Q17 (New York City bus)

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Flushing−Fresh Meadows−Jamaica
A 2017 New Flyer XD40 (7484) on the Q17 heading towards Jamaica, Queens.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Jamaica Depot Casey Stengel Depot (school trippers)
Vehicle	Nova Bus LFS New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 OBI Orion VII NG HEV (school tripper only)
Began service	1928
Route
Locale	Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Utopia, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica
Start	Flushing – Main Street & Roosevelt Avenue / Main Street station
Via	Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, Hillside Avenue
End	Jamaica – Merrick Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue
Length	5.5 miles (8.9 km)[1]
Other routes	Q25 127th St/Kissena/Parsons Blvds; Q34 Willets Point/Kissena/Parsons Blvds Q65 164th St/College Point Bl
Service
Operates	24 hours[note 1][2]
Annual patronage	3,597,710 (2023)[3]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q17
Route map Flushing – Main Street Station  Q17  ​ Main Street / 38th Avenue Sanford Avenue Maple Avenue Ash Avenue Beech–Cherry Avenues Local stops Elder Avenue 45th Avenue Holly Avenue Local stops Negundo Avenue Oak–Poplar Avenues Rose Avenue Booth Memorial Avenue Kissena Boulevard / H. Harding Expressway Local stops 156th Street Parsons Boulevard 160th Street 162nd Street 164th Street Local stops 166th Street 168th Street 170th Street 172nd Street Fresh Meadow Lane 64th Avenue 175th Place Utopia Parkway Local stops 183rd Street 185th–186th Streets 188th Street H. Harding Expressway / 188th Street  Q17  64th Avenue 69th Avenue Local stops 186th Lane 73rd Avenue 75th Avenue Union Turnpike Local stops 80th Drive Perth Road Midland Parkway Avon Road Grand Central Parkway Local stops Soho Drive Henley Road Wexford Terrace 187th Street Local stops 184th Street 182nd Street 178th–179th Streets Local stops 175th Street 173rd Street 171st–172nd Streets 169th Street 89th Avenue 90th Avenue drop-off only Jamaica Avenue Jamaica – Archer Avenue  Q17  Legend Local & Limited stops Local stops  Q17  Terminal  Q17  Part-time terminal  LTD  Limited-stop service Subway connection ← Q16  {{{system_nav}}}  Q18 →

The Q17 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along Kissena Boulevard, the Long Island Expressway service road (Horace Harding Expressway) and 188th Street between two major bus-subway hubs in the neighborhoods of Jamaica and Flushing. It is one of the busiest local bus routes in Queens.^[4] Operated by the North Shore Bus Company until 1947, the route is now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand.

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