Q20 and Q44 buses

q20a, q20b q44
Main Street Lines
A 2017 XD60 (5990) on the Q44 SBS in the Bronx and at Main Street/Northern Boulevard in Queens.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Casey Stengel Depot Queens Village Depot (Q20A school trippers)
Vehicle	Q20A/B: Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 Nova Bus LFS Q44: New Flyer Xcelsior XD60
Began service	1932 (Whitestone Branch service) 1937 (Q20 Flushing-College Point service) 1938 (Q44 Flushing-Jamaica service) 1940 (Q44 Bronx-Jamaica service) 1999 (Q44 limited-stop service; Q20A/B College Point-Jamaica service) 2015 (Q44 SBS)
Route
Locale	Queens and The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Queens: Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens Hills, Queensboro Hill, Flushing, Whitestone, College Point[1] The Bronx (Q44): Throggs Neck, Unionport, Parkchester, Bronx River, West Farms, Bronx Park[1]
Start	Jamaica, Queens – Merrick Boulevard
Via	Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard Q44 (Bronx): East 177th Street
End	Q20A/B: College Point, Queens – College Point Boulevard & 15th Avenue Q44: Bronx Zoo/West Farms Square – East 180th Street
Length	Q20A/B: 9.8 miles (15.8 km) Q44: 13.9 miles (22.4 km)[1][2]
Service
Operates	24 hours (Q20A, Q44)[3][4] Weekdays only between 5 a.m. and 12 a.m. (Q20B)[3]
Annual patronage	Q20A/B: 3,235,444 (2023)[5] Q44: 4,715,292 (2023)[5]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q20A/B Q44 SBS
Route map West Farms Square – Bronx Zoo  Q44  Tremont Avenue ​ Wyatt Street Rosedale Avenue Beach–Taylor Avenues Westchester Avenue–Metropolitan Avenues ​ Pugsley–Newbold Avenues Castle Hill–Haviland Avenues Zerega Avenue drop-off only Brush Avenue Lafayette Avenue Bronx–Whitestone Bridge The Bronx Queens College Point – 15th Avenue  Q20A/B  Q20A/B local stops        College Point Boulevard 124th Street 127th Street 128th Street 130th Street 131st Street 132nd Street 135th Street Target Supermarket 136th Street 137th Street 139th Street Petracca Place 141st Street 143rd Street Whitestone Expressway Q20B via 14th Avenue 14th Avenue 17th Road–17th Avenue 20th Avenue Q20A via 20th Avenue Q20A/B local stops 21st Avenue 22nd–23rd Avenues Willets Point Boulevard 25th Road 26th Avenue 28th Avenue 31st Road–Bayside Avenue 33rd Avenue 35th Avenue Q20A/B local stops Union Street / Northern Boulevard Main Street / Northern Boulevard 38th Avenue ​ 39th Avenue ​ 41st Avenue–Kissena Boulevard Q20A/B local stops Sanford Avenue Maple Avenue Franklin Avenue Cherry–Blossom Avenues Elder Avenue 56th Avenue Booth Memorial Avenue 58th Avenue–58th Road Horace Harding Expressway 61st Road–62nd Avenue 63rd Avenue–146th Street Q20A/B local stops 65-21 Main Street Gravett Road Melbourne Avenue Q20A/B local stops 68th Avenue 68th Drive Jewel Avenue Q20A/B local stops 70th Road–71st Avenue 72nd Avenue 73rd Avenue Q20A/B local stops 76th Avenue 77th Road 78th Road Union Turnpike Q20A/B local stops Grand Central Parkway 82nd Drive–84th Road 139th Street Manton Street 84th Drive– Queens Boulevard ​ Q20A/B local stops 86th Avenue 87th Avenue 139th Street 144th Street Sutphin Boulevard / Hillside Avenue 89th–90th Avenues Jamaica Avenue Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue ​​​ 149th–150th Streets 153rd Street – Jamaica Center ​​​ Guy R. Brewer Boulevard Jamaica – Merrick Boulevard  Q20A/B   Q44  Legend SBS & Local stops Local stops  Q20  Local terminal  Q44  SBS terminal ​ Subway connection LIRR connection ← Q19 ← Q43 ← B46 SBS (by borough) ← B44 SBS (by route number)  {{{system_nav}}}  Q21 → Q46 → Q52 SBS → B46 SBS →

The Q20A and Q20B (collectively referred to as Q20A/B or Q20) and Q44 bus routes constitute the Main Street Line, a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along Main Street between two major bus-subway hubs in the neighborhoods of Jamaica and Flushing. The Q20A/B terminates in College Point at the north end of Queens. The Q44 continues north into the borough of the Bronx, terminating in the West Farms neighborhood near the Bronx Zoo. The Q44 is one of two Queens bus routes to operate between the two boroughs (along with the Q50).

The Q44 and Q20 were originally operated by the North Shore Bus Company from the 1930s to 1947; they are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand. In June 1999, the Q44 began limited stop service in Queens, with the Q20 split into two branches to provide local service. On November 29, 2015, the Q44 was converted into a Select Bus Service (SBS) route.