Q46 (New York City bus)

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Union Turnpike
A 2019 Nova Bus LFS (8529) on the Q46 in Kew Gardens in July 2019
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Queens Village Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus LFS
Began service	1939 1977 (Q44A limited-stop service)
Route
Locale	Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Hollis Hills, Oakland Gardens, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, Lake Success
Landmarks served	Queens Borough Hall, St. John's University, Alley Pond Park, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens County Farm Museum, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Start	Kew Gardens – Queens Boulevard / Union Turnpike station
Via	Union Turnpike
End	Oakland Gardens – Springfield Boulevard (Rush hour local service) Glen Oaks – Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street (Glen Oaks Branch) Lake Success, Nassau County – Long Island Jewish Medical Center (full route)
Length	8.7 mi (14 km) 8.3 miles (13.4 km) (Glen Oaks Branch)
Service
Operates	24 hours[note 1][1]
Annual patronage	4,124,304 (2023)[2]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q46
Route map Lake Success – LIJ Hospital  Q46  Intermittent stops Lakeville Road / LIJ Hospital Roadway Lakeview Road / Hewlett Street Lakeville Road / Union Turnpike 271st–Hewlett Streets Intermittent stops 270th Street 268th Street 267th Street 265th Street 263rd Street Glen Oaks (Little Neck Parkway / 260th Street)  Q46  Intermittent stops 73rd Avenue 74th Avenue 75th Avenue Union Turnpike / 260th Street Intermittent stops 258th Street 255th–256th Streets 252nd Street–Little Neck Parkway Intermittent stops 251st Street 248th Street Commonwealth Boulevard Cross Island Parkway Winchester Boulevard Intermittent stops 236th Street 234th–235th Streets 232nd Street Grand Central Parkway East 226th Street Springfield Boulevard  Q46  Local stops 222nd Street 220th Place Stewart Road Bell Boulevard Local stops 211th Street Hollis Hills Terrace Francis Lewis Boulevard Local stops 198th Street 197th Street 196th Street 193rd Street 190th Street 188th Street Local stops  Chevy Chase Street 185th Street 183rd–Kent Streets 179th Street–Surrey Place Utopia Parkway 175th Street 173rd Street Local stops 170th–171st Streets 168th Street 165th–166th Streets 164th Street 160th Street Parsons Boulevard 153rd Street 150th Street 147th Street Main Street 141st Street Local stops Vleigh Place 135th Street Union Turnpike / Queens Boulevard ​ Kew Gardens – Queens Boulevard  Q46  ​ Legend Local & Limited stops Local stops  Q46  Terminal  LTD  Limited buses make all stops east of Springfield Boulevard  Q46  Select trips begin/end at Springfield Boulevard ​ Subway connection ← Q44 SBS  {{{system_nav}}}  Q47 →

The Q46 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along Union Turnpike. Its western terminus is a major transfer with the New York City Subway's IND Queens Boulevard Line at the Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station. At its eastern end, the Q46 has branches to the Glen Oaks neighborhood of Queens and to Long Island Jewish Hospital (LIJ) in the village of Lake Success in Nassau County.

Formerly named the Q44A, the bus route was originally operated by the North Shore Bus Company from December 4, 1939^[3] to 1947 when the company's routes were taken over by the New York City Board of Transportation. In 1974, the route was extended into Nassau County at Lakeville Road to serve LIJ Hospital. In 1977, limited-stop service on the route commenced, speeding up travel times for passengers in Eastern Queens. On April 12, 1990, the bus route was renumbered to Q46. It was extended from Lakeville Road to LIJ Hospital on September 7, 1997. Overnight and weekend service to Glen Oaks was eliminated in September 2002.

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