Q60 (New York City bus)
Bus route in Queens, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Q60 bus route constitutes a public transit line running primarily along Queens Boulevard in Queens, New York City, extending from Jamaica, Queens, to Midtown Manhattan via Queens Boulevard and the Queensboro Bridge. It is city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.
q60 | ||||||
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Queens Boulevard Line | ||||||
Overview | ||||||
System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | |||||
Operator | MTA Bus Company | |||||
Garage | JFK Depot | |||||
Vehicle | Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 Nova Bus LFS | |||||
Began service | January 29, 1913 (trolley line)[1] April 17, 1937 (bus)[1] | |||||
Route | ||||||
Locale | Queens and Manhattan, New York, U.S. | |||||
Communities served | South Jamaica, Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Elmhurst, Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, East Midtown | |||||
Start | East Midtown, Manhattan – Second Avenue and 60th Street | |||||
Via | Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Sutphin Boulevard | |||||
End | South Jamaica, Queens – 109th Avenue and 157th Street | |||||
Length | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) | |||||
Other routes | Q32 Penn Station–Jackson Heights (west of 48th Street/Roosevelt Avenue) IND Queens Boulevard Line (Grand Avenue to Hillside Avenue) | |||||
Service | ||||||
Operates | 24 hours[2] | |||||
Annual patronage | 3,541,799 (2023)[3] | |||||
Transfers | Yes | |||||
Timetable | Q60 | |||||
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The route was originally the Queens Boulevard Line, a streetcar line operated by the Manhattan and Queens Traction Company (also known as the Manhattan and Queens Transit Company) from 1913 to 1937, when it became a bus line. The route was taken over by Green Bus Lines in 1943 and operated by that company until its operations were taken over by the MTA in 2006.