Port Jefferson Branch

Port Jefferson Branch
DE30AC #407 enters Stony Brook station, pulling an eastbound train towards Port Jefferson in 2022
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LocaleNassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, USA
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Services
Operator(s)Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Ridership11,934,009 (annual ridership, 2023)[1]
History
Opened1854–1873
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC (west of Huntington)
Route map
Map
9.3 mi
15 km
Jamaica
"E" train​​"J" train"Z" train
Zone 3
Zone 4
Hempstead intermediate stops
14.9 mi
24 km
Floral Park
16.2 mi
26.1 km
New Hyde Park
17.3 mi
27.8 km
Merillon Avenue
18.6 mi
29.9 km
Mineola
Zone 4
Zone 7
20.4 mi
32.8 km
Carle Place
21.4 mi
34.4 km
Westbury
24.8 mi
39.9 km
Hicksville
Landia (closed)
29.1 mi
46.8 km
Syosset
Zone 7
Zone 9
31.9 mi
51.3 km
Cold Spring Harbor
34.7 mi
55.8 km
Huntington
37.4 mi
60.2 km
Greenlawn
39.6 mi
63.7 km
Northport
Zone 9
Zone 10
43.4 mi
69.8 km
Kings Park
47.1 mi
75.8 km
Smithtown
49.9 mi
80.3 km
St. James
Flowerfield (closed)
53.1 mi
85.5 km
Stony Brook
Setauket (closed)
57.5 mi
92.5 km
Port Jefferson
57.5 mi
92.5 km
Wading River
Extension
57.5 mi
92.5 km
Wading River
Extension
Distances shown from Long Island City

The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Hicksville and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson. Several stations on the Main Line west of Hicksville are served primarily by trains bound to/from the Port Jefferson branch, so LIRR maps and schedules for the public include that part of the Main Line in the "Port Jefferson Branch" service.

The Port Jefferson Branch is one of the busiest branches of the LIRR, with frequent electric service to Huntington where electrification ends, and diesel service east of Huntington continuing to Port Jefferson. The MTA also refers to the line as the "Huntington/Port Jefferson Branch" or "Huntington Branch".

  1. ^ "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. V. Retrieved August 4, 2022.