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The Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station (announced as the Far Rockaway station) is the eastern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IND Rockaway Line. Originally a Long Island Rail Road station, it is currently the easternmost station in the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times until May 2025. [5]
The original Far Rockaway station was built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on July 29, 1869. [2] From 1872 to 1877, the station was located in close proximity to the southern terminus of the LIRR's Cedarhurst Cut-off.
Stations Western terminal Eastern terminal Branches Atlantic Branch: 8 Atlantic Terminal: Valley Stream City Terminal Zone Far Rockaway Branch Long Beach Branch: Main Line: 29 Penn Station or Grand Central Madison: Greenport City Terminal Zone Belmont Park Branch Hempstead Branch Oyster Bay Branch
During the closure, there is shuttle bus service between Howard Beach and the Rockaways [40] [43] and all trips from the LIRR's Far Rockaway station to City Terminal Zone stations (and their corresponding return trips) are discounted to $2.75.
The Far Rockaway terminal station for the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch. [58] The branch had been part of a loop with service along the existing route, continuing through the Rockaway Peninsula and crossing on a trestle across Jamaica Bay through Queens, where it reconnected with other branches.
Between the late 1960s and 1990s, various stations along the Far Rockaway Branch were given high-level platforms in order to accommodate modern M1, M3, and M7 railcars. The Far Rockaway Branch has the distinction of containing the oldest surviving railroad station on Long Island, and the only existing building constructed by an LIRR predecessor ...
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]
The Far Rockaway terminal station for the LIRR's Far Rockaway Branch is located in Far Rockaway. The branch had originally been part of a loop that traveled along the existing route, continuing through the Rockaway Peninsula and heading on a trestle across Jamaica Bay through Queens where it reconnected with other branches. Frequent fires and ...