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QM8 Express

Glen Oaks - Downtown
Associated existing route: QM8

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About the route

Changes to the QM8 take effect June 30, 2025.

The QM8 will maintain its existing routing with a new stop at E 34 St/1 Av to serve east side employment centers. Service spans will be adjusted to match ridership patterns but the number of QM8 trips will stay the same. Existing super express trips from Downtown will be maintained.

We have removed or relocated some stops to improve speed and reliability.

Map of the QM8 in Queens with service between Glen Oaks and Downtown Manhattan via 260 St, Little Neck Pkwy, Horace Harding Expwy, Springfield Blvd, 73 Av, 188 St, Union Tpke, and Queens Blvd.

Hours of operation

QM8

Existing: Westbound

New: Westbound

Existing: Eastbound

New: Eastbound

Weekdays

5:57 AM - 7:37 AM

6:00 AM - 7:35 AM

4:35 PM - 7:30 PM

4:35 PM - 7:30 PM

Saturdays

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Sundays

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Frequency of service: New

Times listed are in minutes and refer to the peak direction.

QM8

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Evening

Late Evening

Weekdays

13

n/a

18

30

n/a

Saturdays

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Sundays

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Frequency of service: Existing

Times listed are in minutes and refer to the peak direction.

QM8

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Evening

Late Evening

Weekdays

15

n/a

18

30

n/a

Saturdays

n/a

n/a

n/a

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Sundays

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New stop list

Stops not included in this list have been removed from this route to improve speed and reliability, due to new routing, or to provide non-stop rush service.  

For detailed information on each stop, please view the route profile PDF. To see stop locations, view the interactive Remix map. 

Eastbound to Glen Oaks
  1. Pearl St/Peck Slip  
  2. Water St/Maiden Ln  
  3. Water St/Gouverneur Ln  
  4. Water St/Broad St  
  5. State St/Battery Pl  
  6. Trinity Pl/Morris St  
  7. Trinity Pl/Thames St  
  8. Church St/Fulton St  
  9. Park Row/Beekman St  
  10. Frankfort St/Pearl St  
  11. E 34 St/1 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
  12. Union Tpke/Main St  
  13. Union Tpke/150 St  
  14. Union Tpke/Parsons Blvd  
  15. Union Tpke/164 St  
  16. Union Tpke/168 St  
  17. Union Tpke/Utopia Pkwy  
  18. Union Tpke/Chevy Chase St  
  19. 188 St/73 Av  
  20. 73 Av/192 St  
  21. 73 Av/197 St  
  22. 73 Av/210 St  
  23. 73 Av/213 St  
  24. 73 Av/Bell Blvd  
  25. 73 Av/220 St  
  26. Springfield Blvd/69 Av  
  27. Springfield Blvd/67 Av  
  28. Springfield Blvd/Horace Harding Expwy S  
  29. Horace Harding Expwy/Cloverdale Blvd  
  30. Horace Harding Expwy/231 St  
  31. Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av  
  32. Douglaston Pkwy/Douglaston Plaza  
  33. Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy  
  34. Horace Harding Expwy/Little Neck Pkwy  
  35. Little Neck Pkwy/58 Av  
  36. Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av  
  37. Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av  
  38. 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy  
  39. 260 St/74 Av  
  40. Union Tpke/260 St  
Westbound to Downtown
  1. 260 St/Union Tpke  
  2. 260 St/74 Av  
  3. 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy  
  4. Little Neck Pkwy/255 St  
  5. Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av  
  6. Little Neck Pkwy/58 Av  
  7. Horace Harding Expwy/Little Neck Pkwy  
  8. Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy  
  9. Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av  
  10. Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av  
  11. West Alley Rd/233 St  
  12. Horace Harding Expwy/Cloverdale Blvd  
  13. Springfield Blvd/Horace Harding Expwy S  
  14. Springfield Blvd/67 Av  
  15. Springfield Blvd/73 Av  
  16. 73 Av/Bell Blvd  
  17. 73 Av/213 St  
  18. 73 Av/210 St  
  19. 73 Av/198 St  
  20. 73 Av/193 St  
  21. 188 St/73 Av  
  22. Union Tpke/187 St  
  23. Union Tpke/Utopia Pkwy  
  24. Union Tpke/168 St  
  25. Union Tpke/164 St  
  26. Union Tpke/Parsons Blvd  
  27. Union Tpke/153 St  
  28. Union Tpke/Main St  
  29. E 34 St/1 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
  30. Pearl St/Peck Slip  
  31. Water St/Maiden Ln  
  32. Water St/Gouverneur Ln  
  33. Water St/Broad St  
  34. State St/Battery Pl  
  35. Trinity Pl/Morris St  
  36. Trinity Pl/Thames St  
  37. Church St/Fulton St  
  38. Park Row/Beekman St  
  39. Frankfort St/Pearl St  
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