Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
QM3 ‐ Little Neck/Midtown
The QM3 is an express route that operates between Midtown Manhattan and Little Neck. The route operates on
weekdays during peak hours in the peak direction of travel only. In Queens, the QM3 makes stops primarily on
Northern Boulevard and Little Neck Parkway.
Neighborhoods Served: Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Auburndale, Flushing and Midtown Manhattan.
Service Details and Ridership:
QM3 ‐ Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 6:40AM ‐ 7:40AM/5:05PM ‐ 6:05PM N/A N/A
Frequency
(in minutes)
Peak: AM ‐ 30/PM ‐ 30
Off‐Peak: Noon ‐ N/A / Eve ‐ N/A
Day: N/A
Overnight: N/A
Day: N/A
Overnight: N/A
Overnight: N/A
Average Daily Ridership (2014) 133 N/A N/A
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, there was a 4.0 percent increase in average weekday ridership on the
route.
160
Average Weekday
150
140
130
120
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.
QM3 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
6 th Av & W 48 th St 10 0
E 57 th St & Madison Av 10 0
6 th Av & W 55 th St 9 0
Northern Bl & 159 th St 0 5
6 th Av & W 44 th St 5 0
QM3 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
E 34 th St & Park Av 0 23
6 th Av & W 41 st St 0 14
6 th Av & W 48 th St 0 10
E 57 th St & Madison Av 1 9
Northern Bl & 161 st St 8 0
Transfers: The QM3 is an express route that is used primarily as a single‐seat ride and does not have a significant
number of transfers.
B‐31