Q60 (New York City bus)
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| Queens Boulevard Line | |||
A 2023 Nova Bus LFS (9044) on the South Jamaica-bound Q60 | |||
| Overview | |||
| System | MTA Regional Bus Operations | ||
| Operator | MTA Bus Company | ||
| Garage | JFK Depot | ||
| Vehicle | Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 Nova Bus LFS | ||
| Began service | January 29, 1913 (trolley line) April 17, 1937 (bus) | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Queens and Manhattan, New York, U.S. | ||
| Communities served | South Jamaica, Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Elmhurst, Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, East Midtown | ||
| 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 | ||
| Length | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) | ||
| Other routes | Q32 Penn Station–Jackson Heights (west of 48th Street/Roosevelt Avenue) IND Queens Boulevard Line (Grand Avenue to Hillside Avenue) | ||
| Service | |||
| Operates | 24 hours | ||
| Annual patronage | 3,465,460 (2024) | ||
| 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, extending from Jamaica, Queens, to Midtown Manhattan via Queens Boulevard and the Queensboro Bridge. 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.