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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.
MTA Long Island Rail Road: Ridership: 162,000 daily (projected) History; Commenced: September 2007 () Opened: January 25, 2023 () Technical; Line length: 2 mi (3.2 km) Track length: 6.1 mi (9.8 km) Number of tracks: 2–8: Character: Underground: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Electrification: Third rail, 750 V DC
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
SUNNYSIDE, NY — Queens public officials on Monday renewed calls for a long-promised LIRR station in Sunnyside, but the MTA says the station can't be built until its East Side Access project is ...
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.