Far Rockaway Branch

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This article is about the Long Island Rail Road line. For the New York City Subway line, see IND Rockaway Line.

The Far Rockaway Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins in Nassau County at Valley Interlocking in Valley Stream, proceeds south and southwest, and ends at Far Rockaway in Queens. This two-track branch provides 24-hour service in both directions to the Flatbush Avenue terminal in Brooklyn, with transfers at Jamaica (on most non rush-hour trains) for New York Penn Station. During rush hour, express service bypasses Jamaica station.

The Far Rockaway Branch had originally been part of a loop that travelled along the existing route, continuing through the Rockaway Peninsula and heading on a trestle across Jamaica Bay through Queens where it reconnected with other branches. Frequent fires and maintenance problems led the LIRR to abandon the Queens portion of the route, which was acquired by the city to become the IND Rockaway Line, with service provided by the A train.^[1]

[edit] Station listing

Station / Location	Station link	Miles (Kilometers) to Penn Station	Connections/Notes
For continuing service to Jamaica and points west, see City Terminal Zone
Jamaica-Beaver Street Jamaica			closed
Cedar Manor South Jamaica			closed 1960
Locust Manor Farmers Boulevard and Bedell Street, Locust Manor	[1]	14.0 (22.5)	Bus (New York City Bus):Q3 (to JFK Airport); Q85
Higbie Avenue Locust Manor			closed 1960
Laurelton 225th Street and 141st Road, Laurelton	[2]	15.1 (24.0)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q77, Q85
Rosedale North Conduit Avenue and 243rd Street, Rosedale	[3]	16.0 (25.4)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q5, Q85
Valley Stream Franklin Avenue and Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream	[4]	17.7 (28.5)	Transfer to Long Beach and West Hempstead Branch trains Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N1, N2, N3
Gibson Gibson Boulevard and Munro Boulevard, Gibson	[5]	18.6 (29.9)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N1
Hewlett Franklin Avenue between Broadway and West Broadway, Hewlett	[6]	19.5 (31.4)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N31, N32
Woodmere Woodmere Boulevard and Cedar Lane, Woodmere	[7]	20.1 (32.3)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N31, N32
Cedarhurst Cedarhurst Avenue and Chestnut Street, Cedarhurst	[8]	20.9 (33.6)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N31, N32
Lawrence Lawrence Avenue and Bayview Avenue, Lawrence	[9]	21.8 (35.1)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N31, N32
Inwood Doughty Boulevard and Foote Avenue, Inwood	[10]	22.4 (36.0)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N31, N32
Far Rockaway Nameoke Street and Redfern Avenue, Far Rockaway	[11]	23.0 (37.0)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N31, N32, N33 Bus (MTA New York City Bus): Q113

[edit] References

1. ^ IND Rockaway Branch/Jamaica Bay Crossing, accessed June 14, 2006

[edit] External links

• MTA Long Island Rail Road
• NYCSubway.org Far Rockaway Line