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QM4 (New York City bus)

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qm4
qm44
Jewel Avenue Line
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A Q64 bus entering service at 164th Street in Electchester
A Q64 bus entering service at 164th Street in Electchester
Overview
System MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator MTA Bus Company
Garage Baisley Park Depot (Q64, QM4, QM44)
Vehicle
Began service 1951 (Q65A)
1971 (QM4)
2016 (QM44)
Route
Locale Queens
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 Westoboumd)
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)
Service
Operates 24 hours (Q64)
Daily ridership Q64: 2,964,103 (2015)
QM4: 202,331 (2015)
Fare $2.75 (Q64)$6.50 (QM4/QM44) (MetroCard or coins)
Cash Coins only (exact change required)
Transfers Yes
Timetable Q64
QM4/QM44
← Q60
QM3
QM34
 {{{system_nav}}}  Q65
QM5
BM1 →

The Q64, QM4 and QM44 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City, United States. 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 running 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.

The eastbound Q64 starts at the Forest Hills – 71st Avenue subway station in Forest Hills on the north side of Queens Boulevard at 71st Avenue. Then the bus route turns onto Jewel Avenue, crossing over the Grand Central Parkway, Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, and Van Wyck Expressway. The bus then travels through Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, and passes by Queens College. Eastbound buses turn south onto Parsons Boulevard, then run east along 71st Avenue, terminating at 164th Street. Buses lay over on the east side of 164th Street before reentering service on Jewel Avenue.


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