Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Q88 ‐ Horace Harding Expwy/73 Av/Springfield Blvd
The Q88 operates between the Woodhaven Boulevard M and R Station in Elmhurst and Jamaica Avenue/
Springfield Boulevard, Queens Village LIRR Station, in Queens Village.
Neighborhoods Served: Queens Village, Oakland Gardens, Fresh Meadows, Utopia, and Elmhurst.
Service Details and Ridership:
Q88 – Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 5:35AM – 12:15AM 6:15AM – 11:15PM 8:30AM – 10:45PM
Frequency
(in minutes)
Peak: AM – 3.5/PM ‐ 6
Off‐Peak: Noon ‐ 11/Eve ‐ 15
Day: 12
Overnight: N/A
Day: 27
Overnight: N/A
Overnight: N/A
Average Daily Ridership (2014) 10,695 5,534 3,588
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, there was a 1.5 percent decrease in average weekday ridership, a 1.3
percent increase in average Saturday ridership, and a 13.2 percent increase in average Sunday ridership on the
route.
Average Weekday
Average Saturday
Average Sunday
11,500
6,500
4,000
11,200
6,200
3,700
10,900
5,900
3,400
10,600
5,600
3,100
10,300
5,300
2,800
10,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
5,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2,500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Bus Stops: Below is a list of the five highest ridership bus stops by direction for the route on an average weekday.
Q88 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
92 nd St & 59 th Av 2,381 0
Junction Bl & 59 th Av 725 110
Horace Harding Exp & 164 th St 223 380
Horace Harding Exp & Utopia Pky 65 496
Horace Harding Exp & Reeves Av 158 380
Q88 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
92 nd St & 59 th Av 0 2,945
Horace Harding Exp & Kissena Bl 609 332
Horace Harding Exp & Junction Bl 96 782
Horace Harding Exp & 108 th St 198 418
Horace Harding Exp & Main St 358 216
Transfers: On an average weekday, the most popular bus transfers for the route were between the Q88 and the
Q30 (307), Q17 (259), Q27 (225), Q58 (211), and Q46 (196). There were 779 transfers between the Q88 and the M
and R trains at Woodhaven Boulevard Station.
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