Queens Village Bus Depot
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The Queens Village Bus Depot is located on 97th Avenue & 222nd Street in the Queens Village neighborhood of Queens, New York. The Queens Village Bus Depot is part of the Queens Division of bus depots in MTA New York City Transit buses.
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[edit] Types of buses
The Queens Village Bus Depot runs the following stock of buses. All buses are 102 inches wide and are wheelchair accessible. Numbers in bold indicate buses with suburban seating. MCIs can only be used on express routes. RTS suburbans can be used on any route. This list is accurate as of July 2006.
[edit] Active Fleet
| Year | Manufacturer | Model | Length (feet) | Numbers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | TMC | RTS T8O206 | 40 | 8050, 8056, 8062, 8076, 8083, 8106, 8135-8136, 8157, 8166, 8186, 8217, 8233, 8352, 8357, 8365-8367, 8377-8379, 8381, 8382, 8384, 8387-8389, 8392, 8394, 8396 | 30 |
| 1995 | Orion | 05.501 | 40 | 456, 505-521 | 18 |
| 1996 | Nova Bus | RTS T8O206 | 40 | 9249-9252, 9260-9261, 9282, 9286-9290, 9292-9293, 9294, 9295-9300, 9343-9344 | 5, 18 |
| 1998 | Nova Bus | RTS T8O206 | 40 | 9350-9381, 9507-9512, 9530, 9532, 9534-9555, 9606, 9608, 9610, 9617, 9620, 9621, 9623-9631, 9665 | 65 |
| 2002 | MCI | D4501 | 45 | 2854-2894 | 41 |
| 2004 | Orion | 07.501 diesel electric | 40 | 6425-6489 | 69 |
| Total | 183 local 18 suburban 41 express |
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[edit] Museum bus fleet
| Bus Type | Bus Number(s) | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 General Motors Company | 3100 | 1 |
| 1959 GM-TDH 5301 | 100 | 1 |
| 1964 Flixible | 511 | 1 |
| 1970 Flixible | 472 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | |
[edit] Bus routes served by the Queens Village Bus Depot
All services unless otherwise noted run daily. Services are colored as they appear on the Queens Bus Map.
| Route Name | Terminal A | Streets/Neighborhoods Traveled | Terminal B | Hours |
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| Q1 | Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal |
Springfield Boulevard Braddock Avenue Hillside Avenue |
Bellerose: Braddock Avenue & 243rd Street Queens Village Railroad Station |
All Times All Late Night service serves both branches |
| Q2 | Jamaica: 165th Street Bus Terminal | Hollis Avenue | Belmont Park | All Times |
| Q27/Q27 Limited | Flushing: Main Street   station |
46th Avenue Springfield Boulevard |
Cambria Heights: 120th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard Queens Village Railroad Station Oakland Gardens: Springfield Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway |
Local Service between Bayside and Flushing: All Times Local Servie between Cambria Heights or Queens Village and Jamaica: 4:30 AM-1:30 AM Limited Service to Flushing: 6:30 AM-8:45 AM weekdays only Limited Service to Queens Village and Cambria Heights: 5 PM-8:20 PM weekdays only |
| Q36 | Jamaica: 165th Street Bus Terminal | Hillside Avenue Jamaica Avenue |
Floral Park: Jamaica Avenue & 257th Street (New York City line) | All Times |
| Q43/Q43 Limited | Jamaica Railroad Station | Hillside Avenue | Floral Park: Hillside Avenue & 268th Street (New York City line) | Limited Service to Jamaica: 6 AM-8:30 AM weekdays only Limited Service to Floral Park: 4:40 PM-8 PM weekdays only Local Service all other times |
| Q46/Q46 Limited | Kew Gardens: Union Turnpike   station |
Union Turnpike | Lake Success: Long Island Jewish Hospital/Lakeville Road Glen Oaks: 260 Street and Little Neck Parkway Oakland Gardens: Union Turnpike and Bell Boulevard |
Service to/from LIJ: All Times Service to/from Glen Oaks: 5 AM-10:30 PM weekdays only Limited Service to Kew Gardens: 5:55 AM-8:05 AM weekdays only Limited Service to Glen Oaks and Lake Success: 7 AM-9:25 AM and 4:25 PM-8:45 PM weekdays only When Limited Stop service is operating, local service only runs between Kew Gardens and Oakland Gardens |
| Q75 | Jamaica: 165th Street Bus Terminal | Hillside Avenue 73rd Avenue |
Oakland Gardens: 230th Street & 69th Avenue | 5 AM-9 PM weekdays Only |
| Q79 | Little Neck Railroad Station | Little Neck Parkway | Floral Park: Jamaica Avenue & 257th Street | 6:10 AM-7:30 PM weekdays 9:30 AM-5:55 PM Saturdays Service operates Monday through Saturday only |
| Q83/Q83 Limited | Jamaica: 153rd Street & Hillside Avenue (Parsons Boulevard station) |
Liberty Avenue Murdock Avenue |
Queens Village: 113rd Drive & 227th Street | Local Service: All Times Limited Service to Jamaica: 6:20 AM-8:40 AM weekdays only Limited Service to Queens Village: 4:45 PM-7:25 PM weekdays only Late nights uses Amboy Lane & Springfield Boulevard (Queens Village Railroad Station) as its eastern terminus |
| Q88 | Elmhurst: Queens Center | Horace Harding Expressway 73rd Avenue |
Queens Village Railroad Station | 5:35AM-12:15AM |
| X32 | Oakland Gardens: Springfield Boulevard & Union Turnpike Jamaica: 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay Terrace: Bell Boulevard & 23rd Avenue |
Queens Bronx Express |
Bedford Park, The Bronx: 205th Street & Paul Avenue | Oakland Gardens to the Bronx: 6:47AM-6:53AM Jamaica to the Bronx: 6:38AM Bronx to Jamaica: 3:40PM Bay Terrace to the Bronx: 6:55AM Bronx to Queens 3:40PM Service operates only when NYC Public Schools are open |
| X63 | Rosedale: 149th Avenue & 253rd Street | Rosedale Express | Gramercy Park: 23rd Street & 1st Avenue | To Manhattan: 6 AM-8:05 AM weekdays only To Rosedale: 4:05 PM-6:35 PM weekdays only |
| X64 | Cambria Heights: 234th Street & Linden Boulevard | Cambria Heights Express | Gramercy Park: 23rd Street & 1st Avenue | To Manhattan: 6:15 AM-7:55 AM weekdays only To Cambria Heights: 4:20 PM-6:20 PM weekdays only |
| X68 | Floral Park: 268th Street & Hillside Avenue | Hillside Avenue Express | Gramercy Park 23rd Street & 1st Avenue Lenox Hill East 59th Street & 3rd Avenue |
To Lenox Hill: 6:35 AM-7:40 AM weekdays only To Gramercy Park via 34 Street: 6:59 AM-7:33 AM weekdays only To Gramercy Park via 57 Street: 6:47 AM-9 AM weekdays only To Floral Park: 4:10 PM-6:25 PM weekdays only |
[edit] See also
- MTA New York City Transit buses
- MTA Bus Company
- Queens Division
- Bus models used in New York City Transit
[edit] External links
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MTA Bus/MaBSTOA/NYCT Surface Transit | |
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| MaBSTOA garages | Bronx Division: Gun Hill • Kingsbridge • Mother Clara Hale • West Farms Manhattan Division: 100th Street • Manhattanville • Michael J. Quill |
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| MTA Bus garages | Baisley Park • College Point • Eastchester • Far Rockaway • John F. Kennedy • LaGuardia • Spring Creek • Yonkers | |
| NYC Transit Authority Garages | Brooklyn Division: East New York • Flatbush • Fresh Pond • Jackie Gleason • Ulmer Park Manhattan Division: 126th Street Queens Division: Casey Stengel • Jamaica • Queens Village Staten Island Division: Castleton • Yukon |
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| NYC Transit Central Maintenance Facilities | East New York • Zerega Avenue | |
| Other Information | Bus models • MetroCard • Other NYC transit | |
