diff --git a/apps/api/index.ts b/apps/api/index.ts
index 200b88b..8c66495 100644
--- a/apps/api/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/index.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ app.use(errorHandler);
 const connectDB = async () => {
   await mongoose.connect(MONGO_URI);
   await ensureLocationIndexes();
+  await ensureQueueReportIndexes();
   logger.info('MongoDB connected');
   logger.info('Location 2dsphere index ensured');
+  logger.info('Queue report indexes ensured');
 };
 
 const server = app.listen(PORT, async () => {
diff --git a/apps/api/routes/queues.ts b/apps/api/routes/queues.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a8a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/routes/queues.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Router } from 'express';
+import { ValidationError } from '../errors/AppError';
+import { getQueueHistoryForLocation } from '../services/queueHistory';
+
+const router = Router();
+
+router.get('/:locationId/history', async (req, res) => {
+  const locationId = String(req.params.locationId || '');
+  if (!/^[a-fA-F0-9]{24}$/.test(locationId)) {
+    throw new ValidationError('locationId must be a valid location identifier');
+  }
+
+  const windowHours = req.query.windowHours === undefined ? undefined : Number(req.query.windowHours);
+  const limit = req.query.limit === undefined ? undefined : Number(req.query.limit);
+
+  const history = await getQueueHistoryForLocation({
+    locationId,
+    windowHours,
+    limit,
+  });
+
+  res.json({
+    success: true,
+    data: history,
+  });
+});
+
+export const queuesRouter = router;
+
diff --git a/apps/api/services/queueHistory.ts b/apps/api/services/queueHistory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9e8a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/services/queueHistory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { QueueReport, QueueReportDocument } from '../models/QueueReport';
+
+export type QueueTrend = 'up' | 'down' | 'flat' | 'unknown';
+
+export type QueueHistoryPoint = {
+  at: Date;
+  level: QueueReportDocument['level'];
+  waitTimeMinutes?: number;
+};
+
+export type QueueHistoryResult = {
+  locationId: string;
+  windowStart: Date;
+  windowEnd: Date;
+  points: QueueHistoryPoint[];
+  trend: QueueTrend;
+};
+
+const LEVEL_WEIGHT: Record<QueueReportDocument['level'], number> = {
+  none: 0,
+  low: 1,
+  medium: 2,
+  high: 3,
+  unknown: 1.5,
+};
+
+const computeAverageSignal = (points: QueueHistoryPoint[]) => {
+  if (points.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const values = points.map((point) => {
+    if (typeof point.waitTimeMinutes === 'number' && Number.isFinite(point.waitTimeMinutes)) {
+      return point.waitTimeMinutes;
+    }
+    return LEVEL_WEIGHT[point.level] * 10;
+  });
+
+  return values.reduce((sum, value) => sum + value, 0) / values.length;
+};
+
+const computeTrend = (points: QueueHistoryPoint[]): QueueTrend => {
+  if (points.length < 2) {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+
+  const midpoint = Math.ceil(points.length / 2);
+  const firstHalf = computeAverageSignal(points.slice(0, midpoint));
+  const secondHalf = computeAverageSignal(points.slice(midpoint));
+
+  if (firstHalf === null || secondHalf === null) {
+    return 'unknown';
+  }
+
+  const delta = secondHalf - firstHalf;
+  if (Math.abs(delta) < 3) {
+    return 'flat';
+  }
+
+  return delta > 0 ? 'up' : 'down';
+};
+
+export const getQueueHistoryForLocation = async (params: {
+  locationId: string;
+  windowHours?: number;
+  limit?: number;
+}): Promise<QueueHistoryResult> => {
+  const windowHours = Number.isFinite(params.windowHours) ? Math.max(1, Math.floor(params.windowHours || 6)) : 6;
+  const limit = Number.isFinite(params.limit) ? Math.min(200, Math.max(1, Math.floor(params.limit || 24))) : 24;
+
+  const windowEnd = new Date();
+  const windowStart = new Date(windowEnd.getTime() - windowHours * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+
+  const reports = (await QueueReport.find({
+    locationId: params.locationId,
+    status: 'accepted',
+    reportedAt: { $gte: windowStart, $lte: windowEnd },
+  })
+    .sort({ reportedAt: 1 })
+    .limit(limit)
+    .lean()) as QueueReportDocument[];
+
+  const points = reports.map((report) => ({
+    at: report.reportedAt,
+    level: report.level,
+    waitTimeMinutes: report.waitTimeMinutes,
+  }));
+
+  return {
+    locationId: params.locationId,
+    windowStart,
+    windowEnd,
+    points,
+    trend: computeTrend(points),
+  };
+};
+