![]() The only stop the BM5 makes in the South is Piktin Avenue. The rest of the ridership is well spread out (in terms of usage per stop, I mean) b/w Penelope & 101st. IDK about the weekend, but during the weekday, I'd say Ozone Park/Lindenwood/Howard Beach constitues 1/3 of the ridership it gets. To put things in perspective, it's not like they have another realistic option for north/south service - the nearest bus route west of Woodhaven is in Brooklyn. It's that Woodhaven is dense & that its patrons are trying to get to wherever it is that they're going (Usually QB for the subway & that (overrated) mall they call Queens Center. It's not what's in Woodhaven that has people from other areas wanting to go there. Basically spared it from being on any chopping block of axing the thing (for now anyway). The BM5 makes those stops in Queens to spawn usage on the route, since it isn't doing all that grand w/i Brooklyn. I'm going too far south to have access to both and the hour headways on the QM15 suck quite frankly, but it's better than nothing. on Saturdays, but doesn't stop further south even though it's running along the same route as the QM15. I also don't understand why the BM5 only makes a few stops along Woodhaven Blvd, esp. ![]() Aside from Middle Village, where does most of the usage on the QM15 come from? Doesn't seem to be much in Woodhaven. The dwell times are insane and those buses are far too small to handle the loads. I see why they're giving those lines SBS service. Seems like the bus gets held up by the Q52 and Q53 though. Going back to the city the bus was a few minutes late and was fairly crowded, with a few more folks getting on as we reached Middle Village. There was one lady one the bus when I boarded. Going to have to figure out what to do to kill time and find something along Woodhaven Blvd. Going towards Lindenwood the bus was on time but I got to my destination REALLY early. I used it today and it was pretty much like you said. Weekdays, buses will arrive/leave late regardless. On Saturdays, buses will usually not run extremely late, unless there's roadwork (such as on the QMT) or severe delays along the route, which doesn't happen often. North of 34 Street though, it'll start running late. Going north, buses will almost never run on time, being 5-12 minutes late by the time it reaches the LIE, but it will usually catch up anyways by the time it gets to 34 Street, or it'll be 5 minutes late at most. Anything after about 12 PM or so to Lindenwood, and buses are bound to be late, moreso south of the Conduit. Anything south of the Conduit going to Lindenwood, and you'll probably get there a little later than mentioned because of the traffic in that area. It also depends what stop you're planning to get off. ![]() Going to Lindenwood, buses are most reliable in the morning, specifically that first trip or two. Well, it really depends on certain factors, such as what times you're taking the bus.
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