Queens Boulevard Line (surface)
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| Overview | |||
| System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
| Operator | MTA Bus Company | ||
| Garage | JFK Depot | ||
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| Began service | January 29, 1913 (trolley line) April 17, 1937 (bus) |
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| Locale | Queens; Manhattan | ||
| 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 | ||
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| Operates | 24 Hours | ||
| Daily ridership | 4,764,786 (2014) | ||
| Fare | $2.75 (MetroCard or coins) | ||
| Cash | Coins only (exact change required) | ||
| Transfers | Yes | ||
| Timetable | Q60 | ||
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The Q60 bus route constitutes a public transit line running primarily along Queens Boulevard in Queens, New York City, United States, extending from Jamaica into Midtown, Manhattan. It is city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.
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.
The streetcar line began at Second Avenue in East Midtown Manhattan. The line proceeded across the Queensboro Bridge into Long Island City, Queens. It then traveled along the entire length of Queens Boulevard, situated in the median of the road, to Jamaica Avenue in Queens. It then traveled a short distance east on Jamaica Avenue, south on 139th Street, and east on Archer Avenue to Rockaway Road (later Sutphin Boulevard) at the Jamaica terminal of the Long Island Rail Road. The line proceeded south on Sutphin Boulevard to 109th Avenue (previously Lambertville Avenue and Pacific Street) and 157th Street (previously Norris Avenue) in South Jamaica.
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