Marine Air Terminal−Jackson Heights−Glendale/Atlas Park
Q48 - Flushing−LaGuardia Airport
Q50, Bx23	Flushing–Co-op City buses
Q54	Metropolitan Avenue Line
Q55	Q55 (New York City bus)
Q56	Jamaica Line (Jamaica Avenue surface)
Q58	Flushing-Ridgewood Line
Q59	Grand Street Line (Brooklyn)
Q60	Queens Boulevard Line (surface)
Q64, QM4, QM44	Jewel Avenue buses
Q65	Flushing-Jamaica Line
Q66 - Northern Boulevard (west) / Flushing−Long Island City
Q67 - Long Island City−Middle Village
Q69, Q100	21st Street buses (Queens)
Q69 - 21st Street−Ditmars Bouelvard
Q70 - Woodside−LaGuardia Limited
Q72	Junction Boulevard Line
Q76, Q77	Francis Lewis Boulevard buses
Q83 - Liberty Avenue−Murdock Avenue
Q84 - Merrick Boulevard−120th Avenue
Q88 - Horace Harding Expy / Elmhurst−Queens Village
Q100 - Rikers Island Limited
Q101	Steinway Street Line
Q102	31st Street Line
Q103	Vernon Boulevard Line
Q104	Broadway Line (Queens surface)
Q110	Jamaica−Belmont Park Line
Q111, Q113, Q114	Jamaica−Far Rockaway Line
Q112	Liberty Avenue Line
Former Routes
Q32 - Creedmoor/Queens Village
Q44B - Malba Shuttle
Q49 - Jamaica Avenue Shuttle
Q74 - Vleigh Place/Queens College
Q75 - 73rd Avenue/188th Street
Q79 - Little Neck Parkway
Q86 - Laurelton Shuttle
Q89 - Jackson Heights-Elmhurst
Q80, Q89 - Linden Boulevard
Q99 - Jamaica Link

Q22 (New York City bus)

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in Queens § Q22.

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Rockaway Peninsula −
A Far Rockaway-bound Q22 bus near Rockaway Park.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	Far Rockaway Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus RTS-06 Orion VII Orion VII Next Generation
Route
Locale	Queens
Landmarks served	Fort Tilden, Jacob Riis Park, Rockaway Beach, Peninsula Hospital Center
Start	Roxbury / Fort Tilden − Beach 169th Street & Rockaway Point Boulevard Rockaway Park - Rockaway Beach-Beach 116th Street station (alternating trips)
Via	Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard, Beacb 19th St (eastbound) / Beach 20th St (westbound)
End	Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue station
Length	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Service
Operates	All times except late nights
Ridership	1,262,392 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q22
Route map ← Q21  {{{system_nav}}}  Q23 →

The Q22 bus route constitutes a public transit line running west-to-east across the Rockaway Peninsula in New York City, United States. The route operates along Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach Channel Drive between Fort Tilden in Roxbury at the west end of the peninsula, and Far Rockaway at the east end. The Q22 was formerly privately operated by Green Bus Lines, under a subsidized franchise with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The route is now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand.

Route description

A Q22 bus entering westbound service in Far Rockaway.

Jacob Riis Park service

During the summer season, from late May to early September, Q22 and Q35 buses are rerouted to directly serve Jacob Riis Park directly. Far Rockaway-bound Q22 buses use a stop on Rockaway Beach Boulevard in front of the Riis Park historic bathhouse, via a normally-closed access road which branches off from Beach Channel Drive near the end of the Marine Park Bridge at the west end of the park. Q35 buses serve this stop in both directions. Westbound buses do not serve the park directly, rather stopping on Rockaway Beach Boulevard west of Beach 149th Street in front of Neponsit Beach Hospital. During non-summer months this is the closest stop to the park.

History

Early history

A Nova Bus RTS bus in Far Rockaway-bound Q22 service in Edgemere.

Originally owned by Long Island Coach Company, service began in 1912. The route later came under the operations of Green Bus Lines.

MTA takeover

On January 9, 2006, the MTA Bus Company took over the operations of the Green Bus Line routes as part of the city's takeover of all the remaining privately operated bus routes.

On October 10, 2017 at the monthly meeting of Queens Community Board 14, the MTA suggested rerouting the Q35 south from Newport Avenue onto Rockaway Beach Boulevard. The reroute would coincide with changes to the Q22 route, in which most Q22 trips would only travel between Beach 116th Street and Far Rockaway. The rerouted Q35 would partially replace Q22 service west of Beach 116th Street. The change to the Q35 route along with many of the service alterations proposed by the MTA recieved negative feedback from local residents. The reroute of the Q35 and Q22 was protested due to potential traffic issues on Beach 116th Street, with the two routes along with the Q53 all using the street.

On May 23, 2018, the MTA held an open house at the Rockaway YMCA in Arverne to discuss the changes to Q22 and Q35 service proposed in October 2017, including the potential route adjustment for the Q35 from Newport Avenue to Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Following the open house, however, the plans to alter the Q35 route were cancelled.

In March 2022, the MTA released a revised draft plan was released of the Queens bus network. As part of the redesign, the Q22 would be a local route and would be truncated on its western end to Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street station and extended on its eastern end to Five Towns Shopping Center to provide service on some segments of the Q113/114 that would be discontinued. Closely spaced stops would also be eliminated.

See also

• Q21 (New York City bus)
• Q35 (New York City bus)
• Q52 (New York City bus)
• QM16 (New York City bus)
• QM17 (New York City bus)

Sources

• [1]

External links

• Media related to Q22 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons

125th Street Crosstown Line

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in the Bronx.

125th Street Crosstown Line
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) New York City Transit Authority (NYCT)
Route
Locale	Harlem, Manhattan
Timetable	M60 SBS M100 M101 M125

The 125th Street Crosstown Line is a public transit line along 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Originally a streetcar line, the corridor is now served by bus routes of MTA Regional Bus Operations, operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) under the New York City Transit brand. These are the M60 Select Bus Service, the M101, and M125 routes, which all run to other areas of the city after leaving the corridor.

Operated by the Third Avenue Railway, the streetcar line was used by several other longer lines as a route to Fort Lee Ferry on the west side of Manhattan. These lines included the Third Avenue Line, Broadway Line, Kingsbridge Line, and Willis Avenue Line. Three of the current bus routes (M100, M101, Bx15) are successors to these lines.

Like other crosstown (east-to-west) bus services in Manhattan, the 125th Street line has been subject to slow travel speeds and pedestrian safety issues; three of the four routes ranked among the slowest in the city in 2015. In 2014, the M60 became a Select Bus Service route, making it a limited-stop service along 125th Street, and instituting dedicated bus lanes and other improvements to speed service on the corridor.

Route description and service

Streetcar route

The streetcar tracks on 125th Street, underneath the Manhattan Valley Viaduct.

The line began as a single track at the Harlem River on the eastern shore of Manhattan, expanding to two tracks before First Avenue. It ran west across 125th Street, ending at a loop a 12th Avenue on the west side of the island, where passengers accessed the Fort Lee Ferry running across the Hudson River to Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Current bus service

M60

Main article: M60 (New York City bus)

M100

The M100 is the successor to the Kingsbridge Line (or Broadway−Kingsbridge Line) streetcar. It begins at St. Nicholas Avenue and 125th Street, running west down 125th to Amsterdam Avenue. It then turns north onto Amsterdam Avenue, Broadway and Tenth Avenue towards 220th Street and Broadway in Inwood.

M101

Main article: Third and Lexington Avenues Line

The M101 is a successor of the Third Avenue Railway. It begins at West 193rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Fort George, running south via Amsterdam Avenue, before turning west on 125th Street, and then the route goes via Lexington Avenue southbound, and return trips run northbound via Third Avenue.

Bx15/M125

Main article: Willis Avenue Line

The Bx15 follows the former route of the IRT Third Avenue Line from Fordham Plaza to The Hub/Third Avenue-149th Street station. The M125 is the only current service to terminate at the former Fort Lee Ferry at 12th Avenue. It runs east along 125th Street and at the east end of 125th Street, it travels north towards the Bronx (Willis Avenue Bridge north bound; Third Avenue Bridge southbound), then along Willis Avenue to The Hub. The M125 is the former southern portion of the Bx15.

Other routes

The M104 route, successor to the Broadway Line streetcar service, uses a small portion of 125th Street at its northern end between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Avenue. The M35 route terminates at Lexington Avenue and 125th Street before running east towards Randalls and Wards Islands. It technically does not run along 125th Street proper, running parallel on 126th Street westbound, 124th Street eastbound, and the approaches to the Triborough Bridge. The M103, which shares the Third and Lexington Avenues corridor with the M101, uses 125th Street at its northern end to turn and terminate.

History

In February 1904 and again on December 23, 1905, the Union Railway Company would apply for extensions of their Bronx-based streetcar lines into Manhattan, including the Willis Avenue Line. The proposed Willis Line extension would used the recently-constructed Willis Avenue Bridge, which opened in 1901. A decade later on July 2, 1914, the company received a permit to extend Willis Avenue service across the bridge, then west along the 125th Street Crosstown Line to Fort Lee Ferry. The service was requested to eliminated the required transfer to other streetcar lines. The new service was inaugurated on April 1, 1916, providing a link between the Bronx and New Jersey. The occasion was celebrated with a 7-day carnival in Harlem.

In April 2014, M60 Select Bus Service along the 125th Street corridor was inaugurated. Along the corridor, dedicated bus lanes were added, stops were consolidated, and passengers using the M60 began to use off-board payment. These improvements were intended to speed up service on the M60, which was one of the slowest bus routes in the city. The other routes on the corridor, the Bx15, M100, and M101 also use the dedicated bus lanes to speed up their travels. On June 26, 2022, the MTA launched the Bronx Bus Network redesign, which replaced Bx15 and M100 service with the M125. As a result of this, the M100 was truncated to St. Nicholas Avenue and the Bx15 was truncated to The Hub, with the M125 taking over the Bx15's route south of this point. [[

Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line / Bx9 (New York City bus)

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in the Bronx.

bx9
Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line
A Bx9 New Flyer articulated bus near Van Courtland Park.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) New York City Transit Authority (NYCT)
Garage	Kingsbridge Depot
Vehicle	Orion V / Orion VII NG (short-runs only) New Flyer D60 Galaxy New Flyer XD60 "Xcelsior" Nova Bus LFS articulated
Began service	August 5, 1941 (bus service)
Route
Locale	The Bronx; Manhattan (Marble Hill)
Communities served	Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Fordham, East Tremont, West Farms
Landmarks served	Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx Park
Start	Riverdale, Bronx – 262nd Street
Via	Broadway, Kingsbridge Road, Fordham Road, Southern Boulevard, East 180th Street
End	West Farms, Bronx – East Tremont Avenue and Boston Road
Length	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Other routes	Bx22 Fordham Rd/Castle Hill Av
Service
Operates	24 hours
Ridership	4,298,592 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Bx9
Route map ← Bx8  {{{system_nav}}}  Bx10 →

The Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line is a public transit line in the Bronx, New York City, United States, running along several major streets including Broadway, Kingsbridge Road, Fordham Road, and Southern Boulevard. The route runs from Riverdale at the northern Bronx border with the city of Yonkers in Westchester County, to a major bus-subway hub in the neighborhood of West Farms. A portion of the route runs through Marble Hill, Manhattan, which is physically part of the Bronx. As its name suggests, the line connects Van Cortlandt Park at its northern end with Bronx Park at its southern end.

Originally a streetcar line, the line now consists of Bx9 bus route operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA).

Route description and service

Streetcar line

The Bronx and Van Cortlandt Park Line began at Boston Road and 177th Street, at the West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue subway station and near the southern end of the Bronx Zoo in Bronx Park. It ran north on Boston Road, then west on 180th Street, north on Southern Boulevard, and west on Fordham Road, Kingsbridge Road, and 225th Street. It then turned north onto Broadway, underneath the IRT Broadway Elevated, and ran to the end of the El at 242nd Street and along the western edge of Van Cortlandt Park to the city line at 262nd Street. The line was known as the "monkey line" as it served the Bronx Zoo. On streetcars, the route appeared as "C" or the #25.

Current bus service

The current Bx9 route follows the trolley line between West Farms and Riverdale. The route along Southern Boulevard is shared with the Bx19, while the route along Fordham Road is shared with the Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx17 and Bx22. East 177th Street is now Tremont Avenue in West Farms Square. Travel into Westchester County requires transfer to the routes of the Bee-Line Bus System at the Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station.

During weekdays, particularly during rush hours, short run Bx9 service terminates at Fordham Plaza, the 225th Street station in Marble Hill, or the 242nd Street station near the south end of Van Cortlandt Park.

History

The Bronx and Van Cortlandt Park Line, or C line, was run by the Third Avenue Railway, which was incorporated on March 21, 1902.

The Bx20 bus replaced the Bronx and Van Cortlandt Parks Crosstown Line streetcars on March 25, 1948. The Bx20 was renamed the Bx9 on February 18, 1984 as part of the Bronx bus system revamp.

Bx19 (New York City bus) / Southern Boulevard Line / 149th Street Crosstown Line / Southern Boulevard−149th Street Crosstown Line

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in the Bronx.

bx19
Southern Boulevard Line 149th Street Crosstown Line
A Bx19 New Flyer articulated bus on Southern Boulevard.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) New York City Transit Authority (NYCT)
Garage	West Farms Depot
Vehicle	New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 Nova Bus LFS articulated
Began service	August 5, 1941 (bus service)
Route
Locale	The Bronx; Manhattan
Start	Bronx Park – New York Botanical Garden
Via	Southern Boulevard, 149th Street, 145th Street
End	Hamilton Heights, Manhattan – Riverbank State Park
Length	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Service
Operates	24 hours
Ridership	4,192,063 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Bx19
Route map ← Bx18  {{{system_nav}}}  Bx20 →

Route description and service

Streetcar line

The 149th Street Crosstown Line, operated by the Union Railway, ran from the intersection of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard, before running west along 149th Street, the 145th Street Bridge, and 145th Street to Broadway. It was one of the two major routes that operate both on trolley wire trackage (in the Bronx) and with a third rail (in Manhattan). The line was given the letter X.

Current bus service

The Bx19 starts at the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo at Southern Boulevard. The route then continues south via Southern Boulevard running through Fordham, East Tremont and Morrisania before running underneath the IRT White Plains Road Line, with transfers available to the 2 and 5 trains at multiple locations. At Westchester Avenue, the White Plains Road Line diverges, and transfers are available to the subway once again after East 163rd Street, but this time to the IRT Pelham Line, where 6 trains can be transferred to. The bus route passes through Hunts Point and the Hub running along East 149th Street. After connections can be made at Grand Concourse to the subway, buses then cross the Harlem River into Manhattan over the 145th Street Bridge. Once on the other side, the route then goes via 145th Street, with transfers available to the subway at Lenox Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue and Broadway, before terminating at Riverbank State Park.

History

The Bx30 bus replaced the 149th Street Crosstown Line streetcars on August 17, 1947, and the Bx31 replaced Southern Boulevard Line streetcars on August 21, 1948.

In 1966, the Bx30's turnaround operation at its eastern terminus was revised in order to avoid heavy truck traffic in the previous turnaround area at Austin Place.

On February 19, 1984, the Bx30 149th Street Crosstown and Bx31 Southern Boulevard routes were merged into Bx19.

Jamaica−Belmont Park Line / Jamaica-Hempstead Line / Q110 (New York City bus)

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in Queens.

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Jamaica−Belmont Park Line
A Q110 bus headed to Jamaica.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	Baisley Park Depot
Vehicle	Orion VII New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 (Q110 rush hours)
Began service	1896 (trolley line) February 13, 1904 (Jamaica-Hempstead service) 1933 (bus)
Route
Locale	Queens
Start	Jamaica – 88th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard
Via	Jamaica Avenue, Hempstead Avenue
End	Elmont, Nassau County – Belmont Park
Length	8.75 miles (14.08 km) (trolley)
Service
Operates	All times
Ridership	1,037,595 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q110
Route map ← Q104  {{{system_nav}}}  Q111 →

Route description and service

Current bus service

The Q110 starts at the intersection of 88th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, which is one block to the south of the Parsons Boulevard subway station, where passengers can transfer to the F train. The bus then turns onto Parsons Boulevard to get onto Jamaica Avenue where the bus passes in front of the entrance to the Jamaica Center subway station, where a free transfers is available to the E, J and Z trains. Buses then continue eastward via Jamaica Avenue. During peak-hours, several Q110 trips originate or terminate at the Jamaica–179th Street subway station. Once these buses diverge or merge to and from Jamaica Avenue based on the direction of travel, buses continue via that street through Hollis. At 212th Street, most trips turn onto Hempstead Avenue, terminating at Belmont Park in Nassau County. The remainder of the trips terminate at 212th Street. Q110 service operates seven days a week during all times.

History

Originally Route A, bus service began on November 26, 1933, replacing Jamaica Avenue-Hempstead Turnpike trolley service along Jamaica Avenue.

The original terminus was the 168th Street station, the former terminus of the surface line.

On January 30, 2006, the MTA Bus Company took over operations of the Jamaica Bus routes. On May 1, 2007, a seasonal extension of the Q110 to Belmont Park Racetrack was first operated.

In March 2022, the MTA released a revised draft plan was released of the Queens bus network. As part of the redesign, the Q110 would be discontinued, with the Jamaica Avenue section replaced by the Q57 Local route and the Hempstead Avenue section replaced by the Q82 Rush route.

See also

• List of streetcar lines in Queens
• Jamaica Buses

External links

• Story of the Long Island Electric Railway and the Jamaica Central Railways, 1894-1933, Internet Archive

Liberty Avenue Line / Q112 (New York City bus)

For the subway route along Liberty Avenue in Queens, see IND Fulton Street Line. For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in Queens.

q112
Liberty Avenue line
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	Baisley Park Depot
Vehicle	Orion VII
Began service	1896 (trolley line) 1933 (bus)
Route
Locale	Queens
Start	Jamaica – Parsons Boulevard
Via	Liberty Avenue
End	Ozone Park – Rockaway Boulevard
Length	8.75 miles (14.08 km) (trolley) 4.1 miles (6.6 km) (Q112)
Service
Operates	All times except late nights
Ridership	970,262 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q112
Route map ← Q111  {{{system_nav}}}  Q113 →

Route description and service

Current bus service

The Q112 begins at Parsons Boulevard and 89th Avenue, two blocks south of the Parsons Boulevard station. The westbound Q112 continues south, then east on Jamaica Avenue and south to Archer Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard. From this intersection, the eastbound Q112 travels west on Archer Avenue, north on 153rd Street, east on 88th Avenue, and south on Parsons Boulevard to terminate. From Archer Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, the Q112 continues in both directions south on Brewer Boulevard, then turns west onto Tuskegee Airmen Way until it turns north on Waltham Street. It continues north on Waltham Street until Liberty Avenue, where it turns left onto Liberty Avenue and runs west on it until 99th Street, where it transitions south and then right onto Rockaway Boulevard, and terminates right before Liberty Avenue, a block from the Rockaway Boulevard station.

History

Bus service began on December 3, 1933, replacing trolley service along Liberty Avenue.

The route's original terminus was the 168th Street station on the BMT Jamaica Line.

On January 30, 2006, the MTA Bus Company took over operations of the Jamaica Bus routes. On December 21, 2014, the route of the Ozone Park-bound Q112 was modified to travel on Jamaica Avenue instead of Archer Avenue from Parsons Boulevard to Guy R. Brewer Boulevard.

In March 2022, the MTA released a revised draft plan was released of the Queens bus network. As part of the redesign, the Q112 would be discontinued and replaced by the Q57 Local route.

See also

• List of streetcar lines in Queens
• Jamaica Buses

External links

• Story of the Long Island Electric Railway and the Jamaica Central Railways, 1894-1933, Internet Archive

Brooklyn-Freeport Line

Route description

Current bus service

Service along this corridor still exits, but in the form of several bus routes.

Q7.

Q85.

n4 The bus line had replaced the streetcar line's Nassau County portion in 1926. On May 19, 1941, this route's travel path in Jamaica was changed. Buses were rerouted from terminating at the 169th Street subway station's 168th Street exit to terminating at the Parsons Boulevard station. Jamaica-bound buses started running via Merrick Road, 165th Street and Hillside Avenue, before turning left and terminating at 153rd Street. Freeport-bound buses continued south along 153rd Street, east along 88th Avenue, north on Parsons Boulevard, east on Hillside Avenue and back onto Merrick Road.

Q7 (New York City bus)

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in Queens.

q7
Rockaway Boulevard line Former Brooklyn-Freeport Line
A Brooklyn-bound Q7 bus on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park, Queens.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	JFK Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus RTS-06 Orion VII Orion VII Next Generation
Began service	1905 (trolley) October 5, 1921 (bus)
Route
Locale	Brooklyn; Queens
Landmarks served	Aqueduct Racetrack
Start	City Line, East New York, Brooklyn – Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue
Via	Rockaway Boulevard
End	JFK Airport, Queens – 148th Street and South Cargo Road
Length	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Service
Operates	All times except late nights
Ridership	822,355 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q7
Route map ← Q6  {{{system_nav}}}  Q8 →

The Q7 is a bus route in New York City, United States, running from the neighborhood of City Line in East New York, Brooklyn through Ozone Park and South Jamaica in Queens via Rockaway Boulevard. The route terminates in the northern cargo area of John F. Kennedy International Airport, and does not serve the passenger terminals. Formerly privately operated, the route is currently city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.

The current bus line follows the Brooklyn and Queens segment of the Brooklyn-Freeport Line, a streetcar line operated by the New York and Long Island Traction Company that continued east into Nassau County until the 1920s.

History

Bus service began on October 5, 1921 as New York City Department of Plant & Structures (DP&S) Route 66.

MTA takeover

On January 9, 2006, the MTA Bus Company took over the operations of the Green Bus Line routes as part of the city's takeover of all the remaining privately operated bus routes.

By 2013, the route's travel path was altered in East New York.

In March 2022, the MTA released a revised draft plan was released of the Queens bus network. As part of the redesign, the Q7 would be a local route and be rerouted away from Euclid Avenue station to 75th Street-Elderts Lane station and rerouted away from the JFK Cargo Area to Five Towns Shopping Center to provide continuous service on Rockaway Boulevard. Service along Pitkin & Sutter Avenues would be taken over by the Q109 Local where as service to the JFK Cargo Area would be the Q1 Limited. Closely spaced stops would also be eliminated.

See also

• List of streetcar lines in Queens
• Green Bus Lines

External links

• New York & Long Island Traction Company, Internet Archive

Q8 (New York City bus)

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in Queens.

q8
101st Avenue−Fountain Avenue Line
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	JFK Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus RTS-06 Orion VII Orion VII Next Generation
Route
Locale	Queens; Brooklyn
Start	Jamaica, Queens – 165th Street Bus Terminal
Via	101st Avenue, Fountain Avenue
End	Spring Creek, Brooklyn – Gateway Center Bus Terminal
Service
Operates	All times except late nights
Ridership	2,138,609 (2021)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q8
Route map ← Q7  {{{system_nav}}}  Q9 →

The Q8 is a bus route in New York City, United States, running primarily along 101st Avenue in the borough of Queens. Running east-to-west between two bus-subway connections in Jamaica, Queens and East New York, Brooklyn, it continues south along Fountain Avenue to Spring Creek, Brooklyn at the Gateway Center Mall. Formerly privately operated by Green Bus Lines, since 2006 the route is city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.

Route description and service

The Q8 starts at the 165th Street Terminal, it then continues south on 165th Street and north from 168th Street. It then runs west on Jamaica Avenue until Sutphin Boulevard. It runs south on Sutphin Boulevard until 101st Avenue where it turns onto. It runs westbound on 101st Avenue until 76th Street. Between here and Grant Avenue station, the westbound route continues down 101st Avenue as it merges into Liberty Avenue and then heads south on Grant Avenue. The eastbound route continues east on Pitkin Avenue . It then continues north on Forbell Street, left on Liberty Avenue and north on 76th Street until 101st Avenue, where it turns right and resumes routing. Passing the Grant Avenue station, the Q8 continues west on Pitkin Avenue until Euclid Avenue (Euclid Avenue station). The route then turns south on Euclid Avenue, turns right on Linden Boulevard, and then left onto Fountain Avenue, where it continues straight as it becomes Gateway Drive until it reaches the Gateway Center Mall terminus shared with the B13 and B83. Heading back to Jamaica, it follows the westbound route until Erskine Street, where it turns north and then later turns right onto Vandalia Street. After running down Vandalia Street, it turns left onto Fountain Avenue, and heads north until Sutter Avenue, where it dogleg turns onto Logan Street, after heading north on Logan Street, it manuevers right onto Pitkin Avenue until Euclid Avenue, where it meets back up with the westbound route.

Alternate rush hour buses terminate/start at Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue.

History

A former Green Lines bus on the Q8 in South Ozone Park, Queens.

On January 13, 1933, the New York City Board of Transportation granted Green Bus Lines a franchise in Queens along 101st Avenue/Jerome Avenue. The route began service on April 15, 1933.

On March 24, 1949, a hearing took place as Green Bus Lines wanted to extend the Q8 to the Independent Subway's stop at Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn.

In about 1990, the bus route was extended to the 165th Street Bus Terminal.

In March 2022, the MTA released a revised draft plan was released of the Queens bus network. As part of the redesign, the Q8 would become a Limited route, gain 24/7 service and be rerouted on its western end to the New Lots Avenue station. Service from the Euclid Avenue station to Gateway Mall would still be provided by the B13.

MTA takeover

On January 9, 2006, the MTA Bus Company took over the operations of the Green Bus Line routes as part of the city's takeover of all the remaining privately operated bus routes.

On June 29, 2008, the route was extended from the Euclid Avenue subway station in East New York to the Gateway Center Mall in Spring Creek.

On August 31, 2014, the Q8 was extended along with the B13 and B83 to a new bus terminal at Gateway Center II on the west side of the Gateway Center Mall.

See also

• Green Bus Lines