Locust Manor (LIRR station)

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Locust Manor
Location:	Locust Manor, Queens
Line(s):	Atlantic Branch
Service(s):	Far Rockaway Branch and Long Beach Branch
Open from:	June 1869 – June 1876^[1] reopened soon after^{[citation needed]}
Electrified:	October 16, 1905
Former name(s):	Locust Avenue^[1]

Locust Manor is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch serving the residents of the Locust Manor neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The station is located at Farmers Boulevard and Bedell Street and is 14.0 miles (22.5 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. This station has two exits; the northernmost exit leading to a park and ride lot, and the southern exit to Farmers Boulevard. There are two side platforms which can handle an eight-car train successfully, and has short canopies near the exits. Ticket machines are at the station.

The Far Rockaway Branch provides regular service 24 hours a day. Some additional service is provided on the Long Beach Branch as well during off peak hours. The station is located in LIRR's zone 3, and is included in the CityTicket program.