East New York station

East New York
A westbound LIRR train at East New York station, as seen from the eastbound platform in 2017.
General information
LocationAtlantic Avenue & Havens Place
East New York, Brooklyn, New York 11207
Coordinates40°40′34″N 73°54′21″W / 40.676053°N 73.905925°W / 40.676053; -73.905925
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Atlantic Branch
Distance4.0 mi (6.4 km) from Atlantic Terminal[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections New York City Subway:
"L" train at Atlantic Avenue
"A" train"C" train"J" train"L" train"Z" train at Broadway Junction
Local Transit NYCT Bus: B12, B20, B25, B83, Q24, Q56
Construction
Accessibleno
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened1878
Closed1924 (Bay Ridge Branch platforms)
Previous namesManhattan Beach Railroad Crossing
Passengers
2012—20141,358 daily[2]
Rank66 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Nostrand Avenue City Terminal Zone
Atlantic shuttle
Jamaica
Terminus
West Hempstead Branch Jamaica
Hempstead Branch
Peak periods only
Jamaica
toward Hempstead
Babylon Branch
Peak periods only
Jamaica
toward Freeport
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Nostrand Avenue Atlantic Division Woodhaven
Rugby
Closed 1924[3]
toward Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge Branch Cypress Avenue
Closed 1924[3]
toward Fresh Pond
New Lots Road
Closed 1897[3]
toward Bay Ridge
Bushwick Avenue
Closed 1915[3]
toward Fresh Pond
Location
Map

The East New York station is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the East New York and Ocean Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York City, where that branch passes through the Jamaica Pass. It is generally served by the West Hempstead Branch and the City Terminal Zone Atlantic Branches of the LIRR.

The East New York station also formerly served the LIRR's Bay Ridge Branch until passenger service on that branch ended in 1924.

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bay Ridge line". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2000.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)