City Terminal Zone

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City Terminal Zone
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Westbound view of the line at the Borden Avenue grade crossing, looking west towards Long Island City.
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Long Island Rail Road
Locale Long Island, New York, United States
Termini
Stations12 (11 passenger, 1 employees-only)
1 future station
Service
Type Commuter rail
System Long Island Rail Road
Services
Operator(s) Long Island Rail Road
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail,  750 V DC (electrified portions)
Route map

Contents

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Grand Central Terminal
MTA NYC logo.svg
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg NJT logo.svg
Penn Station
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Grand Central Madison
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Long Island City
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Hunterspoint Avenue
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Atlantic Terminal
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Nostrand Avenue
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Woodside
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East New York
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Forest Hills
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Kew Gardens
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Jamaica
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Atlantic Branch
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Main Line
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  Montauk Branch
 

All other LIRR branches
diverge from these main routes

The City Terminal Zone is the set of Long Island Rail Road lines within New York City west of Jamaica station, except the Port Washington Branch.

Routes

Current routes

There are four routes that are part of the City Terminal Zone: [1]

Former routes

The City Terminal Zone formerly included the Lower Montauk Branch from Long Island City to Jamaica until passenger service on that route was discontinued in November 2012. This line formerly included Penny Bridge, Haberman, Fresh Pond, Glendale, and Richmond Hill stations until they were closed in March 1998. [3]

Stations

East of Jamaica, trains continue in Long Island on the Main Line (Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma), Atlantic Branch (Far Rockaway and Long Beach), and Montauk Branch (West Hempstead, Babylon, Montauk).

The Atlantic Terminal, Nostrand Avenue, and East New York stations are primarily served by a shuttle running between Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica. These stations are also served by select trains on the West Hempstead Branch on weekdays only, and a limited number of weekday peak trains from the Hempstead and Babylon branches. Other trains traveling east of Jamaica only run to Penn Station, Grand Central Madison, or Long Island City. [4] [5]

ZoneRoutesLocationStationConnections and notes
NYPGCMATLIC
1 Midtown Manhattan Pennsylvania Station Wheelchair symbol.svg BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak (long-distance): Cardinal , Crescent , Lake Shore Limited , Palmetto , Silver Meteor
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak (intercity): Acela , Adirondack , Carolinian , Empire Service , Ethan Allen Express , Keystone Service , Maple Leaf , Northeast Regional , Pennsylvanian , Vermonter
NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Rail:   Gladstone Branch,   Montclair–Boonton Line,   Morristown Line,   Northeast Corridor Line,   North Jersey Coast Line,   Raritan Valley Line
BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-1-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-3-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-A-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-C-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-E-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus
Grand Central Madison Wheelchair symbol.svg MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad:   Harlem Line,   Hudson Line,   New Haven Line
BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-6-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-6d-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-7-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-7d-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-S-Std.svg
Long Island City, Queens Long Island City Wheelchair symbol.svg BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-7-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-7d-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus
Ferry symbol.svg NYC Ferry: East River
Hunterspoint Avenue BSicon SUBWAY.svg New York City Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-7-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-7d-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-G-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus, NYCT Bus
Woodside, Queens Woodside Wheelchair symbol.svg MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road:   Port Washington Branch
BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-7-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-7d-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus, NYCT Bus
Forest Hills, Queens Forest Hills Wheelchair symbol.svg BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-E-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-F-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Fd-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-M-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-R-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus
Kew Gardens, Queens Kew Gardens Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus, NYCT Bus
Downtown Brooklyn Atlantic Terminal Wheelchair symbol.svg BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-3-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-4-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-B-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-D-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-N-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Q-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-R-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-W-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Nostrand Avenue Wheelchair symbol.svg BSicon SUBWAY.svg New York City Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-A-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-C-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus
East New York, Brooklyn East New York BSicon SUBWAY.svg New York City Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-A-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-C-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-L-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Z-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus
Richmond Hill, Queens Boland's Landing Employees only
3 Jamaica, Queens Jamaica Wheelchair symbol.svg MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road:   Babylon Branch,   Far Rockaway Branch,   Hempstead Branch,   Long Beach Branch,   Montauk Branch,   Oyster Bay Branch,   Port Jefferson Branch,   Ronkonkoma Branch,   West Hempstead Branch
BSicon SUBWAY.svg NYC Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-E-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-J-Std.svg NYCS-bull-trans-Z-Std.svg
Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus, NYCT Bus, Nassau Inter-County Express
AirTrain JFK notext logo.svg AirTrain JFK:   Jamaica Train

Future stations

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]

See also

References

  1. "City Terminal Zone Timetable" (PDF). New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Chapter 28: Comments and Responses on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement". East Side Access Environmental Impact Statement (PDF). New York: MTA Capital Construction. March 2001. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  3. Sengupta, Somini (March 15, 1998). "End of the Line for L.I.R.R.'s 10 Loneliest Stops". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. "LIRR full service begins Monday, 2/27, at Grand Central Madison; train schedules to change". ABC7 New York. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  5. Castillo, Alfonso A. (February 26, 2023). "East Side Access completed, LIRR riders get full service to Grand Central Madison Monday". Newsday. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  6. Kaufman, Maya (February 11, 2019). "Queens Officials Renew Call For Sunnyside LIRR Station". Queens, NY Patch. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. Kully, Sadef Ali (March 10, 2020). "Immediate Steps Seen for Sunnyside Development Plan". City Limits. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  8. "MTA's 2025-2044 20-Year Needs Assessment". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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