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The 165th Street Bus Terminal, also known as Jamaica Bus Terminal, [1] [4] the Long Island Bus Terminal [5] (the name emblazoned on the entranceway's red tiles), Jamaica−165th Street Terminal (as signed on buses towards the terminal), or simply 165th Street Terminal, is a major bus terminal in Jamaica, Queens.
The Q1, Q36, and Q43 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City.The routes run primarily along Hillside Avenue from the Jamaica, Queens commercial and transportation hub towards several eastern Queens neighborhoods on the city border with Nassau County.
On October 1, 1930, [44] the Bee Line routes began terminating at the newly constructed Jamaica Union Bus Terminal near its former terminus. The new bus terminal was located at Jamaica Avenue and New York Boulevard (now Guy R. Brewer Boulevard), adjacent to the now-closed Union Hall Street Long Island Rail Road station. [44] [45] [46] [47]
The terminal was later moved east to what is now 168th Street when the New York City Subway's BMT Jamaica Line was extended to the area in 1918. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The route ran south down New York Avenue through southeast Queens, then connected to Nassau County along Rockaway Road and the Jamaica and Rockaway Turnpike.
Northern terminal moved to Jamaica Union Bus Terminal (Jamaica Avenue and Brewer Boulevard) on August 16, 1936. [115] [116] By 1975, Jamaica terminals were Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, and 165th Street and Archer Avenue. [117] Extended to 165th Street Terminal on October 30, 1989. [118] Limited-stop service added on April 19, 2010 ...
The plans for the Archer Avenue Lines emerged in the 1960s under the city and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Program for Action. [3] The Archer Avenue subway's groundbreaking took place on August 15, 1972, at Archer Avenue and 151st Street, [4] [5] and the station's design started on December 7, 1973.
On October 1, 1930, [14] the Bee Line routes began terminating at the newly constructed Jamaica Union Bus Terminal near its former terminus. The new bus terminal was located at Jamaica Avenue and New York Boulevard (now Guy R. Brewer Boulevard), adjacent to the now-closed Union Hall Street Long Island Rail Road station. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Jamaica is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, [8] it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.