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City Terminal Zone
Westbound view of the line at the Borden Avenue grade crossing, looking west towards Long Island City.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LocaleLong Island, New York, United States
Termini
Stations12 (11 passenger, 1 employees-only)
1 future station
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Services
Operator(s)Long Island Rail Road
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC (electrified portions)
Route map

Grand Central Terminal
Amtrak NJ Transit
Penn Station
Grand Central Madison
"1" train"2" train"3" train"A" train"C" train"E" train
"4" train"5" train"6" train"6" express train"7" train"7" express train​​42nd Street Shuttle
"7" train"7" express trainNYC Ferry
Long Island City
"7" train"7" express train
Hunterspoint Avenue
Atlantic Terminal
"2" train"3" train"4" train"5" train"B" train"D" train"N" train"Q" train"R" train
"A" train"C" train
Nostrand Avenue
Woodside
"7" train"7" express train
"A" train"C" train"J" train"L" train"Z" train
East New York
Forest Hills
"E" train"F" train"F" express train"M" train"R" train
Kew Gardens
Jamaica
"E" train​​"J" train"Z" train
Atlantic Branch
Main Line
 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

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Current routes

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

Former routes

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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

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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 West Hempstead Branch trains, as well as 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]

Zone Routes Location Station Connections and notes
NYP GCM AT LIC
1 Midtown Manhattan Pennsylvania Station Disabled access Amtrak (long distance): Cardinal, Crescent, Lake Shore Limited, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star
Amtrak (intercity): Acela Express, Adirondack, Carolinian, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Maple Leaf, Northeast Regional, Pennsylvanian, Vermonter
NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone, Montclair-Boonton, Morristown, Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley lines
New York City Subway: 1, ​2, and ​3 (at 34th Street–Penn Station), A, ​C, and ​E (at 34th Street–Penn Station)
New York City Bus: M4, M7, M20, M34 SBS, M34A SBS, Q32
Grand Central Madison Disabled access Metro-North Railroad: Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven lines

New York City Subway: 4, 5, 6, 7 and <7>​, and S (at Grand Central–42nd Street station)

Long Island City, Queens Long Island City Disabled access New York City Subway: 7 and <7>​ (at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue)
MTA Bus: Q103
NYC Ferry: East River
Hunterspoint Avenue New York City Subway: 7 and <7>​ (at Hunters Point Avenue), G (at 21st Street)
New York City Bus: B62
MTA Bus: Q67
Woodside, Queens Woodside Disabled access Long Island Rail Road: Port Washington Branch
New York City Subway: 7 and <7>​ at (61st Street–Woodside)
New York City Bus: Q32
MTA Bus: Q18, Q53 SBS, Q70 SBS
Forest Hills, Queens Forest Hills Disabled access New York City Subway: E, ​F, <F>, ​M, and ​R (at Forest Hills–71st Avenue)
MTA Bus: Q32, Q60, Q64
Kew Gardens, Queens Kew Gardens New York City Bus: Q10, Q37
MTA Bus: QM18
Downtown Brooklyn Atlantic Terminal Disabled access New York City Subway: 2, ​3, ​4, ​5​, B, ​D, N, ​Q​, R and ​W​ (at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center)
New York City Bus: B41, B45, B63, B65, B67
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Nostrand Avenue Disabled access New York City Subway: A and ​C (at Nostrand Avenue)
New York City Bus: B52, B44 SBS, B65
East New York, Brooklyn East New York New York City Subway: L at (Atlantic Avenue), A, ​C​, J​, L​, and Z (at Broadway Junction)
New York City Bus: B12, B20, B25, B83, Q24, Q56
Richmond Hill, Queens Boland's Landing Employees only
3 Jamaica, Queens Jamaica Disabled access Long Island Rail Road: Babylon, Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Long Beach, Montauk, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, West Hempstead branches
New York City Subway: E​, ​J, and ​Z (at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport)
New York City Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54, Q56
MTA Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60, Q65
Nassau Inter-County Express: n4
AirTrain JFK: Jamaica Station Route

Future stations

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "City Terminal Zone Timetable" (PDF). New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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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