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In 1909, Long Beach station was moved 1,000 feet (300 m) north from the oceanfront to Reynolds Channel, where it remains today. [9] A five-mile (8 km) extension to Point Lookout, New York owned by the Long Beach Marine Railway Company existed between 1881 and 1895. The LIRR bought the line in 1886 and continued to operate passenger service ...
Due to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, the LIRR project was canceled long before the tunnel was completed. The New York Times noted that the lower level of the 63rd Street Tunnel was still under construction by 1976, even though "officials knew that the tunnel would never be used."
Schematic diagram of Long Island Rail Road services and stations. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter railway system serving all four counties of Long Island, with two stations in the Manhattan borough of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. Its operator is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York.
Long Beach station was originally built in 1880 by the New York and Long Beach Railroad, however it was much closer to the Atlantic Ocean than the present station. The site was surrounded by Broadway, Penn Street, Edwards Boulevard and Riverside Boulevard, and served the grand Long Beach Hotel, [ 6 ] which Austin Corbin claimed was the world's ...
An East Loop bus leaving Long Beach station. The City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach LIRR station. The fare is $2.25 except on the Point Lookout route, which has a $2.50 fare, and payable in cash (coins and $1 bills) only. MetroCard is not accepted.
New York City Subway: A and C (at Nostrand Avenue) New York City Bus: B52, B44 SBS, B65 East New York, Brooklyn: East New York: New York City Subway: L at (Atlantic Avenue), A, C , J , L , and Z (at Broadway Junction) New York City Bus: B12, B20, B25, B83, Q24, Q56 Richmond Hill, Queens: Boland's Landing: Employees only 3
In 2003, the LIRR and Metro-North started a pilot program in which passengers traveling within New York City were allowed to buy one-way tickets for $2.50. [94] The special reduced-fare CityTicket, proposed by the New York City Transit Riders Council, [94] was formally introduced in 2004. [95]
City of Long Beach Department of Transportation: Commenced operation: c. 1950: Headquarters: 1 West Chester Street Long Beach, New York 11561: Locale: Southern Nassau County: Service area: Long Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout: Service type: Local bus service: Routes: 6: Stops ~70: Hubs: Long Beach LIRR station: Fleet: 10 (fixed route) 4 ...