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About the route
New Q86 service starts June 29, 2025.
The new Q86 will combine the existing Q5 and Q85 Rosedale branches, creating new connections between Rosedale and Laurelton and bringing service further south. The route will have limited-stop Rush service along Merrick Blvd between Archer Av and Springfield Blvd, where the Q5 will serve local stops.
Connections
- Subway:
- LIRR
- Bus: Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q17, Q20, Q24, Q25, Q30, Q31, Q41, Q42, Q44-SBS, Q51, Q54, Q56, Q65, Q75, Q77, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q89, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114, Q115
Hours of operation
Q86 |
New |
|---|---|
Weekdays |
24 hours |
Saturdays |
6:00 AM - 12:30 AM |
Sundays |
6:00 AM - 12:30 AM |
Frequency of service: New
Q86 |
Overnight |
Early Morning |
AM Peak |
Midday |
PM Peak |
Evening |
Late Evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekdays |
27 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
20 |
30 |
Saturdays |
n/a |
n/a |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
Sundays |
n/a |
n/a |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
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 Rosedale
- Jamaica Center/Bay A (Added at existing bus stop)
- Archer Av/165 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/169 Pl (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/111 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Linden Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Foch Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/130 Rd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/218 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/221 St (New stop)
- Merrick Blvd/224 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/228 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/233 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Brookville Blvd/135 Av (New stop)
- Brookville Blvd/137 Av (New stop)
- Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd (New stop)
- Francis Lewis Blvd/N Conduit Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 243 St/Memphis Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 243 St/Weller Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 243 St/145 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 243 St/Huxley St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Brookville Blvd/147 Rd (New stop)
- 149 Av/242 St (New stop)
- 253 St/149 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
Westbound to Jamaica
- 253 St/149 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 149 Av/241 St (New stop)
- Brookville Blvd/148 Av (New stop)
- 243 St/147 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 243 St/144 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- 243 St/Memphis Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Sunrise Hwy (Added at existing bus stop)
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Brookville Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Brookville Blvd/137 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- Brookville Blvd/Merrick Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/233 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/231 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/228 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/224 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/220 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Farmers Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Baisley Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Foch Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/Linden Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/111 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- Merrick Blvd/108 Av (Added at existing bus stop)
- Archer Av/165 St (Added at existing bus stop)
- Archer Av/Parsons Blvd (Added at existing bus stop)