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The LIRR logo combines the circular MTA logo with the text Long Island Rail Road, and appears on the sides of trains. 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 ...
MYmta is intended to combine MTA functionalities that are already available in separate apps such as Subway Time, Bus Time, and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad Train Time applications into one all-encompassing application. [2]
The MTA announced in May 2023 as part of wider fare changes, that a discounted ticket option would be introduced which would provide the same discounts as a regular CityTicket. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In August 2023, the special fare was unveiled and implemented as the Far Rockaway Ticket. [ 12 ]
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.
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is the only commuter railroad that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in North America. A GO Transit Bombardier cab car at Toronto's Scarborough Station . Almost all commuter rail services in North America are operated by government entities or quasi-governmental organizations.
Number of lines: 19 commuter rail routes 8 Metro-North routes; 11 LIRR routes; 26 rapid transit routes 25 subway routes; 1 Staten Island Railway route; 333 bus routes 238 local routes; 75 express routes; 20 Select Bus Service routes; Daily ridership: 3.6 million (2023 weekday average) [1] Annual ridership: 1.3 billion (2022) [1] Key people ...
[141] [142] In early 2024, to discourage fare evasion, the MTA reconfigured emergency exits at three stations so the exits opened only after a 15-second delay. [143] [144] The MTA also allocated $1 billion in its 2025–2029 Capital Program to install new faregates at selected stations to deter fare evasion. [145] [146]
In Spring 2013 the LIRR began work on the Massapequa Station Platform Rehabilitation Project, to replace the station's aging platform structure, platform canopy, elevator, escalator, platform waiting room, and the pedestrian bridge over Broadway. The project was estimated to cost the MTA $20 million, and was completed in the Summer of 2015. [3] [4]