The Long Island Railroad, which transports an average of 296,000 passengers a day, is the busiest railroad in the United States. There are 701 miles of track which comprise the twelve branches that serve Nassau and Suffolk counties, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Service operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Although the trains can become quite crowded during peak hours, the LIRR is still one of the most convenient means of reaching New York City from the Long Island suburbs. The LIRR can be contacted by phone for information. There are eleven branches in the Long Island Railroad system. Each station should have a map of the branches and a map is available on the LIRR website . The Port Washington branch runs through the northern section of Queens and makes stops at Shea Stadium, Flushing-Main St., Bayside and Port Washington.