Grand Street Line (Brooklyn)
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A Q59 bus.
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| Overview | |||
| System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
| Operator | New York City Transit Authority | ||
| Garage | Grand Avenue Depot | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Queens; Brooklyn | ||
| Start | Williamsburg, Brooklyn – Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal | ||
| Via | Grand Street and Grand Avenue | ||
| End | Rego Park, Queens – 63rd Drive & Queens Boulevard (Rego Center) | ||
| Length | 6.47 miles (10.41 km) (streetcar line) | ||
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| Operates | 24 hours | ||
| Daily ridership | 2,226,212 (2014) | ||
| Fare | $2.75 (MetroCard or coins) | ||
| Cash | Coins only (exact change required) | ||
| Transfers | Yes | ||
| Timetable | Q59 | ||
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The Grand Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along the continuous Grand Street and Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the Q59 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority between Williamsburg and Rego Park, Queens.
The Q59's western terminus is at the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. From there, it goes west on Broadway, turning right on Kent Avenue to travel north to Grand Street. However, since Grand Street is not continuous across the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE), the eastbound Q59 uses Roebling Street, Metropolitan Avenue, and Union Avenue to travel around the BQE. At Grand Street, the Q59 turns left, continuing until Gardner Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue (since eastbound Grand Street curves onto Metropolitan Avenue after crossing the Newtown Creek). The eastbound Q59 turns right onto Grand Avenue after a short distance, continuing across the Grand Street Bridge and into Maspeth until another discontinuity forces the Q59 to turn right and then left at Flushing Avenue. It remains on Grand Avenue until Queens Boulevard, when it turns right. At Queens Boulevard, the Q59 turns right onto the eastbound service road. It continues along Queens Boulevard until Eliot Avenue, where it turns left along the Long Island Expressway. The Q59 turns right on Junction Boulevard and terminates at 62nd Road, near Rego Center and the 63rd Drive–Rego Park subway station in Rego Park.
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