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The Jamaica station is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, [8] it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.
Jamaica is a major transfer station between branches, as it provides the interchange from the eastern Long Island stations to the western New York terminals and vice versa. Other inter-branch transfer stations include Woodside, Mineola, Hicksville, Valley Stream, Lynbrook and Babylon.
These interlockings allowed any line to reach any other line, allowing easy transfer between lines at Jamaica station, which is the hallmark of current day LIRR service. When the new Jamaica station opened, residents of Jamaica were dissatisfied with its location; downtown Jamaica was centered around Union Hall Street, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) east ...
LIRR's New East Side Access Now Expected To Open Fully In Early 2023 - East Hampton, NY - Shuttle service will be implemented between the LIRR's Jamaica Station and midown, the MTA says.
The centerpiece of the overhauled station will be a rainbow-colored glass installation designed by artist James Little on the west bridge and stairs to the AirTran.
The MTA will begin operating a new Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) shuttle between the much-anticipated Grand Central Madison terminal and Jamaica, Queens within the next few weeks.
The LIRR constructed a new platform for Atlantic Terminal-bound trains at Jamaica station, converting most Atlantic Branch service between these two stations into a high-frequency shuttle.
Customers traveling to East New York can transfer to a Manhattan-bound J train at Jamaica Station and exit at the Broadway Junction subway stop. On Monday, February 15, Presidents’ Day, the...
Hicksville station is a commuter rail station on the Main Line and Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in Hicksville, New York. It is the busiest station east of Jamaica and Penn Station by combined weekday/weekend ridership.
LIRR Offers New Discount Tickets For Queens, Brooklyn Stations - Jamaica, NY - For the next six months, the agency will offer $60 weekly tickets or $5 one-way tickets to riders traveling...