Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
X68 ‐ Floral Park/Midtown Manhattan
The X68 operates between 268 th Street/Hillside Avenue in Floral Park and Midtown Manhattan on weekdays during
peak periods only. During the morning peak period, trips operate from Floral Park to either East 23 rd Street/1 st
Avenue, East 57 th Street/3 rd Avenue, or East 23 rd Street/1 st Avenue via East 57 th Street/3 rd Avenue. During the
afternoon peak period, trips operate from East 23 rd Street/1 st Avenue via East 57 th Street/3 rd Avenue to Floral Park.
Neighborhoods Served: Floral Park, Queens Village, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, and Midtown
Manhattan.
Service Details and Ridership:
X68 – Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 6:20AM ‐ 10:20AM/4:10PM ‐ 8:15PM N/A N/A
Frequency
(in minutes)
Peak: AM ‐ 15/PM ‐ 15
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) 598 N/A N/A
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, the route saw an 8.2 percent decrease in average weekday ridership.
1,000
Average Weekdays
750
500
250
0
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.
X68 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
Madison Av & E 42 nd St 58 0
Madison Av & E 33 rd St 51 0
Madison Av & E 48 th St 41 1
Hillside Av & Springfield Bl 0 36
Madison Av & E 54 th St 35 1
X68 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
Hillside Av & 179 th St Subway 12 40
E 42 nd St & Park Av 0 52
E 34 th St & Park Av 0 40
Queens Bl & 78 th Av 35 1
Hillside Av & Little Neck Pky 36 0
Transfers: The X68 is an express route that is used primarily as a single‐seat ride and does not have a significant
number of transfers.
B‐38