q64
qm4, qm44 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewel Avenue Line[1] | |||
| Overview | |||
| System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
| Operator | MTA Bus Company | ||
| Garage | Baisley Park Depot (Q64) College Point Depot (QM4, QM44) | ||
| Vehicle | Orion VII NG HEV Nova Bus LFS (Q64) New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 (Q64 rush hours) Motor Coach Industries D4500CL Prevost X3-45 (QM4, QM44) | ||
| Began service | 1951 (Q65A) 1971 (QM4) 2016 (QM44) | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Queens, New York, U.S. | ||
| Communities served | Electchester, Kew Gardens Hills, Forest Hills | ||
| Start | Electchester, Queens – Parsons Boulevard and Jewel Avenue (Q64) Electchester, Queens – Horace Harding Expressway and 164th Street (QM4, QM44) | ||
| Via | Jewel Avenue (Q64) Sixth Avenue, Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Jewel Avenue (QM4 Eastbound) Sixth Avenue, Midtown Tunnel, Long Island Expressway, Queens Boulevard (QM4 Westbound) Third Avenue, Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Jewel Avenue (QM44 Eastbound) Third Avenue, Midtown Tunnel, Long Island Expressway, Queens Boulevard (QM44 Westbound) | ||
| End | Forest Hills, Queens – Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue, Forest Hills–71st Avenue station (Q64) Midtown Manhattan –Sixth Avenue and 36th Street (QM4 First Stop to Queens) Midtown Manhattan –Third Avenue and 39th Street (QM44 First Stop to Queens) Midtown Manhattan –Third Avenue and 57th Street (QM4 Last Stop) Midtown Manhattan –Third Avenue and 56th Street (QM44 Last Stop) | ||
| Length | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) (Q64) 11.7 miles (18.8 km) (QM4) 11 miles (18 km) (QM44) | ||
| Service | |||
| Operates | 24 hours (Q64)[note 1][2][3] All times except late nights (QM4) Rush hours in the peak direction (QM44) | ||
| Annual patronage | Q64: 1,725,120 (2023)[4] QM4/QM44: 144,140 (2023)[4] | ||
| Transfers | Yes | ||
| Timetable | Q64 QM4/QM44 | ||
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The Q64, QM4 and QM44 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City. The east-to-west Q64 route runs primarily on Jewel Avenue operating between the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station in Forest Hills and 164th Street in Electchester. The QM4 route is an express bus route running from Midtown Manhattan to Electchester running via Sixth Avenue in Manhattan and Jewel Avenue in Queens. The QM44 route is an express bus route running from Midtown Manhattan to Electchester via Third Avenue in Manhattan and Jewel Avenue in Queens.
The Q64 (formerly the Q65A), QM4 and QM44 were originally operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation from 1951 to 2005; they are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand.
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