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1938 (Q44 Flushing-Jamaica service) 1940 (Q44 Bronx-Jamaica service) 1999 (Q44 limited-stop service; Q20A/B College Point-Jamaica service) 2015 (Q44 SBS) Route; Locale: Queens and The Bronx, New York, U.S. Communities served: Queens: Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens Hills, Queensboro Hill, Flushing, Whitestone, College Point [1]
The BMT Jamaica Line, also known as the Broadway - Brooklyn Line, is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens.It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica, Queens.
The Q113 and Q114 provide limited-stop service between Jamaica and Far Rockaway, connecting two major bus-subway hubs, and crossing into Nassau County. The Q111 provides local service exclusively within Queens, with the exception of select rush-hour trips to or from Cedarhurst in Nassau County.
Service would return by Hillside Avenue, Merrick Boulevard to the 165th Street bus terminal, Merrick Boulevard, Baisley Boulevard and Bedell Street. This service, which was requested by Queens Borough President Mario J. Cariello, would run weekdays between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m., and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
Bus service between Flushing − Main Street and 160th Street in Jamaica began on July 1, 1937 [23] under the designation "Q-65". [ 24 ] [ 25 ] On July 2, the railroad turned over the right-of-way of the Flushing–Jamaica Line between Flushing Cemetery and Jamaica to the city in order to create a proper 164th Street. [ 26 ]
Residents of transit-deprived parts of New York City started a share taxi service with minibuses and their own private vehicles. The fare on each of these share taxis was one dollar. Even after the strike ended, share taxis continued to operate, evolving into higher-capacity "dollar vans" with seats for up to 13 people. [2]
It opened on July 3, 1918, [3] after the Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit service was eliminated from Jamaica Station. [2] The station closed on September 10, 1977, with the Q49 bus replacing it until December 11, 1988, [4] in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area. Site, 30 years after demolition
168th Street was part of two Dual Contracts extensions of the BMT Broadway-Jamaica Line east of Cypress Hills and the "S-Curve" from Fulton Street to Jamaica Avenue. [2] [6] It opened on July 3, 1918, [3] [4] [6] replacing 111th Street as the line's terminus.