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The Q11, Q21, Q52, and Q53 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards in Queens, New York City.The corridor extends primarily along the length of the two boulevards through "mainland" Queens, a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km) [5]: 19 between Elmhurst and the Jamaica Bay shore in Howard Beach.
On June 30, 1957, [180] service was extended on a 60-day trial basis by 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Springfield Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard and 233rd Street. The extension was made to encourage more people to use the bus route.
The Bx12 Select Bus Service in 2008, the first SBS route in New York City. The first Select Bus Service corridor, on the Bx12 along 207th Street, Fordham Road, and Pelham Parkway, was placed into service on June 29, 2008. [17] The next line, the M15, saw Select Service begin on October 10, 2010 after the delivery of new low-floor buses.
The station serves the adjacent Queens Center Mall, as well as numerous bus lines. Woodhaven Boulevard was opened on December 31, 1936, as Woodhaven Boulevard–Slattery Plaza. At the time, the station was part of the Independent Subway System. The plaza was demolished in the 1950s, but the name tablets displaying the station's original name ...
It was moved to the College Point Depot in exchange for the Q53 due to plans for the latter to become a Select Bus Service route. On September 23, 2017, the route of the Q23's terminal loop in Forest Hills was reversed. The new route runs southwest on Union Turnpike, north on Woodhaven Boulevard, and east on Metropolitan Avenue.
The Q72 will turn right onto 62nd Drive, Queens Boulevard, and 59th Avenue, serving Queens Center Mall and the Woodhaven Boulevard station. This change was made because the Woodhaven Boulevard station is planned to become wheelchair-accessible, whereas the 63rd Drive station is not. [48] A final bus-redesign plan was released in December 2023.
Q53 Select Bus Service: Elmhurst Avenue: local E F M R December 31, 1936 [63] Q53 Select Bus Service: Jackson Heights: Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue: all E F <F> M R August 19, 1933 [50] IRT Flushing Line (7 ) at 74th Street–Broadway Q47 bus to LaGuardia Airport (Marine Air Terminal only) Q53 Select Bus Service
Q44 Select Bus Service: Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport: E AirTrain JFK LIRR at Jamaica Q44 Select Bus Service: Jamaica Line: 121st Street: Q10 bus to JFK Int'l Airport: 111th Street: 104th Street: Woodhaven Boulevard: Q52/Q53 Select Bus Service: 85th Street–Forest Parkway: Manhattan-bound trains will not stop here because of ...