6 Av/W 42 St

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6 Av/W 42 St is a New York City bus stop on 6 Av at the corner of W 42 St, served by QM1, QM5, QM6. With 3 routes calling here it doubles as a transfer point between them. Times below come from the MTA Bus Time feed and show how far away each bus still is.

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schedule No bus is being tracked toward this stop right now, and there is no scheduled departure in the next two hours.

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Detour

Q45 Q46 Q48 QM5 QM6

Period from 2026-09-15 00:58

Update at 2026-09-15 01:18

Q45, Q46, Q48 , QM5, and QM6 buses are detoured in both directions due to roadwork on Union Tpke between Utopia Pkwy and 168th St.

While detoured, eastbound buses will not make stops on Union Tpke at 168th St and 173rd St.
Westbound buses will not make stops on Union Tpke from 174th St to 164th St.
Stops will be made as requested along 73rd Ave instead.
NOTE: Bus arrival information may not be accurate/available while buses are detoured.

Where this stop sits

QM1

Stop 3 of 30 on the QM1

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QM5

Stop 3 of 71 on the QM5

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QM6

Stop 3 of 50 on the QM6

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Nearest subway station 42 St-Bryant Pk BDFM 70 m 1 min walk

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Questions about 6 Av/W 42 St

MTA bus stop · QM1, QM5, QM6

Which buses stop at 6 Av/W 42 St?

This stop is served by 3 routes: QM1, QM5, QM6. Open a route to see all of its stops.

When is the next bus at 6 Av/W 42 St?

No bus is being tracked toward this stop at the moment. That is normal late at night and on quiet routes: the page updates itself every 30 seconds, and times appear as soon as the MTA Bus Time feed reports a vehicle.

What does "4 stops away" mean?

It is the number of stops the bus still has to make before it reaches this one, straight from MTA Bus Time. It is a better guide than minutes in traffic: a bus two stops away will be here shortly even if the estimate says five minutes.

Are these times live or from the timetable?

Live whenever a bus is being tracked on the route; those rows show how many stops away the vehicle is. When nothing is being tracked the scheduled timetable is shown instead and clearly labelled as scheduled.

Where exactly is the 6 Av/W 42 St bus stop?

It stands on 6 Av where it meets W 42 St. The map further down the page shows the exact corner, which matters here because the opposite side of the street is usually a separate stop with its own arrival times.

Where is this stop on the QM1 route?

It is stop 3 of 30 on the QM1, after W 34 St/5 Av and before 6 Av/W 45 St. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.

Where is this stop on the QM5 route?

It is stop 3 of 71 on the QM5, after W 34 St/5 Av and before 6 Av/W 45 St. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.

Where is this stop on the QM6 route?

It is stop 3 of 50 on the QM6, after W 34 St/5 Av and before 6 Av/W 45 St. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.