Q38 (New York City bus)

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Eliot Avenue Penelope Avenue−63rd Drive Corona−Middle Village−Rego Park-Forest Hills
A 2012 C40LF (595) on the Q38 to Rego Park near Woodhaven/Queens Blvds.
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	College Point Depot
Vehicle	New Flyer C40LF CNG
Began service	June 17, 1934 (Q38 Penelope Avenue service)[1][2] 1940s (Q45X/Q50 Eliot Avenue service)[3][4][5] July 3, 1960 (Combined Penelope/Eliot service)[6]
Route
Locale	Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Rego Park, LeFrak City, Forest Hills, Elmhurst, Corona, Middle Village
Landmarks served	Rego Center, Queens Center Mall
Start	Corona – Otis Avenue and Horace Harding Expressway
Via	Eliot Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue, Penelope Avenue, 63rd Drive, 62nd Drive / 63rd Road
End	Forest Hills – 62nd Drive & 108th Street
Length	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Service
Operates	All times except late nights[7]
Annual patronage	1,743,206 (2023)[8]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q38
Route map  Q38  Rego Park branch Rego Park – 108th Street & 62nd Drive Yellowstone Boulevard  Q38  Corona branch Corona – Otis Avenue & 60th Avenue 102nd Street Intermittent stops 99th Street 99th Street / 58th Avenue 99th Street / 57th Avenue 99th Street / 55th Avenue 99th Street / Christie Avenue 98th Street / Christie Avenue 98th Street 97th Street 57th Avenue / Junction Boulevard Queens Boulevard N / Rego Center ​ Queens Boulevard S / 63rd Avenue Queens Boulevard S / 63rd Drive ​ 94th Street 92nd Street / Queens Center ​ Hoffman Drive / Woodhaven Boulevard ​ 63rd Drive / Booth Street Woodhaven Boulevard / Wetherole Street 63rd Drive / Austin Street Eliot Avenue / Woodhaven Boulevard / 86th Street Intermittent stops via 63rd Drive Alderton Street Haring Street Carlton Street Fitchett Street 63rd Drive / Woodhaven Boulevard Eliot Avenue / 85th Street Penelope Avenue / 84th Place Intermittent stops 84th Street 83rd Place 83rd Street 82nd Place 82nd Street Dry Harbor Road 80th Street Intermittent stops 79th Street 78th Street Furmanville Avenue / 78th Street 77th Place 77th Street 76th Street 75th Place 75th Place / 65th Drive Juniper Valley Road / 75th Street 74th Street Juniper Valley Road / 73rd Place Plesantview Street 71st Street Juniper Valley Road / 70th Street 69th Lane 69th Street 69th Street / Juniper Valley Road 69th Street / 66th Road 69th Street / Metropolitan Avenue Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue Metropolitan Avenue / Metro Mall Toys "R" Us Metropolitan Avenue / Metro Mall (65th Lane) Intermittent stops 67th Street Metropolitan Avenue / Mt. Oliviet Crescent Metropolitan Avenue / 65th Street 64th Street Metropolitan Avenue / Admiral Avenue Metropolitan Avenue / 62nd Street Fresh Pond Road Fresh Pond Road / 62nd Avenue Legend Local & Limited stops Local stops  Q38  Terminal ​ Subway connection LIRR connection ← Q37  {{{system_nav}}}  Q39 →

The Q38 is a bus route in Queens, New York City. The route travels from the Corona and Elmhurst neighborhoods to the Forest Hills neighborhood, running in a "C" shape via the Metropolitan Avenue station in Middle Village.^[9][10] It runs seven days a week but does not operate overnight.^[7][9] Formerly privately operated by Triboro Coach Corporation, the route is now city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.

The Q38 was founded as two separate routes. The Penelope Avenue route was originally started by the Affiliated Bus Transit Corporation on June 17, 1934, as the Q38, which ran from East Elmhurst to the Metropolitan Avenue station. The Eliot Avenue portion of the line was a separate Triboro Coach route, which began operating in 1940 as alternate branches of the Q45 (now the southern half of the Q47). The Eliot Avenue portion was later split into its own route, the Q45X (later the Q50). The East Elmhurst branch of the old Q38 was truncated to Forest Hills by 1948. On July 3, 1960, the Penelope and Eliot Avenue routes were combined into the current loop service, with the Q38 designation retained for the entire route.