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The Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in New York, with two segments: one electrified between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma, and one diesel-electric between Ronkonkoma and Greenport. Learn about the history, stations, ridership, and service patterns of this branch.
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter rail system in New York, owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It operates 11 lines and 126 stations across Long Island and into Manhattan, with a system map and history on Wikipedia.
Find out the names, locations, and features of the 126 stations on the LIRR, the busiest commuter railroad in the U.S. Learn about the different types and designs of stations, platform lengths, station houses, and historical preservation.
Greenport station opened on July 29, 1844, [2] as the terminus of the Main line of the LIRR, although some in the industry had hope of building an extension to a cross-sound bridge. The station was listed as Green–Port on the 1852 timetable. [5] On July 4, 1870, it was burned as part of Town festivities, and was rebuilt in October later that ...
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in New York, connecting Long Island City to Greenport. It has five branches, four of which are electrified and double tracked, and one of which is non-electrified and single tracked.
Although the station is located within New York City, it was not initially part of LIRR's CityTicket program—which provides discounted tickets for LIRR and Metro-North Railroad trips entirely within the city—as the line passes through Nassau County. [5] Residents and politicians had asked the MTA to include the station in the program.
Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues. It is a sheltered concrete elevated platform that stands in the shadows of the original station, which was accessible from the ends of Maxwell, Audrey, and Hamilton Avenues.
Learn about the history and types of trains used by the LIRR, including electric, diesel, and bilevel cars. The M3 cars are part of the electric fleet, built by Budd and General Electric in 1985 and 1986.