Queens

, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Q43 ‐ Hillside Avenue
The Q43 operates between the Supthin Boulevard‐Archer Avenue E, J and Z Station and the LIRR Jamaica Station in
Jamaica and Hillside Avenue/268 th Street in Floral Park. Limited‐stop service is provided along the route on
weekdays during peak and evening hours.
Neighborhoods Served: Floral Park, Queens Village, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica, and Kew Gardens.
Service Details and Ridership:
Q43 – Service Details Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Frequency
(combined Local & Limited during peak and
Peak: AM ‐ 2/PM ‐ 3
Off‐Peak: Noon ‐ 8/Eve ‐ 4
Day: 11
Overnight: 48
Day: 14
Overnight: 48
evening hours, in minutes)
Overnight: 48
Average Daily Ridership (2014) 15,368 8,209 5,810
Ridership History: Between 2009 and 2014, there was a 5.1 percent decrease in average weekday ridership, a 6.3
percent increase in average Saturday ridership, and a 0.3 percent decrease in average Sunday ridership on the
route.
16,300
16,100
15,900
15,700
15,500
15,300
Average Weekday
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
8,500
8,300
8,100
7,900
7,700
7,500
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.
Q43 ‐ Eastbound Ons Offs
Hillside Av & 179 th Pl 1,372 305
Archer Av & Sutphin Bl 1,295 0
Hillside Av & Parsons Bl 734 277
Hillside Av & Springfield Bl 337 576
Hillside Av & 231 st St 98 750
Transfers: On an average weekday, the most popular bus transfers for the route were between the Q43 and the
Q27 (453), Q111 (190), Q1 (184), Q77 (156), and the Q65 (153). There were 2,545 transfers between the Q43 and
the F train at Jamaica‐179 th Street Station.
6,500
6,300
6,100
5,900
5,700
5,500
Average Sunday
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Q43 ‐ Westbound Ons Offs
Hillside Av & 179 th St Subway 316 1,113
Sutphin Bl & Jamaica Av 0 889
Hillside Av & Springfield Bl 621 201
Hillside Av & Parsons Av 105 499
Hillside Av & Francis Lewis Bl 330 234
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