. It begins in Long Island City and runs along the middle of
. A mile east of Long Island City (east of
join the two tracks from Long Island City; most Main Line trains use those tunnels rather than running to or from Long Island City.
Continuing east, five branches split from the Main Line; in order from west to east, they are:
Trains on the Main Line between Long Island City and Ronkonkoma are governed by Automatic Block and Interlocking Signals and by
(known as Automatic Speed Control by the LIRR). East of Ronkonkoma to Greenport trains operate in non-signalled or "Dark Territory", with all train movements governed by train orders and timetable authority.
station), where the four tracks from Penn Station in Manhattan join the Main Line after passing through the
. East of Harold the four-track Main Line runs adjacent to the two-track
until, 0.7 miles southeast of the Woodside station, the Port Washington Branch turns northeastward. The Main Line continues southeast with four tracks to Jay Interlocking where it meets the Atlantic Branch and
station. Eight platform tracks and two bypass tracks pass Jamaica station, along with a few yard tracks and two former freight tracks on the south side that can be used by trains bypassing Jamaica. At Hall Interlocking just east of the station there are eight through tracks: two usually-westward tracks for Main Line and Montauk trains, two Atlantic Branch tracks that are about to duck under and turn southeast, two usually-eastward Main Line/Montauk tracks, and the two former freight tracks on the south side of Hall tower.
trains get their own two tracks in the center of the four Main Line tracks until the Montauk tracks fly over the other tracks and head southeast. At Queens Interlocking, just inside Nassau County between the
stations, the four-track Main Line splits into the two-track Main Line and the two-track
where the Hempstead Branch curves away southward. The two-track Main Line continues east to
begins and curves to the north. The line continues east from Mineola to
begins and curves to the north. To just east of Farmingdale Station the Main Line has two tracks, then is single track with passing sidings to Greenport except for a three-mile stretch of double track from west of Deer Park to east of Brentwood. The Main Line was electrified between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma in 1987, requiring construction of high platforms along that stretch. LIRR plans eventually to complete double track to Ronkonkoma.
The Main Line west of Jamaica to Harold Interlocking is the only line that can reach the
use it. The portion between Harold and the
and LIC.
East of Jamaica Station the Main Line is used by all trains on the Hempstead Branch, the Oyster Bay Branch (diverging east of Mineola), the Port Jefferson Branch (diverging east of Hicksville), and the
). Some
. Weekend service east of Ronkonkoma only operates between Memorial Day and Columbus Day.
The Main Line opened beyond Jamaica to Hicksville on March 1, 1837; shortly afterwards, the
severely curtailed construction. It was extended to Farmingdale on October 15, 1841, Deer Park on March 14, 1842, Brentwood on June 24, Central Islip on July 14, and Yaphank on June 26, 1844. An opening excursion to
was operated on July 27, 1844, and revenue service began over the full line on July 29.
To accommodate an expected increase in Long Island Rail Road ridership once the
in the future. Components of the project include purchasing properties in the track's right of way, eliminating grade crossings (in conjunction with
), relocating existing stations, and reconfiguring Mineola Station. Fierce opposition for building a third track comes from the villages of
, which say the construction and the resulting increased train service will reduce the quality of life in their neighborhoods. However, these villages do support station improvements and the elimination of grade crossings.
trains run on separate tracks east of Queens Village (and split south, east of Floral Park),
trains split off after Hicksville.
split off after Bethpage, but only some stop at Mineola and Hicksville east of Jamaica.
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Long Island CityLong Island City is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, Queens. Within the City Terminal Zone and located at Borden Avenue and 2nd Street, it is the westernmost LIRR station in Queens and the end of both the Main Line and the Montauk Branch...
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: trains at Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue
BusNew York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
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NY WaterwayNY Waterway, or New York Waterway, is a private transportation company running ferry and bus service in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley...
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: trains at Hunters Point AvenueHunters Point Avenue is a station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 49th Avenue and 21st Street in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, it is served at all times by the 7 train and the <7> train rush hours in the peak direction.This station has two...
BusNew York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
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For service to Penn StationPennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...
and Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
, see City Terminal ZoneThe City Terminal Zone is the name given to a collection of rail lines of the Long Island Rail Road in New York City. Specifically, it refers to all stations that lie in fare zone 1 , which is the set of stations west of Jamaica.-Stations:- Routes : There are three routes that are considered part...
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61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue
WoodsideWoodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while others are...
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LIRRThe Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
: Port Washington BranchThe Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York...
trains
SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
: trains at Woodside – 61st Street
BusNew York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
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| Forest Hills Forest Hills is a commuter rail station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Forest HIlls. Like other LIRR stations within New York City, passengers may take advantage of the CityTicket program on weekends...
Continental Avenue (71st Ave) & Austin Street, 2 blocks South of Queens Boulevard
Forest HillsForest Hills is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.-Neighborhood:The neighborhood is home to upper-middle class residents, of whom the wealthier residents often live in the neighborhood's Forest Hills Gardens area...
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SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
: trains at Forest Hills – 71st Avenue
BusNew York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
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| Kew Gardens Kew Gardens is a railroad station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Kew Gardens, Queens. The station is located at Austin Street and Lefferts Boulevard...
Austin Street and Lefferts Boulevard, between Queens Boulevard and Metropolitan Avenue.
Kew GardensKew Gardens is a triangular-shaped neighborhood in central Queens bounded to the north by the Jackie Robinson Parkway , to the east by Van Wyck Expressway and 131st Street, to the south by Hillside Avenue, and to the west by Park Lane, Abingdon Road and 118th Street...
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SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
: trains at Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike
BusNew York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
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JamaicaJamaica is a major hub station of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the country with over 200,000 daily passengers...
Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue
JamaicaJamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
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LIRRThe Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
: Atlantic Branch, Babylon BranchThe Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The term refers to the trains serving Montauk Branch stations from Valley Stream east to Babylon. The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of...
, Belmont Park Branch, Far Rockaway BranchThe Far Rockaway Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at Valley Interlocking, just east of Valley Stream station; the Long Beach Branch also begins there, heading east and south to Long Beach,...
, Hempstead BranchThe Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station...
, Long Beach BranchThe Long Beach Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at Valley Interlocking, at Valley Stream station, where the Atlantic Branch tracks from the west are redesignated Long Beach Branch and the...
, Montauk BranchThe Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
, Oyster Bay BranchThe 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.-History:...
, Port Jefferson BranchThe 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...
, Ronkonkoma BranchThe Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. On LIRR maps and printed schedules, "Ronkonkoma Branch" refers to trains running along the railroad's Main Line from Hicksville east to the line's terminus at Greenport.The section of the...
and West Hempstead BranchThe West Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.The branch separates from the Main Line just east of Jamaica Station, and runs southeastward to West Hempstead...
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SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
: trains at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport
BusNew York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q25, Q30, Q31, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q43, Q44, Q60, Q65
AirTrain JFKAirTrain JFK is a 3-line, -long people mover system and elevated railway in New York City providing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport...
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BabylonThe Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The term refers to the trains serving Montauk Branch stations from Valley Stream east to Babylon. The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of...
and Montauk BranchThe Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
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HollisHollis is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line at the intersection of 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue in Hollis, Queens, New York City, United States. It has two side platforms along the four-track line; only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch stop. The station was called East...
193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue, HollisHollis is a neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. A predominantly African American community, the boundaries are considered to be the Far Rockaway Branch of the Long Island Rail Road to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to...
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Springfield Boulevard and Amboy Lane, Queens VillageQueens Village is mostly a residential neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens.The Queens Village Post Office serves the ZIP codes of 11427 , 11428 , and 11429...
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New York City Bus New York City Transit buses, marked on the buses MTA New York City Bus, is a bus service that operates in all five boroughs of New York City, employing over 4300 buses on 219 routes within the five boroughs of New York City in the United States...
: Q1, Q27, Q36, Q83, Q88
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New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
/ Long IslandLong Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
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Hempstead BranchThe Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station...
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Floral ParkFloral Park is a Long Island Rail Road train station in Floral Park, New York at Tulip and Atlantic Avenues, on the Main Line and Hempstead Branch just west of their split...
Tulip Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Floral ParkFloral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island. The population as of the US Census of 2010 is 15,863. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead...
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LIRRThe Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
: Hempstead BranchThe Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station...
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New Hyde ParkNew Hyde Park is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at New Hyde Park Road and 2nd Avenue in New Hyde Park, New York. The station house is near the eastern part of the westbound platform...
New Hyde Park and 2nd Avenue, New Hyde ParkNew Hyde Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island.The population of the Village of New Hyde Park was 9,712 at the 2010 census...
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Nassau Boulevard and Merillon Avenue, Garden CityGarden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
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MineolaMineola is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Mineola, New York. All trains for the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, and Oyster Bay branches run through this station, as well as a few for the Montauk Branch. As of May 2011, 145 trains stop at this station...
Front Street and Mineola Boulevard, MineolaMineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....
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Oyster Bay BranchThe 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.-History:...
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| Carle Place Carle Place is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road . It is officially located at Cherry Lane & Atlantic Avenue in Carle Place, New York, however the only parking space is at Stonehinge Lane, which is one block east of the corner of Cherry Lane and Mineola Avenue.Carle...
Cherry Lane and Atlantic Avenue, Carle PlaceCarle Place is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. As of 2010 the CDP population was 4,981...
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WestburyWestbury is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line. All trains for the Port Jefferson Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch run through it, though only some trains on the Port Jefferson branch stop . It is located at Union and Post Avenues in Westbury, New York. It is 23.4 miles from Penn Station...
Union Avenue and Post Avenue WestburyWestbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
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HicksvilleHicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road located in Hicksville, New York. It is the busiest station east of Jamaica by combined weekday/weekend ridership...
Newbridge Road (Route 106New York State Route 106 is a state highway in New York, running from NY 105 in North Bellmore to Oyster Bay. It runs through the Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, including the hamlets of East Meadow, Levittown, Hicksville, Jericho, and East Norwich and the Villages of Brookville and...
) and West Barclay Street, HicksvilleHicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 41,547 at the 2010 census...
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| Main Line also known as Ronkonkoma Branch The Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. On LIRR maps and printed schedules, "Ronkonkoma Branch" refers to trains running along the railroad's Main Line from Hicksville east to the line's terminus at Greenport.The section of the...
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BethpageBethpage Station is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Stewart Avenue and Jackson Avenue, in Bethpage, New York, and serves Ronkonkoma Branch trains...
Stewart Avenue and Jackson Avenue, BethpageBethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States, as well as a census-designated place with borders slightly different from those of the hamlet...
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FarmingdaleThe Farmingdale Railroad Station is a historic railroad station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street and Atlantic Avenue, in Farmingdale, New York, however, the actual station is on Eastern Parkway...
Off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street and Atlantic Avenue, FarmingdaleThe Village of Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York in the United States...
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/ Suffolk CountySuffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
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Straight Path and Long Island Avenue, WyandanchWyandanch is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 10,546 at the 2000 census.-History:...
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Deer ParkDeer Park is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Pineaire Drive, Executive Avenue, and Long Island Avenue near Deer Park, New York...
Pine Aire Drive and Long Island Avenue, Deer ParkDeer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.-History:...
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BrentwoodBrentwood is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Suffolk County Road 100 and Brentwood Road in Brentwood, New York. However, it has parking facilities and other amenities that are extended far beyond its given location...
Brentwood Road and Suffolk Avenue, BrentwoodBrentwood is a hamlet of the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York. According to the 2000 Census, the population of Brentwood is 53,917.The colony was established on March 21, 1851, on 750 acres of land on Long Island, New York, by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews...
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Central IslipCentral Islip is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is at the southwest corner of Suffolk County Road 100 and Lowell Avenue in Central Islip, New York...
Lowell Avenue and Suffolk Avenue, Central IslipCentral Islip is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, U.S.. The population was 31,950 at the 2000 census.-History and overview:...
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Hawkins Avenue and Johnson Avenue, RonkonkomaRonkonkoma is a census-designated place on Long Island in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,029 at the 2000 census...
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MedfordMedford is a station in the hamlet of Medford, New York on the Main Line of the Long Island Railroad. Medford is located on New York State Route 112 between Peconic Avenue and Long Island Avenue. Access to the station is available from a narrow curving roadway leading off Route 112...
Medford Avenue (New York State Route 112New York State Route 112 is a New York state highway, entirely within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. It runs from Montauk Highway, formerly part of NY 27A, in the village of Patchogue to NY 25A in Port Jefferson Station. It is known locally as Medford Ave in Patchogue...
) and Long Island Avenue, MedfordMedford is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 21,985 at the 2000 census.Medford is a community in the southwest part of the Town of Brookhaven...
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YaphankYaphank is a station in the hamlet of Yaphank, New York on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Park Street near Suffolk County Road 21 . It is also accessible from streets in and around Suffolk County. The distance between Yaphank and the next station, Riverhead, is the...
Yaphank Avenue and Park Street, YaphankYaphank is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,025 at the 2000 census.Yaphank is a community in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven...
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Love Lane and Pike Street, MattituckMattituck is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,198 at the 2000 census.Mattituck CDP roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the town of Southold.- History :...
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Youngs Avenue and Traveler Street, SoutholdSouthold is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located in the northeastern tip of the county, on the North Fork of Long Island. The population was 20,599 at the 2000 census...
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GreenportThe Greenport Railroad Station is the terminus of the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Wiggins Street and Fourth Street in the Village of Greenport, New York, although the property spans as far east as 3rd Street and the Shelter Island North Ferry...
Wiggins Street and 4th Street, GreenportGreenport is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located on the north fork of Long Island. The population was 2,048 at the 2000 census....
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Ferry to Shelter Island Shelter Island is a town and island at the eastern end of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It forms the tip of Suffolk County and is separated from the rest of the county by water. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and New London, ConnecticutNew London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
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Long Island CityLong Island City is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, Queens. Within the City Terminal Zone and located at Borden Avenue and 2nd Street, it is the westernmost LIRR station in Queens and the end of both the Main Line and the Montauk Branch...
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Hunterspoint AvenueHunterspoint Avenue is a Long Island Rail Road train station within the City Terminal Zone on the Main Line. It is at Hunters Point Avenue and Skillman Avenue in Long Island City, Queens...
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August 1860 |
present |
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Woodside Woodside is a railroad station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. It is the first station passed by eastward trains from Pennsylvania Station, and it is the only Queens station that serves both the Port Washington Branch and the other LIRR branches that...
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1861 |
present |
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Winfield |
1865 |
1929 |
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Grand Street Grand Street was a railroad station located on the Main Line of the Long Island Railroad It was located on Grand Street in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City, west of the present Grand Avenue – Newtown subway station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line...
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1913 |
1925 |
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Rego Park Rego Park is a former Long Island Rail Road station. It was made of wood, unlike most other stations that were concrete. The station opened in May 1928 with two platforms outside the two Rockaway Beach Branch tracks that bracketed the four-track Main Line, so only Rockaway trains stopped there....
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1928 |
1962 |
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Matawok |
1922 |
1925 |
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Forest Hills Forest Hills is a commuter rail station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Forest HIlls. Like other LIRR stations within New York City, passengers may take advantage of the CityTicket program on weekends...
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1906 |
present |
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Hopedale |
1875 |
by 1884 |
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Kew Gardens Kew Gardens is a railroad station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Kew Gardens, Queens. The station is located at Austin Street and Lefferts Boulevard...
originally Maple Grove, then Kew |
1879
1883
1910 |
1882
1909
present |
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Westbridge
earlier High Bridge |
1916 |
1939 |
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Dunton Dunton was a ground-level station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Montauk Branch, and Atlantic Branch in Dunton, Queens, New York City, United States...
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1897 |
1939 |
| 9.9 |
JamaicaJamaica is a major hub station of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the country with over 200,000 daily passengers...
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1836 |
present |
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Union Hall Street Union Hall Street was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line at Union Hall Street at York College in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States.-History:...
earlier New York Avenue |
ca. 1890 |
1976 |
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Canal Street Canal Street was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch at Canal Street in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States....
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June 24, 1890 |
1899 |
| 10.9 |
HillsideHillside, earlier Rockaway Junction, was a junction and station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch in Hillside, Queens, New York City, United States...
earlier Rockaway Junction |
June 24, 1890 |
July 1, 1966 |
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Hillside Facility The Hillside Facility is a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road in Hollis, Queens, New York City, United States. It is the first stop along the Main Line of the LIRR east of Jamaica Station...
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1991 |
present |
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Willow Tree |
ca. 1837 |
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| 11.9 |
HollisHollis is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line at the intersection of 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue in Hollis, Queens, New York City, United States. It has two side platforms along the four-track line; only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch stop. The station was called East...
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1885 |
present |
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Bellaire Bellaire was a station stop along the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Originally, it was the site of a station known as Brushville in 1837 which opened along with the rest of the LIRR Main Line to Hicksville, New York. The station was razed sometime in 1871...
originally Flushing Avenue, then Brushville, then Interstate Park, then Brushville Road |
March 1, 1837
1900 |
ca. 1871
1972 |
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Queens Village Queens Village is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, located between 218th Street and Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village, Queens, New York City. It has two side platforms along the four-track line, and only serves Hempstead Branch trains. The two-story station house is...
originally Queens |
1881
1924 |
present |
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Belmont Park Belmont Park is a seasonal-use Long Island Rail Road station on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, New York. The station is open and train service is operated only during the racing seasons of Belmont Park. The station is a terminus of a spur line that lies south of and between...
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1905 |
present |
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Bellerose Bellerose is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road ; only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch stop. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, south of Jericho Turnpike, in Bellerose, New York, and has a full-service ticket machine on the north side of the...
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1898 |
present (Hempstead BranchThe Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station...
only) |
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Floral ParkFloral Park is a Long Island Rail Road train station in Floral Park, New York at Tulip and Atlantic Avenues, on the Main Line and Hempstead Branch just west of their split...
originally Plainfield, then Stewart Junction, then Hinsdale, then East Hinsdale |
1870s |
present |
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New Hyde ParkNew Hyde Park is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at New Hyde Park Road and 2nd Avenue in New Hyde Park, New York. The station house is near the eastern part of the westbound platform...
earlier Hyde Park |
ca. 1837 |
present |
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Merillon Avenue Merillon Avenue is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Nassau Boulevard and Merillon Avenue in Garden City...
originally Clowesville, then Garden City |
1837 |
present |
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MineolaMineola is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Mineola, New York. All trains for the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, and Oyster Bay branches run through this station, as well as a few for the Montauk Branch. As of May 2011, 145 trains stop at this station...
originally Hempstead, then Branch or Hempstead Branch |
March 1, 1837 |
present |
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Carle Place Carle Place is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road . It is officially located at Cherry Lane & Atlantic Avenue in Carle Place, New York, however the only parking space is at Stonehinge Lane, which is one block east of the corner of Cherry Lane and Mineola Avenue.Carle...
earlier Carll Place |
May 1842 |
present |
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WestburyWestbury is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line. All trains for the Port Jefferson Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch run through it, though only some trains on the Port Jefferson branch stop . It is located at Union and Post Avenues in Westbury, New York. It is 23.4 miles from Penn Station...
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March 1, 1837 |
present |
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New Cassel |
1875 |
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HicksvilleHicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road located in Hicksville, New York. It is the busiest station east of Jamaica by combined weekday/weekend ridership...
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March 1, 1837 |
present |
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Grumman Grumman was a station stop along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road and was opened February 2, 1942 for employees of Grumman Aviation, at the Grumman Bethpage Airport. Wooden shelter sheds were built at the station which was relocated in 1951 when South Oyster Bay Road was realigned for the...
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1942 |
1970's |
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BethpageBethpage Station is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Stewart Avenue and Jackson Avenue, in Bethpage, New York, and serves Ronkonkoma Branch trains...
originally Jerusalem, then Central Park |
by 1854 |
present |
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Bethpage Junction The Bethpage Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road , running from the present-day split between the Ronkonkoma Branch and Central Branch north about 1¾ miles to present-day Old Bethpage, New York.This branch was originally built by the Central Railroad of Long Island in...
(Beth Interlocking) |
1873 |
closed |
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FarmingdaleThe Farmingdale Railroad Station is a historic railroad station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street and Atlantic Avenue, in Farmingdale, New York, however, the actual station is on Eastern Parkway...
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October 15, 1841 |
present |
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Republic Republic was a station stop along the Ronkonkoma Branch for employees of the Fairchild Engine & Airplane Manufacturing Company on December 9, 1940. It was closed in 1986. This station was used by employees of the nearby Republic Airport...
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1940 |
1970's |
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Pinelawn Pinelawn Station is a small railroad station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is on Long Island Avenue, east of the Suffolk County Road 3 grade crossing, south of Melville, New York....
earlier Melville |
1890s |
present |
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Wyandanch Wyandanch is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Straight Path and Long Island Avenue, off Acorn Avenue in Wyandanch, New York. All parking near the station is free, and maintained either by Suffolk County or the Town of Babylon.-History:Wyandanch Station...
originally West Deer Park, then Wyandance |
1875 |
present |
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Edgewood |
1892 |
1914 |
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Deer ParkDeer Park is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Pineaire Drive, Executive Avenue, and Long Island Avenue near Deer Park, New York...
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March 14, 1842 |
present |
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Pilgrim State Hospital |
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1978 |
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Thompson |
June 1842 |
1869 |
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Pineaire |
1915 |
1986 |
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BrentwoodBrentwood is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Suffolk County Road 100 and Brentwood Road in Brentwood, New York. However, it has parking facilities and other amenities that are extended far beyond its given location...
originally Modern Times |
1870 |
present |
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Suffolk |
August 10, 1842 |
1873 |
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Central IslipCentral Islip is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is at the southwest corner of Suffolk County Road 100 and Lowell Avenue in Central Islip, New York...
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1873
1916
1958
1987 |
present |
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Central Islip State Hospital |
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Nichols Road |
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Lakeland
earlier Lake Road |
1843 |
1883 |
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RonkonkomaRonkonkoma is a major railroad station and transportation hub along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Ronkonkoma, New York. The station is the eastern terminus of the Ronkonkoma Branch and the western terminus of the Greenport Branch....
earlier Lake Ronkonkoma |
1883 |
present |
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Holbrook Holbrook was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It first opened around 1907 and closed in June 1962, although the sheltered shed may have lasted as long as 1970. This station was located between Ronkonkoma and Holtsville Stations on Coates Avenue in Holbrook,...
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1844 |
1962 |
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Holtsville Holtsville was a station stop on the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located off of Waverly Avenue between Long Island Avenue and Furrows Road in Holtsville, New York.-History:...
earlier Waverly |
1843 |
March 16, 1998 |
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MedfordMedford is a station in the hamlet of Medford, New York on the Main Line of the Long Island Railroad. Medford is located on New York State Route 112 between Peconic Avenue and Long Island Avenue. Access to the station is available from a narrow curving roadway leading off Route 112...
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June 26, 1844 |
present |
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Bartlett's
earlier Bellport |
1852 |
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Fire Place |
June 26, 1844 |
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YaphankYaphank is a station in the hamlet of Yaphank, New York on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Park Street near Suffolk County Road 21 . It is also accessible from streets in and around Suffolk County. The distance between Yaphank and the next station, Riverhead, is the...
earlier Milleville |
1844 |
present |
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Carman's River |
June 26, 1844 |
1945 |
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Upton Road |
1918 |
1922 |
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Camp Upton |
1917 |
1922 |
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Wampmissic |
by 1852 |
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Manorville Manorville was a railroad station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. in Manorville, New York. The station was built in 1845 and closed in 1968.Manorville Station originally opened on June 14, 1845 as "St...
originally St. George's Manor, then Manor |
by 1845 |
ca. 1968 |
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Calverton Calverton was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Calverton, New York. It was originally built around 1880 as Baiting Hollow. The depot closed and moved to undisclosed location around 1922 and second depot built further east around same year, which was located...
originally Hulse Turnout, then Baiting Hollow |
1852 |
ca. 1958 |
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Riverhead Riverhead is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Osborne Avenue and Railroad Street in Riverhead, New York, north of NY 25 and the Suffolk County Court House.-History:...
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1844 |
present |
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Aquebogue |
1892 |
c. 1967 |
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Jamesport |
1844 |
1985 |
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Laurel |
1901 |
1967 |
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Mattituck Mattituck is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Love Lane and Pike Street, north of New York State Route 25 in Mattituck, New York....
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by 1845 |
present |
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Cutchogue Cutchogue was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Depot Lane in Cutchogue, New York, a street that was named for the station. Cutchogue Station first appeared on an issued timetable on June 14, 1845 and discontinued as a station stop around...
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1844 |
1962 |
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Peconic Peconic was a station stop along the Greenport Branch and first appears as Hermitage around 1848 but it is later renamed Peconic. Shelter was built and placed around 1942 and the station stop itself was discontinued around 1970. It was located between Cutchogue and Southold Stations.-References:...
earlier Hermitage |
1844 |
ca. 1970 |
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Southold Southold is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Youngs Avenue and Traveler Street, just north of NY 25 in Southold, New York, and is the last LIRR station to be located north of NY 25....
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1844 |
present |
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GreenportThe Greenport Railroad Station is the terminus of the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Wiggins Street and Fourth Street in the Village of Greenport, New York, although the property spans as far east as 3rd Street and the Shelter Island North Ferry...
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1844 |
present |