Long Beach Branch

Long Beach Branch
Long Beach Branch
	Long Beach Branch train #853 departs Lynbrook en route to Penn Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Long Island Rail Road Company
Locale	Nassau County, New York, USA
Termini	Valley Interlocking; Long Beach;
Stations	10
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Long Island Rail Road
Services	Long Beach Branch
Operator(s)	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Rolling stock	Budd M3; Bombardier M7; Kawasaki M9
Ridership	3,117,606 (annual ridership, 2023)
History
Opened	1880 (NY&LB)
Technical
Line length	8.8 mi (14.2 km)
Number of tracks	1-2
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Main Line
	to Penn Station & Long Island City
	9.3 mi
	15 km
	12.2 mi
	19.6 km
	13.1 mi
	21.1 km
	Montauk Branch
	via St. Albans
	14.0 mi
	22.5 km
	Queens
	Nassau
	15.7 mi
	25.3 km
	15.8 mi
	0.0 mi
	1.5 mi
	2.4 km
	Zone 4
	Zone 7
	2.4 mi
	3.9 km
	2.9 mi
	4.7 km
	3.4 mi
	5.5 km
	5.9 mi
	9.5 km
	6.9 mi
	11.1 km
	Distances shown from Atlantic Terminal
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The Long Beach Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at Valley Interlocking, just east of Valley Stream station, where it merges with the Far Rockaway Branch to continue west as the Atlantic Branch. East from there the Long Beach Branch parallels the Montauk Branch to Lynbrook station, where it turns south toward Long Beach station.^[5]^[6] Trains operating on the Long Beach Branch continue west of Valley Stream via the Atlantic Branch to Jamaica station, with most continuing on to Grand Central or Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. In 2018, the branch recorded an annual ridership of 4,849,085 based on ticket sales, down 1% from 2017.^[2]

^ "February 2020 MTA Board Action Items". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 26, 2020. p. 39.
^ ^a ^b "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference thirdrail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI; VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "MTA Railroads Map". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 16, 2023.
^ "Long Beach Branch Timetable". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 23, 2023.