Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Q1 ‐ Springfield Blvd/Braddock/Hillside Avenues
The Q1 operates between 165 th Street Bus Terminal, Jamaica and Braddock Avenue/243 rd Street, Bellerose or
Jamaica Avenue/Springfield Boulevard (Queens Village LIRR station). Late nights, all trips serve both branches.
Neighborhoods Served: Queens Village, Oakland Gardens, Jamaica Estates, and Jamaica.
Service Details and Ridership:
Q1 – Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Frequency
(in minutes)
Peak: AM ‐ 20/PM ‐ 15
Off‐Peak: Noon ‐ 30/Eve ‐ 20
Day: 15
Overnight: 60
Day: 18
Overnight: 60
Overnight: 60
Average Daily Ridership (2014) 4,709 2,675 1,941
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, there was a 2.4 percent decrease in average weekday ridership, a 6.6
percent decrease in average Saturday ridership, and a 4.3 percent decrease in average Sunday ridership on the
route.
Average Weekday
Average Saturday
Average Sunday
5,000
4,900
4,800
4,700
4,600
3,000
2,900
2,800
2,700
2,600
2,300
2,200
2,100
2,000
1,900
4,500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2,500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1,800
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.
Q1 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
Hillside Av & 180 th St 833 114
Hillside Av & 168 th Pl 659 15
Hillside Av & Springfield Bl 84 451
Hillside Av & 182 nd Pl 124 207
165 th St & 165 th St Terminal 275 0
Q1 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
Hillside Av & 179 th St F Station 44 1,398
165 th St & 165 th St Terminal 0 464
Hillside Av & Springfield Bl 342 73
Hillside Av & 169 th St 56 149
Hillside Av & 212 th St 149 21
Transfers: On an average weekday, the most popular Q1 bus to bus transfers were between the Q1 and the Q27
(166), Q43 (148), Q36 (51), Q88 (46), Q77 (45). There were 1,068 transfers between the Q1 and F train at Jamaica‐
179 th Street Station.
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