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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Area served: Long Island: Locale: Long Island, New York: Transit type: Commuter rail: Number of lines: 11: Number of stations: 126: Daily ridership: 276,800 (weekdays, Q1 2024) Annual ridership: 75,186,900 (2023) Chief executive: Robert Free: Headquarters: Jamaica station, Jamaica, New York, U.S. Website
The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest United States railroad still operating under its original name and charter. [1] It consolidated several other companies in the late 19th century.
SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS — A proposed commuter rail station in Sunnyside that has long been dreamed about by transit advocates will now undergo a more formal study by the MTA, the agency revealed last...
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.
LIRR ridership inside the city — especially from historically disadvantaged neighborhoods — is up 28 percent, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said. For four consecutive months, the LIRR’s...
Plan To Bring LIRR Service To East Side On Track To Start In 2022: MTA - North Fork, NY - According to the MTA, the project symbolizes a "huge increase to service, with 41 percent more trains...
The M9 is a class of electric multiple unit railroad cars being built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for use on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad. They entered service September 11, 2019.
LONG ISLAND, NY — A dramatic drop in ridership since the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a funding shortfall for the MTA — and could lead to potential fare hikes, service cuts and other measures ...
As indicated in the MTA's 2015–2034 Capital Needs Assessment, the MTA will extend the double-track to Yaphank if funding is available. This will allow the LIRR to provide additional service in diesel territory, thereby saving travel time.
Governor Hochul has announced the opening of the Long Island Rail Road Elmont Station, which is the first new LIRR station in almost 50 years. The station will be open for service beginning Nov ...