Atlantic Branch

Atlantic Branch
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LocaleWestern Long Island, New York, USA
Termini
Stations8 passenger, 1 employee-only
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Services (Atlantic Shuttle) (Peak Only) (Peak Only)
Operator(s)Metropolitan Transportation Authority
History
Opened1836 (west of Jamaica)
1867 (east of Jamaica)
Technical
Line length15.7[1] mi (25.3 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC
Route map

0.0 mi
0 km
Atlantic Terminal
"2" train"3" train"4" train"5" train"B" train"D" train"N" train"Q" train"R" train
Atlantic Avenue Viaduct
1.6 mi
2.6 km
Nostrand Avenue
"A" train"C" train
4.0 mi
6.4 km
East New York
"A" train"C" train"J" train"L" train"Z" train
Woodhaven (closed)
Clarenceville (closed)
Morris Park (closed)
8.5 mi
13.7 km
Dunton (closed)
Zone 1
Zone 3
9.3 mi
15 km
Jamaica
"E" train​​"J" train"Z" train
Beaver Street (closed)
South Street (closed)
Cedar Manor (closed)
12.2 mi
19.6 km
Locust Manor
Higbie Avenue (closed)
13.1 mi
21.1 km
Laurelton
14.0 mi
22.5 km
Rosedale
Zone 3
Zone 4
15.7 mi
25.3 km
Valley Stream
Distances shown from Atlantic Terminal

The Atlantic Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It is the only LIRR line with revenue passenger service in the borough of Brooklyn.

The line consists of two sections constructed separately. The portion of the line from Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica was constructed as part of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad and opened in 1836, while the portion from Jamaica to Valley Stream was constructed as part of the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1867.

  1. ^ a b Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 3, 2022.