Q20 and Q44 buses

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Main Street Lines
	A 2017 XD60 (5990) on the Q44 SBS in the Bronx and at Main Street/Northern Boulevard in Queens.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Casey Stengel Depot
Vehicle	Q20:; Orion VII NG HEV; New Flyer Xcelsior XD40; Nova Bus LFS; Q44:; New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 (and Q20 vehicles for supplemental service)
Livery	Select Q44 SBS buses only: Select Bus Service
Began service	1932 (Whitestone Branch service); 1937 (Q20 Flushing-College Point service); 1938 (Q44 Flushing-Jamaica service); 1940 (Q44 Bronx-Jamaica service); 1999 (Q44 limited-stop service; Q20A/B College Point-Jamaica service); 2015 (Q44 SBS)
Route
Locale	Queens and The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Queens: Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens Hills, Queensboro Hill, Flushing, Whitestone, College Point; The Bronx (Q44): Throggs Neck, Unionport, Parkchester, West Farms, Bronx Park
Start	Jamaica, Queens – Merrick Boulevard
Via	Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard; Q44 (The Bronx): East 177th Street
End	Q20: College Point – College Point Boulevard & 15th Avenue; Q44: Bronx Zoo/West Farms Square – East 180th Street
Length	Q20: 9.8 miles (15.8 km); Q44: 13.9 miles (22.4 km)
Service
Operates	24 hours
Annual patronage	Q20: 3,312,370 (2024); Q44: 4,164,359 (2024)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q20; Q44 SBS
Route map
	The Bronx
	Queens
Legend

The Q20 and Q44 bus routes constitute the Main Street Line, a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along Main Street between two major bus-subway hubs in the neighborhoods of Jamaica and Flushing. The Q20 terminates in College Point at the north end of Queens. The Q44 continues north into the borough of the Bronx, terminating in the West Farms neighborhood near the Bronx Zoo. The Q44 is one of two Queens bus routes to operate between the two boroughs (along with the Q50).

The Q44 and Q20 were originally operated by the North Shore Bus Company from the 1930s to 1947; they are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand. In June 1999, the Q44 began limited stop service in Queens, with the Q20 split into two branches, the Q20A and Q20B to provide local service. On November 29, 2015, the Q44 was converted into a Select Bus Service (SBS) route. On June 29, 2025, the Q20B branch was discontinued, and the Q20A branch was renamed back to Q20.