Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Q13 ‐ Northern/Bell Boulevards
The Q13 operates between the Flushing‐Main Street 7 subway station in Flushing and Fort Road/Cross Island
Parkway in Fort Totten.
Neighborhoods Served: Bay Terrace, Bayside, Auburndale, and Flushing.
Service Details and Ridership:
Q13 – Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 4:40AM – 2:33AM 5:10AM – 2:35AM 5:10AM – 2:35AM
Frequency
(in minutes)
Peak: AM ‐ 9/PM ‐ 9
Off‐Peak: Noon ‐ 12/Eve ‐ 9
Day: 12
Overnight: N/A
Day: 16
Overnight: N/A
Overnight: N/A
Average Daily Ridership (2014) 8,706 6,211 4,399
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, there was a 2.6 percent increase in average weekday ridership, a 1.1
percent decrease in average Saturday ridership and a 5.6 percent increase in average Sunday ridership.
9,500
9,200
8,900
8,600
8,300
8,000
Average Weekday
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
7,500
7,200
6,900
6,600
6,300
6,000
Average Saturday
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.
5,500
5,200
4,900
4,600
4,300
4,000
Average Sunday
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Q13 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
39 th Av & 138 th St 2,823 0
Northern Bl & Parsons Bl 165 426
Northern Bl & 147 th St 107 203
Bell Bl & 42 nd Av 177 203
Northern Bl & Murray St 67 247
Q13 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
39 th Av & 138 th St 0 2,573
Northern Bl & Parsons Bl 239 132
Bell Bl & 41 st Av 177 183
Northern Bl & 147 th St 235 102
Bell Bl & Northern Bl 226 102
Transfers: On an average weekday, the most popular bus transfers for the route were between the Q13 and the
Q28 (214), Q12 (173), Q27 (113), Q31 (104), and Q76 (94). There were 1,663 transfers between the Q13 and the 7
train at Flushing‐Main Street Station on an average weekday.
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