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About the route
The proposed Q56 Local runs between Broadway Junction and Jamaica.
The current length of the Q56 route is 6.7 miles. This would not change under the Draft Plan.
In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 632 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 1,126 feet.
In the existing route and the proposed route, there are 0.6 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B53, B60, B66, B76, B83, Q1, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q21, Q42, Q44-SBS, Q52-SBS, Q53-SBS, Q54, Q55, Q57, Q60, Q65, the trains, and the Long Island Rail Road at East New York and Jamaica.
Route improvements
- Interborough route
- Improved stop spacing
- Priority Corridor
Review the Q56 route summary
As part of both the Brooklyn and Queens Bus Network Redesigns, the proposed Q56 would maintain its existing routing.
As a Local route, stops would be spaced slightly farther apart than existing to speed up buses and improve reliability.
No frequency or service span changes are being proposed at this time.
Q56 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 10 minutes
- Midday: 12 minutes
- PM Peak: 12 minutes
- Early Evening: 16 minutes
- Late Evening: 23 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 15 minutes
- Midday: 13 minutes
- PM Peak: 12 minutes
- Early Evening: 17 minutes
- Late Evening: 20 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 20 minutes
- Midday: 20 minutes
- PM Peak: 16 minutes
- Early Evening: 18 minutes
- Late Evening: 25 minutes
*Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.