Long Beach Branch

Long Beach Branch
Long Beach Branch train #853 departs Lynbrook en route to Penn Station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLong Island Rail Road Company[1]
LocaleNassau County, New York, USA
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Services
  Long Beach Branch
Operator(s)Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Rolling stockBudd M3
Bombardier M7
Kawasaki M9
Ridership3,117,606 (annual ridership, 2023)[2]
History
Opened1880 (1880) (NY&LB)[3]
Technical
Line length8.8 mi (14.2 km)
Number of tracks1-2
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC
Route map
Map
Legend
Atlantic
Main Line
to Penn Station & Long Island City
9.3 mi
15 km
 Jamaica
"E" train​​"J" train​"Z" train
Main Line
12.2 mi
19.6 km
 Locust Manor
13.1 mi
21.1 km
 Laurelton
Montauk Branch
via St. Albans
Springfield Junction
Cedarhurst Cut-off
14.0 mi
22.5 km
 Rosedale
Queens
Nassau
15.7 mi
25.3 km
 Valley Stream
Far Rockaway
15.8 mi
0.0 mi
West Hempstead
1.5 mi
2.4 km
 Lynbrook
Babylon via Montauk Branch
Zone 4
Zone 7
2.4 mi
3.9 km
 Centre Avenue
2.9 mi
4.7 km
 East Rockaway
Atlantic Avenue (closed)
3.4 mi
5.5 km
 Oceanside
Simpsons Channel
Jekyl Island (closed)
5.9 mi
9.5 km
 Island Park
Wreck Lead (closed)
Wreck Lead Bridge
Queenswater (closed)
6.9 mi
11.1 km
 Long Beach
Distances shown from Atlantic Terminal
This diagram:

The Long Beach Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at Valley Interlocking, just east of Valley Stream station, where it merges with the Far Rockaway Branch to continue west as the Atlantic Branch. East from there the Long Beach Branch parallels the Montauk Branch to Lynbrook station, where it turns south toward Long Beach station.[5][6] Trains operating on the Long Beach Branch continue west of Valley Stream via the Atlantic Branch to Jamaica station, with most continuing on to Grand Central or Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. In 2018, the branch recorded an annual ridership of 4,849,085 based on ticket sales, down 1% from 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "February 2020 MTA Board Action Items". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 26, 2020. p. 39.
  2. ^ a b "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference thirdrail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI; VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "MTA Railroads Map". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Long Beach Branch Timetable". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 23, 2023.