Jewel Avenue buses

q64

q74 ltd

qm4, qm44
q64 q74 ltd qm4, qm44
Jewel Avenue Line
	A 2021 Prevost X3-45 (1300) on the East Midtown-bound QM44 in the Queens Midtown Tunnel in July 2022
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	College Point Depot
Vehicle	New Flyer C40LF CNG; (local routes) Motor Coach Industries D4500CL; Prevost X3-45 (express routes); ;
Began service	1951 (Q65A); 1971 (QM4); 2016 (QM44); 2025 (Q74); ;
Route
Locale	Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Electchester, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, Bayside
Start	Electchester, Queens – Jewel Avenue and 164th Street (Q64); Bayside, Queens – Queensborough Community College (Q74); Electchester, Queens – Horace Harding Expressway and 164th Street (QM4, QM44); ;
Via	Jewel Avenue (Q64, Q74); 164th Street, Horace Harding Expressway (Q74); Sixth Avenue, Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Jewel Avenue (QM4 Eastbound); Sixth Avenue, Midtown Tunnel, Long Island Expressway, Queens Boulevard (QM4 Westbound); Third Avenue, Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Jewel Avenue (QM44 Eastbound); Third Avenue, Midtown Tunnel, Long Island Expressway, Queens Boulevard (QM44 Westbound); ;
End	Forest Hills, Queens – Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue, Forest Hills–71st Avenue station (Q64, Q74); Midtown Manhattan –Sixth Avenue and 36th Street (QM4 First Stop to Queens); Midtown Manhattan –Third Avenue and 39th Street (QM44 First Stop to Queens); Midtown Manhattan –Third Avenue and 57th Street (QM4 Last Stop); Midtown Manhattan –Third Avenue and 56th Street (QM44 Last Stop); ;
Length	2.7 mi (4.3 km) (Q64); 6.1 mi (9.8 km) (Q74); 11.7 mi (18.8 km) (QM4); 11 mi (18 km) (QM44); ;
Service
Operates	24 hours (Q64); All times except late nights (Q74, QM4); Rush hours in the peak direction (QM44)
Annual patronage	Q64: 1,795,071 (2024); QM4/QM44: 153,650 (2024)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q64 Q74 QM4/QM44
Route map

The Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City. The east-to-west Q64 route runs primarily on Jewel Avenue operating between the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station in Forest Hills and 164th Street in Electchester. The Q74 limited-stop route parallels the Q64 between the Forest Hills–71st Avenue station and 164th Street, before continuing north and east to Queensborough Community College in Bayside, Queens. The QM4 route is an express bus route running from Midtown Manhattan to Electchester running via Sixth Avenue in Manhattan and Jewel Avenue in Queens. The QM44 route is an express bus route running from Midtown Manhattan to Electchester via Third Avenue in Manhattan and Jewel Avenue in Queens.

The Q64 (formerly the Q65A), QM4 and QM44 were originally operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation from 1951 to 2005; they are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand.