Long Beach Branch
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The 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 continues west and the Far Rockaway Branch heads south. The Long Beach Branch runs east, paralleling the Montauk Branch, until Lynbrook, where it turns south towards Long Beach [1][2]
[edit] Stations
| Station/ location |
Station link |
Miles (kilometers) to Penn Station |
Connections/notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| For continuing service to Jamaica and points west, see City Terminal Zone | |||
| Jamaica-Beaver Street Jamaica |
closed | ||
| Cedar Manor South Jamaica |
closed 1960 | ||
| Locust Manor Farmers Boulevard and Bedell Street, Locust Manor |
[1] | 14.0 (22.5) | Bus (New York City Bus):Q3 (to JFK Airport); Q85 |
| Higbie Avenue Locust Manor |
closed 1960 | ||
| Laurelton (weekend service) 225th Street and 141st Road, Laurelton |
[2] | 14.9 (24.0) | Bus (New York City Transit Bus): Q85 (North and South Conduit Avenues, 3 blocks from station) |
| Rosedale (weekend service) North Conduit Avenue and 243rd Street, Rosedale |
[3] | 15.8 (25.4) | Bus (New York City Transit Bus): Q5, Q85 |
Valley Stream  Franklin Avenue and Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream |
[4] | 17.7 (28.5) | Transfer to Far Rockaway and West Hempstead Branch trains Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N1, N2, N3 |
| Lynbrook Sunrise Highway and Peninsula Boulevard, Lynbrook |
[5] | 19.5 (31.4) | Transfer to Babylon Branch trains Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N25, N31, N32, N36 |
| Centre Avenue Forest Avenue between Rocklyn Avenue and Centre Avenue, Lynbrook |
[6] | 20.0 (32.2) | |
| East Rockaway Ocean Avenue and Davison Place, East Rockaway |
[7] | 20.5 (33.0) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N36 |
| Oceanside Weidner Avenue and Lawson Boulevard, Oceanside |
[8] | 21.1 (34.0) | |
| Island Park Long Beach Road and Austin Boulevard, Island Park |
[9] | 23.7 (38.1) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N15 |
| Long Beach Park Place and Park Avenue, Long Beach |
[10] | 24.6 (39.6) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N15, N33 Bus (City of Long Beach): Long Beach shuttles, N69 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Long Island Rail Road | |
|---|---|
| Routes | Main Line • Atlantic • Montauk • (Central) |
| Branch services | Babylon • Belmont Park • City Terminal Zone • Far Rockaway • Hempstead • Long Beach • Montauk • Oyster Bay • Port Jefferson • Port Washington • Ronkonkoma • West Hempstead |
| Former and freight lines | Atlantic Avenue rapid transit • Bay Ridge • Bethpage • Bushwick • Central Extension • Creedmoor • Evergreen • Manhattan Beach • Manorville • Rockaway Beach • Sag Harbor • West Brighton Beach • Whitestone |
| Other | East Side Access • Fleet • Former lines • History • Stations |
