List of express bus routes in New York City
Routes QM1 to QM20

List of express bus routes in New York City

Section Title: Routes QM1 to QM20
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Route	Terminals	Streets traveled	History and notes

Manhattan	↔	Queens

QM1	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM→ PM	Fresh Meadows 188th Street and 64th Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 188th Street	Operates during rush hours only, off peak service available via QM5 Began service on February 26, 1968; operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1985, and by Queens/Steinway Transit Corp.

QM2	↔	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road (weekdays only), Parsons Boulevard (weekends only), Cross Island Parkway service road	Service began under Queens Transit Corporation on June 9, 1969. Operated by Queens Transit from 1969 until June 30, 1988.

QM3	← AM→ PM	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Northern Boulevard, Little Neck Parkway.	Originally Operated by Queens Transit from 1970 until 1988. Temporarily operated by Caravan Transit from 1988 until 1990.

QM4*	↔	Electchester 164th Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Jewel Avenue	Operated by Queens Transit from 1971 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005.

QM5	↔	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	QM5 buses bypass Fresh Meadows during rush hours in the peak direction Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1985, and by Queens/Steinway Transit Corp.

QM6	↔	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road	Operated by Steinway Transit from 1968 until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005.

QM7	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM→ PM	Fresh Meadows 188th Street and 64th Avenue	Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 188th Street QM8: 73rd Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	Peak service only. QM7 operates from Fresh Meadows, QM8 operates from Glen Oaks bypassing Fresh Meadows.

QM8	Glen Oaks 260th Street and Union Turnpike

QM10	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM→ PM	Rego Park/Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach.

QM11	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM→ PM	Manhattan: Water Street, Church Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, 63rd Road, 57th Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach.

QM12	Midtown Manhattan 6th Avenue	← AM→ PM	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach.

QM15	↔	Howard Beach 157th Avenue and 102nd Street	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, 155th Avenue, 157th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard	No Sunday service. Began service under Green Lines in 1970.

QM16	← AM→ PM	Jacob Riis Park Parking lot	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Began service under Green Lines on April 12, 1971 between Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street and Midtown Manhattan. Pick-ups and drop-offs in Queens north of 157th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood and along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards eliminated on July 3, 2006.

QM17	← AM→ PM	Far Rockaway Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station ( A train)	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard	Began service under Green Lines on December 20, 1976. Pick-ups and drop-offs in Queens north of 157th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood and along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards eliminated on July 3, 2006.

QM18	← AM→ PM	South Ozone Park 130th Street and 150th Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Lefferts Boulevard, 135th Avenue	Began service under Green Lines around 1975. Extended along 135th Avenue in spring 2008. Last dropoff is at 57th Street.

QM20	↔	Bay Terrace Corporal Kennedy Street and 23rd Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street (Manhattan bound), 59th Street (Queens bound) Queens: Willets Point Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, 26th Avenue	Weekday service only. Began service on July 7, 1970.

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The QM16 express route to Manhattan operates on Rockaway Beach Boulevard, terminating at the parking lot.

final_sentence: The QM16 express route to Manhattan operates on Rockaway Beach Boulevard, terminating at the parking lot.