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The platforms, as viewed looking east from the 61st Street–Woodside station. Woodside originally had two railroad stations. One was built in 1861 on 60th Street by the LIRR subsidiary New York and Jamaica Railroad; the other, larger station was built by the Flushing and North Side Railroad on November 15, 1869, and was the first to be built by the F&NS after acquiring the troubled New York ...
Queens: 1866 3 Little Neck (1866–1870) East Hampton Montauk Branch: Suffolk: 1895 14 East New York City Terminal Zone (Atlantic Branch) Brooklyn: 1878 1 East Rockaway Long Beach Branch: Nassau: 1880 7 East Williston Oyster Bay Branch: Nassau: 1880 4 Elmont Hempstead Branch Nassau: 2021-2022 ‡ 4 Far Rockaway
The LIRR is one of two commuter rail systems owned by the MTA, the other being the Metro-North Railroad in the northern suburbs of the New York area. Established in 1834 (the first section between the Brooklyn waterfront and Jamaica opened on April 18, 1836) and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest railroad in the United ...
1909 Map of Queens (now Queens Village) station. Between March and November 1837, the current site of Queens Village station was the site of an early Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad station named Flushing Avenue station then renamed DeLancey Avenue station and later named Brushville station until it was moved to what is today 212nd Street, the site of the former Bellaire station, which was used ...
The Jamaica station is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, [8] it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.
The Forest Hills station is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), located in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens in New York City.It is lightly used compared to other stations in the city, with 2,408 daily riders in 2023; [3] many residents opt for the subway because of its more frequent service, cheaper fares, and direct express trains to Midtown Manhattan.
Fresh Pond Junction is a freight yard in the Ridgewood and Glendale neighborhoods of Queens in New York City. It is operated by the New York & Atlantic Railway, which serves Long Island using tracks owned by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). [1] The yard has operated since the early 20th century [2] and is the primary rail freight yard on the ...
The Long Island City station is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in the Hunters Point and Long Island City neighborhoods of Queens, New York City.Located within the City Terminal Zone at Borden Avenue and Second Street, it is the westernmost LIRR station in Queens and the end of both the Main Line and Montauk Branch.