Montauk Branch

Montauk Branch
The Cannonball runs express through Bay Shore to the Hamptons along the Montauk Branch
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LocaleLong Island, New York, USA
Termini
Stations33 (physical line); 16 (service pattern)
Service
TypeCommuter rail, freight rail
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Services
Operator(s)Metropolitan Transportation Authority (passenger)
New York and Atlantic Railway (freight)
Ridership1,762,578 (annual ridership, 2023)[1]
Technical
Line length115.8 mi (186.4 km)
Number of tracks2 (from Long Island City to Sayville)
1 (east of Sayville)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC (JamaicaBabylon)
Route map
Map
Long Island City
"7" train NYC Ferry
0.0 mi
0 km
99.9 mi
160.8 km
Lower Montauk Branch
Penny Bridge (closed)
Laurel Hill (closed)
Haberman (closed)
Maspeth (closed)
Fresh Pond (closed)
Glendale (closed)
Ridgewood (closed)
Richmond Hill (closed)
Dunton (closed)
Zone 1
Zone 3
9.0 mi
14.5 km
Jamaica
"E" train​​"J" train"Z" train
11.8 mi
19 km
Babylon & other services
11.8 mi
19 km
St. Albans
99.9 mi
160.8 km
Hempstead intermediate stops
14.0 mi
22.5 km
Rosedale
Zone 3
Zone 4
16.1 mi
25.9 km
Valley Stream
Port Jefferson intermediate stops
17.7 mi
28.5 km
Lynbrook
18.6 mi
29.9 km
Mineola
Zone 4
Zone 7
Port Jefferson intermediate stops
19.3 mi
31.1 km
Rockville Centre
21.2 mi
34.1 km
Baldwin
22.7 mi
36.5 km
Freeport
24.1 mi
38.8 km
Merrick
24.8 mi
39.9 km
Hicksville
25.6 mi
41.2 km
Bellmore
25.9 mi
41.7 km
Wantagh
27.7 mi
44.6 km
Seaford
28.7 mi
46.2 km
Massapequa
29.5 mi
47.5 km
Massapequa Park
Unqua (closed)
Zone 7
Zone 9
30.6 mi
49.2 km
Amityville
32.4 mi
52.1 km
Copiague
33.7 mi
54.2 km
Lindenhurst
36.6 mi
58.9 km
Babylon
Zone 9
Zone 10
40.7 mi
65.5 km
Bay Shore
Fire Island, New York
43.1 mi
69.4 km
Islip
45.2 mi
72.7 km
Great River
Club House (closed)
47.4 mi
76.3 km
Oakdale
49.8 mi
80.1 km
Sayville
Fire Island, New York
Bayport (closed)
Blue Point (closed)
53.2 mi
85.6 km
Patchogue
Fire Island, New York
Hagerman (closed)
Zone 10
Zone 12
57.8 mi
93 km
Bellport
Brookhaven (closed)
62.3 mi
100.3 km
Mastic – Shirley
Mastic (closed)
East Moriches (closed)
Eastport (closed)
70.8 mi
113.9 km
Speonk
Zone 12
Zone 14
74.3 mi
119.6 km
Westhampton
Quogue (closed)
81.2 mi
130.7 km
Hampton Bays
Canoe Place (closed)
89.3 mi
143.7 km
Southampton
Water Mill (closed)
94.0 mi
151.3 km
Bridgehampton
Wainscott (closed)
100.9 mi
162.4 km
East Hampton
104.3 mi
167.9 km
Amagansett
Promised Land (closed)
115.8 mi
186.4 km
Montauk
Block Island
Distances shown from Long Island City via the Lower Montauk Branch

The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles (185 km) from Long Island City to Montauk. However, in LIRR maps and schedules for public use, the term Montauk Branch refers to the line east of Babylon; service from Jamaica to Babylon is covered by separate Babylon Branch schedules, while the line west of Jamaica is currently unused for passenger service.[3] A select number of Montauk Branch trains operate via the Main Line and Central Branch during peak hours.[4]

  1. ^ "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. IV. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "MTA Railroads". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  4. ^ "LIRR Montauk Branch Timetable". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority.