Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Q28 ‐ Northern Boulevard/32 Avenue
The Q28 operates between the Flushing‐Main Street 7 Station in Flushing and Bell Boulevard/23 rd Avenue in Bay
Terrace.
Neighborhoods Served: Bay Terrace, Auberndale, and Flushing.
Service Details and Ridership:
Q28 – Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Frequency
(in minutes)
Peak: AM ‐ 5/PM ‐ 8
Off‐Peak: Noon ‐ 12/Eve ‐ 8
Day: 11
Overnight: 60
Day: 12
Overnight: 60
Overnight: 60
Average Daily Ridership (2014) 9,905 5,807 4,452
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, there was a 1.6 percent decrease in average weekday ridership, a 5.4
percent increase in average Saturday ridership and a 4.9 percent increase in average Sunday ridership on the route.
Average Weekday
Average Saturday
Average Sunday
10,500
6,000
5,000
10,300
5,800
4,800
10,100
5,600
4,600
9,900
5,400
4,400
9,700
5,200
4,200
9,500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
5,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
4,000
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.
Q28 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
39 th Av & 138 th St 3,779 0
Northern Bl & Union St 541 600
Corporal Kennedy St & 32 nd Av 26 508
23 rd Av & Bell Bl 0 298
Francis Lewis Bl & 34 th Av 51 219
Q28 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
39 th Av & 139 th St 0 4,670
Corporal Kennedy St & 32 nd Av 625 25
Union St & Northern Bl 236 356
Northern Bl & 150 th St 213 82
Northern Bl & 147 th St 240 49
Transfers: On an average weekday, the most popular bus transfers for the route were between the Q28 and the
Q13 (229), Q25 (126), Q44 (124), Q76 (119), and Q65 (115). There were 2,480 transfers between the Q28 and the
7 train at Flushing‐Main Street 7 Station on an average weekday.
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