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The Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station contains two levels, each with two tracks and an island platform. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The E train serves the upper level (IND) [ 30 ] at all times. [ 32 ] The J and Z trains serve the lower level (BMT); [ 30 ] the former operates all times and the latter operates during rush hours in the peak direction. [ 33 ]
[41] [42] [43] The northern terminal was moved from Jamaica Avenue to the Parsons Boulevard station of the IND Queens Boulevard Line on Hillside Avenue on April 24, 1937. [25] [44] On October 10, 1938, overnight service was initiated on the route, running between Jamaica and either Farmers Boulevard or the Nassau County line at Hook Creek. [45]
The routes on the corridor mainly serve as feeder routes to New York City Subway services at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station. The Q4, Q5, Q84, and Q85 routes were operated by Bee-Line Inc. and later the North Shore Bus Company until 1947. All four routes are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand.
The current Q44 route begins at the intersection of Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Downtown Jamaica, Queens (or Jamaica Center), just south of the 165th Street Bus Terminal. This terminus is shared with the Q17. Traveling west along Archer Avenue, it passes the Jamaica Center station of the Archer Avenue subway and its bus terminal.
Served 168th Street/Jamaica Avenue station until 1977. Served 169th Street/Hillside Avenue station until December 11, 1988, when the current terminus at the Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer station was opened. All trips began running between Jamaica and Freeport on April 8, 2012.
A 2012 C40LF (595) on the College Point-bound Q25 outside Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer On February 27, 2005, the MTA Bus Company took over the operations of the Queens Surface routes, part of the city's takeover of all the remaining privately operated bus routes.
The route runs from the Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station to Cambria Heights near the Queens–Nassau County border. The Q4 also provides limited-stop service along the corridor during peak weekday hours. The route is now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand.
The Q99 route started at the Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station and bus terminal. From there service went east on Archer Avenue, north on 168th Street, east on 88th Avenue, before turning north on 169th Street. Buses then turned west onto Hillside Avenue to reach the terminal at the 169th Street subway station. At the terminal ...