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About the route
The proposed Q51 Crosstown/SBS runs between Gateway Center and Cambria Heights.
This is a new route, with a proposed length of 9.3 miles. The proposed average stop spacing is 3,050 feet.
The route would include connections to the B5, B13, B83, Q1, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q7, Q9, Q10, Q21, Q25, Q26, Q37, Q40, Q52-SBS, Q53-SBS, Q77, Q78, Q84, Q85, Q86, Q109, Q111, Q114, Q115, and the train.
Route improvements
- Interborough route
- New connections
- Improved ADA access
- Priority Corridor
Review the Q51 route summary
As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, the proposed Q51 would be a new interborough route connecting Gateway Center to Cambria Heights, Queens via Linden Blvd. This new east-west service in southeast Queens would connect with over 25 bus routes as well as the A train at Rockaway Blvd, providing new access across the borough without having to travel to downtown Jamaica to transfer to another route.
As a Crosstown/SBS route, stops would only be located at key destinations and transfer points to provide faster and more reliable service across the corridor.
Since this is a new route, weekday frequencies would initially be 10 minutes-or-better during peak hours and 15 minutes-or-better in the off-peak hours.
Q51 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Peak: 10 or better
- Off-Peak: 15 or better
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Peak: 30 or better
- Off-Peak: 30 or better
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Peak: 30 or better
- Off-Peak: 30 or better
*Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.