Long Beach station (LIRR)

Long Beach
The restored 1909-built Long Beach Station
General information
LocationPark Avenue & Park Place
Long Beach, New York
Coordinates40°35′22″N 73°39′53″W / 40.589368°N 73.664854°W / 40.589368; -73.664854
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Long Beach Branch
Distance7.0 mi (11.3 km) from Valley Stream[1]
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks10
ConnectionsLong Beach Bus: Pt. Lookout, East Loop, West Loop, Shopper's Special (West & East), Late Night Express
Nassau Inter-County Express: n15, n33
Construction
ParkingYes[2]
Bicycle facilitiesYes[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7[3]
History
Opened1880 (NY&LB)
RebuiltJune 1909 (current site)
1988
ElectrifiedSeptember 1910
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012-149,397[4]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Island Park
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
 Long Beach Branch Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Queenswater
toward Lynbrook
 Long Beach Branch Terminus
Location
Map

The Long Beach station is an intermodal center and the terminus of the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Park Place and Park Avenue in the City of Long Beach, New York, serving as the city's major transportation hub.

The MTA offers a package which includes train fare and admission to the beach.[5]

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference parking was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report, Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Abt SRBI. August 23, 2016. pp. 204–207.
  5. ^ "Life's a Beach on Long Island; The MTA LIRR is the "Greenest Way" to a Summer in Blue Ocean and White Sand Luxury". MTA. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.