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The Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the U.S. state of New York.On LIRR maps and printed schedules, the "Ronkonkoma Branch" includes trains running along the railroad's Main Line from Hicksville (where the Port Jefferson Branch leaves the Main Line) to Ronkonkoma, and between Ronkonkoma and the Main Line's eastern terminus at Greenport.
The Cannonball is a seasonal named train operated by the Long Island Rail Road between Penn Station in New York City and Montauk on the east end of Long Island, New York.The train operates weekly between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend, operating eastbound on Fridays and westbound on Sundays, with westbound service also being offered through Columbus Day weekend.
The New York City Subway's 34th Street–Penn Station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) (1, 2, and 3 trains) and 34th Street–Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) (A, C, and E trains) stations are adjacent to the terminal. It also connects LIRR with Amtrak and NJ Transit trains.
All trains for the Port Jefferson Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch run through it, though only some trains on the Port Jefferson branch stop (and only a few on the Ronkonoma Branch do). It is located at Union and Post Avenues in Westbury, New York. It is 23.4 miles (37.7 km) from Penn Station. The station is fully wheelchair accessible.
The MTA planned a new station in Sunnyside, Queens, once East Side Access was completed. [6] [7] The MTA later proposed in their 20-year needs assessment for 2025 to 2044 that Sunnyside station serve both the LIRR and the Metro-North Railroad, with the latter providing service to Penn Station after Penn Station Access is completed. [8]
Ronkonkoma (signed as Ronkonkoma LI MacArthur Airport on station signage) 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 , and it also serves the adjacent ...
Main Line trains (the Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Montauk Branches) bypass the station using the three northern tracks while Hempstead Branch trains use the two southern tracks. The station is served by the Q36 and the n24 bus routes at Jericho Turnpike, and local taxis stop in front of the station. [citation needed]
On February 8, 2023, the LIRR announced that the Elmont–UBS Arena station would be served by trains on the Port Jefferson Branch as far as Huntington and on the Ronkonkoma Branch, with limited service during peak hours and most trains stopping during weekday evening or weekend hours.