Oyster Bay Branch

Oyster Bay Branch
Double-decker Train #6506 to Oyster Bay at Mineola
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Long Island Rail Road
Locale	Nassau County, New York, USA
Termini	Mineola Oyster Bay
Stations	10
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Long Island Rail Road
Services	Oyster Bay Branch
Operator(s)	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Daily ridership	6,000 (2003)[1]
Ridership	1,023,159 (annual ridership, 2023)[2]
History
Opened	1865–1889
Technical
Track length	14.68 miles (23.6 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC (south of East Williston)
Route map Show interactive map Legend Main Line to Penn Station, Grand Central, or Long Island City Atlantic 9.3 mi 15 km Jamaica ​​​ Far Rockaway Long Beach via Atlantic Babylon West Hempstead via Montauk Hillside Facility 11.5 mi 18.5 km Hollis 13.2 mi 21.2 km Queens Village Queens Nassau Zone 3 Zone 4 Belmont Park Bellerose 14.9 mi 24 km Floral Park Hempstead 16.2 mi 26.1 km New Hyde Park 17.3 mi 27.8 km Merillon Avenue 18.6 mi 29.9 km Mineola Ronkonkoma Port Jefferson Montauk via Main West Hempstead Branch (former) 19.8 mi 31.9 km East Williston end of electrification Zone 4 Zone 7 20.8 mi 33.5 km Albertson 22.2 mi 35.7 km Roslyn North Roslyn (closed) 24.2 mi 38.9 km Greenvale 25.4 mi 40.9 km Glen Head 26.7 mi 43 km Sea Cliff 27.3 mi 43.9 km Glen Street 27.9 mi 44.9 km Glen Cove 29.0 mi 46.7 km Locust Valley Mill Neck (closed) 32.9 mi 52.9 km Oyster Bay Oyster Bay Turntable Oyster Bay Yard Distances shown from Long Island City This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

The Oyster Bay 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 Mineola station, and runs north and east to Oyster Bay.^[4] The branch is electrified between East Williston and Mineola. The branch opened in segments between 1865 and 1889.