The Q70, which began running last weekend, serves the Woodside-61st Street Long Island Rail Road and

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The Q70, which began running last weekend, serves the Woodside-61st Street Long Island Rail Road and No. 7 station as well as the E, F, M and R subway stations at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue transit hub. It then runs non-stop to LaGuardia Airport via the limited access Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Grand Central Parkway.
On a recent trip, a Q70 took 15 minutes to reach the airport, leaving the 61st Street station in Woodside atlantic beach hotels at 3:38 p.m., stopping at the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights station and arriving at the Delta Air Lines terminal at LaGuardia at 3:53 p.m.
Although the new bus is officially Bus Rapid Transit, meaning passengers pay before boarding through any door and pay their fare at a curbside kiosk using their MetroCards, none of these features was yet installed atlantic beach hotels on this trip. Nor is the right lane reserved for the bus BRT custom or censors, which prolong a green traffic light until the bus passes.
This new service is a great example of how the MTA network uses buses, railroads and the subway system to serve our customers needs, said MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast. Combining bus and railroad service to reach LaGuardia Airport without a car is a fast and convenient operation that we are glad to provide.
LIRR President Helena Williams said the new MTA bus route from LIRR Woodside Station to LaGuardia Airport provides a great option for Long Islanders and New York City residents heading to the airport.
Jason from Woodside says: The times I have seen the Q70 leave Woodside, it looked pretty empty. It sounds like an excellent service, but apparently atlantic beach hotels Long Islanders have not received the memo yet. Report abuse Sept. 16, 2013, 11:17 am
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