Ten MTA Bus Routes and Five NICE Bus Routes to Operate from New Interim Bus Terminal at 168 St
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it will begin bus operations Sunday, June 1, 2025, out of the newly built 168 St interim bus terminal in Jamaica, Queens. Lease negotiations are being finalized with the real estate developer that will redevelop the Jamaica Bus Terminal one block away on 165 St. The buses currently operating from the existing 165 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal will relocate temporarily to the 168 St Interim Bus Terminal located at 90-01 168 St, including Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) buses. The temporary bus terminal is one block east of the current 165 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal, and keeps all current transfer points between bus routes and ensures continued access to the busy Jamaica Av commercial district for bus routes arriving from Hillside Av.
“It was critical that we found a location nearby to continue running bus service as smoothly as possible, while developers at 165 St rebuild their site,” said NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow. “Thankfully, the temporary bus terminal is only one block over and the anticipated redevelopment of the site will build up-to-date infrastructure that complements the new electric buses we expect to receive in a few years.”
The terminal serves close to 10,000 daily riders across ten MTA bus routes and five NICE bus routes: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q36, Q41, Q76, Q77, N22, N22X, N24, N1, N26, N6, N6X. The MTA has leased the commercial parking lot at 168 St from Greater Jamaica Development Corporation to operate an interim bus terminal while the redevelopment of the 165 St site is underway. Design details of the new site are still in process.
Signage at bus stops is being updated to reflect the new street location of the interim bus terminal, 168 St, and there are posters at the existing terminal advising customers of the upcoming move. As the date approaches, the MTA Bus Time will also reflect the new location of the temporary Jamaica Bus Terminal, and for the first few days, MTA will have customer ambassadors at both sites and in the area to provide guidance as needed to ensure a smooth transition.
The redevelopment of the 165 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal is a separate building and project from the Jamaica Bus Depot Expansion project.