# Long Island Rail Road

Long Island Rail Road| LIRR Map |
| The Long Island Rail Road provides electric and diesel rail service east-west throughout Long Island, New York. |
| Overview |
| Headquarters | Jamaica, NY 11435 |
| Reporting mark | LI |
| Locale | Long Island, New York |
| Dates of operation | 1834–present (PRR-operated from 1928 to 1949) |
| Technical |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Other |
| Website | mta.info/lirr |

The **Long Island Rail Road**, often called the **LIRR**, is a commuter rail system in New York. Its lines travel from Manhattan to Suffolk County on eastern Long Island. Over 334,000 people ride the LIRR every day. It is North America's busiest commuter railroad. It is also one of the few commuter systems in the world that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The LIRR was created in 1834. It has never stopped operating since then. In the 1870s it was consolidated with the other railroads on Long Island. It is the oldest U.S. railroad that still has its original name. The LIRR has 124 stations and more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of railroad tracks, The LIRR has a total of 319 miles (513 km) of train routes.

It is owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The LIRR is one of two commuter rail systems owned by the MTA. The MTA also runs the Metro-North Railroad to New York's Hudson Valley and to Connecticut.
It’s rolling stock consists of Budd M3 and Bombardier M7 EMUs from the 1980s and 2000s respectively, and Kawasaki M9 EMUs currently under construction. Diesel service is provided by Kawasaki C3 coaches pulled by EMD DE30AC and DM30AC locomotives, built in the late 1990s

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|  |  |  |  | Penn Station   |
|  |  |  |  | Grand Central (Future)  |
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|  |  |  |  | Long Island City |
|  |  |  |  | Hunterspoint Avenue |
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|  |  |  |  | Woodside |
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|  |  |  |  | Forest Hills |
|  |  |  |  | Kew Gardens |
|  |  |  |  | Mets-Willets PtPort Washington |
|  |  |  |  | Flushing Main |
|  |  |  |  | Murray Hill |
|  |  |  |  | Broadway |
|  |  |  |  | Auburndale |
|  |  |  |  | Bayside |
|  |  |  |  | Douglaston |
|  |  |  |  | Little Neck |
|  |  |  |  | Great Neck |
|  |  |  |  | Manhasset |
|  |  |  |  | Plandome |
|  |  |  |  | Port Washington |
|  |  |  |  | Atlantic Terminal |
|  |  |  |  | Nostrand Avenue |
|  |  |  |  | East New York |
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|  |  |  |  | Jamaica |
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|  |  |  |  | Locust ManorFar Rockaway |
|  |  |  |  | St. Albans Babylon |
|  |  |  |  | Laurelton |
|  |  |  |  | Valley Stream |
|  |  |  |  | WestwoodWest Hempstead |
|  |  |  |  | Malverne |
|  |  |  |  | Lakeview |
|  |  |  |  | Hempstead Gardens |
|  |  |  |  | West Hempstead |
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|  |  |  |  | LynbrookLong Beach |
|  |  |  |  | Center Avenue |
|  |  |  |  | East Rockaway |
|  |  |  |  | Oceanside |
|  |  |  |  | Island Park |
|  |  |  |  | Long Branch |
|  |  |  |  | Gibson |
|  |  |  |  | Hewlett |
|  |  |  |  | Woodmere |
|  |  |  |  | Cedarhurst |
|  |  |  |  | Lawrence |
|  |  |  |  | Inwood |
|  |  |  |  | Far Rockaway |
|  |  |  |  | Belmont ParkBelmont |
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|  |  |  |  | HollisHempstead |
|  |  |  |  | Queens Village |
|  |  |  |  | Bellerose |
|  |  |  |  | Floral Park |
|  |  |  |  | Stewart Manor |
|  |  |  |  | Nassau Blvd |
|  |  |  |  | Garden City |
|  |  |  |  | Country Life Press |
|  |  |  |  | Hempstead |
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|  |  |  |  | New Hyde ParkPort JeffersonRonkonkoma |
|  |  |  |  | Merillon Avenue |
|  |  |  |  | Mineola |
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|  |  |  |  | East WillistonOyster Bay |
|  |  |  |  | Albertson |
|  |  |  |  | Roslyn |
|  |  |  |  | Greenvale |
|  |  |  |  | Glen Head |
|  |  |  |  | Sea Cliff |
|  |  |  |  | Glen Street |
|  |  |  |  | Glen Cove |
|  |  |  |  | Locust Valley |
|  |  |  |  | Oyster Bay |
|  |  |  |  | Carle Place |
|  |  |  |  | Westbury |
|  |  |  |  | Hicksville |
|  |  |  |  | Rockville Center |
|  |  |  |  | Baldwin |
|  |  |  |  | Freeport |
|  |  |  |  | Merrick |
|  |  |  |  | Bellmore |
|  |  |  |  | Wantagh |
|  |  |  |  | Seaford |
|  |  |  |  | Massapequa |
|  |  |  |  | Massapequa Park |
|  |  |  |  | Amityville |
|  |  |  |  | Copiague |
|  |  |  |  | Lindenhurst |
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|  |  |  |  | Syosset |
|  |  |  |  | Cold Spring Harbor |
|  |  |  |  | Huntington |
|  |  |  |  | Greenlawn |
|  |  |  |  | Northport |
|  |  |  |  | Kings Park |
|  |  |  |  | Smithtown |
|  |  |  |  | St. James |
|  |  |  |  | Stony Brook |
|  |  |  |  | Port Jefferson |
|  |  |  |  | Bethpage |
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|  |  |  |  | Babylon |
|  |  |  |  | Farmingdale |
|  |  |  |  | Pinelawn |
|  |  |  |  | Wyandanch |
|  |  |  |  | Deer Park |
|  |  |  |  | Brentwood |
|  |  |  |  | Central Islip |
|  |  |  |  | Ronkonkoma |
|  |  |  |  | Medford |
|  |  |  |  | Yaphank |
|  |  |  |  | Riverhead |
|  |  |  |  | Mattituck |
|  |  |  |  | Southhold |
|  |  |  |  | Greenport |
|  |  |  |  | Bay ShoreMontauk |
|  |  |  |  | Islip |
|  |  |  |  | Great River |
|  |  |  |  | Oakdale |
|  |  |  |  | Sayville |
|  |  |  |  | Patchogue |
|  |  |  |  | Bellport |
|  |  |  |  | Mastic-Shirley |
|  |  |  |  | Speonk |
|  |  |  |  | Westhampton |
|  |  |  |  | Hampton Bays |
|  |  |  |  | Southampton |
|  |  |  |  | Bridgehampton |
|  |  |  |  | Amagansett |
|  |  |  |  | Montauk |
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