Long Beach Branch
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. Trains operating on the Long Beach Branch continue west of Valley Stream via the Atlantic Branch to Jamaica station, with most continuing on to Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station.
In 2018, the branch recorded an annual ridership of 4,849,085 based on ticket sales, down 1% from 2017.
| Zone | Station | Miles (km) from NYP | Date opened | Date closed | Connections / notes |
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| For continuing service to Jamaica and points west, see Atlantic Branch | |||||
| 3 | Locust Manor | 12.2 (19) | 1869 | LIRR: Far Rockaway Branch | |
| Laurelton | 13.1 (21) | 1907 | LIRR: Far Rockaway Branch | ||
| Rosedale | 14.0 (23) | 1870 | LIRR: Far Rockaway Branch | ||
| 4 | Valley Stream | 16.1 (26) | 1869 | LIRR: Far Rockaway Branch LIRR: West Hempstead Branch |
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| Lynbrook | 19.5 (31.4) | 1867 | LIRR: Babylon Branch NICE Bus: n4, n25, n31, n32 Originally Pearsall’s Corners, then Pearsall’s |
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| 7 | Centre Avenue | 20.4 (32.8) | 1898 | Originally South Lynbrook | |
| East Rockaway | 20.9 (33.6) | 1880 | |||
| Atlantic Avenue | 1898 | 1951 | |||
| Oceanside | 21.4 (34.4) | 1897 | |||
| Barnum Island Channel Bridge | |||||
| Jekyl Island | 1901 | 1922 | Originally named Barnum Island, then Island Park | ||
| Island Park | 23.6 (38.0) | 1898 | NICE Bus: n15 Originally The Dykes | ||
| Reynolds Channel Bridge | |||||
| Wreck Lead | 1888 | 1927 | |||
| Queenswater | 1898 | 1936 | Originally Inner Beach, then Queenswater | ||
| Club House | 1898 | 1909 | |||
| Long Beach | 24.9 (40.0) | 1880 | NICE Bus: n15, n33 Long Beach Bus: Point Lookout, East Loop, West End Route, Shoppers Special |
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