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The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins in Long Island City and runs directly across the middle of Long Island, terminating in Greenport approximately 95 miles (153 km) from its starting point. Along the way, the Main Line spawns five branches. These branches, in order from west to east, are:
Third Main Line track
In order to accommodate an expected increase in Long Island Rail Road ridership once the East Side Access project to Grand Central Terminal is completed and to expand local and reverse peak service, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has proposed to build a third Main Line track from Bellerose to Mineola in its 2005-2009 capital program.[1][2] The track would eventually be extended to Hicksville. Components of the project include purchasing properties in the track's right of way, eliminating grade crossings (in conjunction with NYSDOT), relocating existing stations, and reconfiguring Mineola Station. Fierce opposition for building a third track comes from the villages of Floral Park, New Hyde Park, and Garden City,[3][4][5] which say the construction and the resulting increased train service will reduce the quality of life in their neighborhoods. However, these villages do support station improvements and the elimination of grade crossings.
History
The Main Line opened beyond Jamaica to Hicksville on March 1, 1837; shortly afterwards, the Panic of 1837 severely curtailed construction. It was extended to Farmingdale on October 15, 1841, Deer Park on March 14, 1842, Brentwood on June 24, Central Islip on July 14, and Yaphank on June 26, 1844. An opening excursion to Greenport was operated on July 27, 1844, and revenue service began over the full line on July 29.[6][7][8][9]
Stations
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Hempstead Branch trains split off after Queens Village, Oyster Bay Branch trains split off after Mineola, and Port Jefferson Branch trains split off after Hicksville. Montauk Branch trains that use the Main Line and Central Branch split off after Bethpage, but only stop at Mineola and Hicksville east of Jamaica.
Jamaica is 10.8 miles (17.4 km) from Penn Station.
Station/
location
| Miles
(kilometers)
from Jamaica[10]
| Notes
|
| Long Island City Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
|
|
|
| Hunterspoint Avenue
|
|
|
| Woodside Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
| 5.9 (9.5)
| Transfer to Port Washington Branch
|
| Forest Hills Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
| 2.3 (3.7)
|
|
| Kew Gardens
| 2.0 (3.2)
|
|
| Jamaica Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
| 0.0 (0.0)
|
|
| Hillside Facility
|
| Employee-only station
|
Hollis
193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue, Hollis
| 2.6 (4.2)
|
|
Queens Village
Springfield Boulevard and Amboy Lane, Queens Village
| 4.2 (6.8)
|
|
Floral Park
Tulip Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Floral Park
| 5.9 (9.5)
| Transfer to Hempstead Branch
|
New Hyde Park Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
New Hyde Park and 2nd Avenue, New Hyde Park
| 7.2 (11.6)
|
|
Merillon Avenue Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Nassau Boulevard and Merillon Avenue, New Hyde Park
| 8.3 (13.4)
|
|
Mineola Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Front Street and Mineola Boulevard, Mineola
| 9.5 (15.3)
| Transfer to Oyster Bay Branch
|
Carle Place Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Cherry Lane and Atlantic Avenue, Carle Place
| 11.3 (18.2)
|
|
Westbury Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Union Avenue and Post Avenue Westbury
| 12.4 (20.0)
|
|
Hicksville Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Newbridge Road (Route 106) and West Barclay Street, Hicksville
| 15.8 (25.4)
| Transfer to Port Jefferson Branch
|
Bethpage Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Stewart Avenue and Jackson Avenue, Bethpage
| 18.9 (30.4)
|
|
Farmingdale Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street and Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale
| 21.2 (34.1)
|
|
Pinelawn Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Wellwood Avenue and Long Island Avenue, Pinelawn Memorial Park
| 23.4 (37.7)
|
|
Wyandanch Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Straight Path and Long Island Avenue, Wyandanch
| 25.7 (41.4)
|
|
Deer Park Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Pine Aire Drive and Long Island Avenue, Deer Park
| 29.4 (47.3)
|
|
Brentwood Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Brentwood Road and Suffolk Avenue, Brentwood
| 32.1 (51.7)
|
|
Central Islip Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Lowell Avenue and Suffolk Avenue,Central Islip
| 36.4 (58.6)
|
|
Ronkonkoma Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Hawkins Avenue and Johnson Avenue, Ronkonkoma
| 39.5 (63.6)
|
|
Medford Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Medford Avenue (New York State Route 112) and Long Island Avenue, Medford
| 45.1 (72.6)
|
|
Yaphank Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Yaphank Avenue and Park Street, Yaphank
| 49.6 (79.8)
|
|
Riverhead Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Osborne Avenue and Railroad Street, Riverhead
| 64.1 (103.2)
|
|
Mattituck Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Love Lane and Pike Street, Mattituck
| 73.4 (118.1)
|
|
Southold Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Youngs Avenue and Traveler Street, Southold
| 81.1 (130.5)
|
|
Greenport Image:Wheelchair symbol.svg
Wiggins Street and 4th Street, Greenport
| 85.3 (137.3)
| Ferry to Shelter Island and New London, Connecticut
|
Full list, including all former stations
| Miles from LIC
| Name
| Opened
| Closed
|
| 0.0
| Long Island City
earlier Hunter's Point
| June 26, 1854
| present
|
|
| Hunterspoint Avenue
|
| present
|
|
| Woodside
| 1861
| present
|
| 4.0[11]
| Winfield
| 1865
| 1929
|
|
| Grand Street
| 1913
| 1925
|
|
| Rego Park
| 1928
| 1962
|
|
| Matawok
| 1922
| 1925
|
|
| Forest Hills
| 1906
| present
|
|
| Hopedale
| 1875
| by 1884
|
|
| Kew Gardens
originally Maple Grove, then Kew
| 1879
1883
1910
| 1882
1909
present
|
|
| Westbridge
earlier High Bridge
| 1916
| 1939
|
|
| Dunton
| 1897
| 1939
|
| 9.9[11]
| Jamaica
| 1836
| present
|
|
| Union Hall Street
earlier New York Avenue
| ca. 1890
| 1976
|
|
| Canal Street
| June 24, 1890[12]
| 1899
|
| 10.9[11]
| Hillside
earlier Rockaway Junction
| June 24, 1890[12]
| July 1, 1966
|
|
| Hillside Facility
|
|
| Willow Tree
| ca. 1837
|
|
| 11.9[11]
| Hollis
| 1885
| present
|
| 12.8[11]
| Bellaire
originally Flushing Avenue, then Brushville, then Interstate Park, then Brushville Road
| March 1, 1837[13]
1900
| ca. 1871
1972
|
| 13.6[11]
| Queens Village
originally Queens
| 1881
1924
| present
|
|
| Belmont Park
| 1905
| present
|
| 14.5[11]
| Bellerose
| 1898
| present (Hempstead Branch only)
|
| 15.3[11]
| Floral Park
originally Plainfield, then Stewart Junction, then Hinsdale, then East Hinsdale
| 1870s
| present
|
|
| New Hyde Park
earlier Hyde Park
| ca. 1837
| present
|
|
| Merillon Avenue
originally Clowesville, then Garden City
| 1874
| present
|
|
| Mineola
originally Hempstead, then Branch or Hempstead Branch
| March 1, 1837[13]
| present
|
|
| Carle Place
earlier Carll Place
| May 1842[14]
| present
|
|
| Westbury
| March 1, 1837[13]
| present
|
|
| New Cassel
| 1875
|
|
|
| Hicksville
| March 1, 1837[13]
| present
|
|
| Grumman
| 1942
| 1970's
|
|
| Bethpage
originally Jerusalem, then Central Park
|
| present
|
|
| Farmingdale
| October 15, 1841[citation needed]
| present
|
|
| Republic
| 1940
| 1970's
|
|
| Pinelawn
earlier Melville
| 1890s
| present
|
|
| Wyandanch
originally West Deer Park, then Wyandance
| 1875
| present
|
|
| Deer Park
| March 14, 1842[15][16]
| present
|
|
| Edgewood
| 1892
| 1914
|
|
| Pineaire
| 1915
| 1986
|
|
| Pilgrim State Hospital
|
| 1978
|
|
| Thompson
| June 1842[17]
| 1869
|
|
| Brentwood
originally Modern Times
| 1870
| present
|
|
| Suffolk
| August 10, 1842[18]
| 1873
|
|
| Central Islip
| 1873
1916
1958
1987
| present
|
|
| Central Islip State Hospital
|
|
| Nichols Road
|
|
| Lakeland
earlier Lake Road
| 1843
| 1883
|
|
| Ronkonkoma
earlier Lake Ronkonkoma
| 1883
| present
|
|
| Holbrook
| 1844
| 1962[19]
|
|
| Holtsville
earlier Waverly[20]
| 1843
| 1998
|
|
| Medford
| June 26, 1844[21]
| present
|
|
| Bartlett's
earlier Bellport
| 1852
|
|
|
| Fire Place
| June 26, 1844[21]
|
|
|
| Yaphank
earlier Milleville
| 1844
| present
|
|
| Carman's River
| June 26, 1844[21]
|
|
|
| Upton Road
| 1918
| 1922
|
|
| Camp Upton
| 1917
| 1922
|
|
| Wampmissic
| by 1852
|
|
|
| Manorville
originally St. George's Manor, then Manor
| by 1845
| ca. 1968
|
|
| Calverton
originally Hulse Turnout, then Baiting Hollow
| 1852
| ca. 1958
|
|
| Riverhead
| 1844
| present
|
|
| Aquebogue
| 1892
| c. 1967
|
|
| Jamesport
| 1844
| c. 1963
|
|
| Laurel
| 1901
| 1967
|
|
| Mattituck
| by 1845
| present
|
|
| Cutchogue
| 1844
| 1962
|
|
| Peconic
earlier Hermitage
| 1844
| ca. 1970
|
|
| Southold
| 1844
| present
|
|
| Greenport
| 1844
| present
|
References
- ^ Main Line Corridor Improvements EIS
- ^ Main Line Corridor Improvements Project brochure
- ^ Stephanie Mariel Petrellese (2005-11-11). Floral Park Mayor To Address LIRR Expansion. The Garden City News. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
- ^ Carisa Keane (2005-06-24). Residents: MTA/LIRR Needs to Get on Right Track. New Hyde Park Illustrated News. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
- ^ Stephanie Mariel Petrellese (2006-12-15). Village Meets With LIRR On "Third Track" Project. The Garden City News. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1837PDF (98.8 KiB), June 2004 Edition
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1841PDF (60.7 KiB), May 2004 Edition
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1842PDF (70.6 KiB), May 2004 Edition
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1844PDF (41.4 KiB), May 2004 Edition
- ^ Station pages linked from LIRR Map
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Employee timetable, November 5, 1905
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- ↑ a b c d Brooklyn Advocate, Long Island Rail Road, February 1837
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- ^ Holbrook Station @ Ronkonkoma MP 49-50; October 1957(TrainsAreFun.com)
- ^ May 13, 1912 Photo @ Ron Zeil collection (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
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