Q17 (New York City bus)

Q17 / Q17 Limited
Flushing−Fresh Meadows−Jamaica
A Jamaica-bound Q17 bus at Main Street near Roosevelt Avenue.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Jamaica Depot
Began service	1928
Route
Locale	Queens
Communities served	Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Utopia, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica
Start	Flushing – 39th Avenue and 138th Street / Main Street station
Via	Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, Hillside Avenue
End	Jamaica – Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard
Length	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Service
Operates	24 hours
Daily ridership	5,668,570 (2014)
Fare	$2.75 (MetroCard or coins)
Cash	Coins only (exact change required)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q17
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The Q17 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Queens, New York City, United States, 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. 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.

The Q17 begins at Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard at Jamaica Center in downtown Jamaica, just south of the 165th Street Bus Terminal. This terminus is shared with the Q20A/B and Q44 buses. The Q17 proceeds north along 168th Street to Hillside Avenue, then east along Hillside to 188th Street. The route continues north on 188th Street through Jamaica Estates and Utopia to the Long Island Expressway (LIE) at the Fresh Meadows shopping center. The segment on 188th Street between 73rd Avenue and the LIE is shared with the Q88. Both routes turns west onto the LIE's service road, Horace Harding Expressway, until Kissena Boulevard, where the Q17 turns north. The Q88 continues along Horace Harding to Queens Center Mall. The Q17 proceeds north along Kissena, sharing the road with the Q25 and Q34 buses to Main Street in Downtown Flushing (also known as Flushing Chinatown). The Q17 alights its final passengers on 39th Avenue, at the Main Street subway station. Terminating Q17 and Q27 buses proceed east along 39th Avenue, lay over on 138th Street, then return along 37th Avenue to pick up southbound passengers at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue.