Rockaway Beach Branch
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Rockaway Beach Branch was a former Long Island Rail Road line in Queens, New York City, that once provided passenger service between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rockaway Beach Branch canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Long Island Rail Road branch
ⓘ
former railway line ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| category |
Long Island Rail Road branches
ⓘ
defunct railroads in New York City ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Branch (Long Island Rail Road)
Long Island Rail Road Main Line ⓘ
surface form:
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
Montauk Branch of Long Island Rail Road ⓘ
surface form:
Montauk Branch (Long Island Rail Road)
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead third rail ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | provided direct rail access from Queens to Rockaway beaches ⓘ |
| historicalUse | link between central Queens and Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
rail right-of-way
ⓘ
surface rail line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operator | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| partOf |
Long Island Rail Road
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Island Rail Road network
|
| proposal |
conversion to linear park
ⓘ
reactivation for rail service ⓘ |
| railNetwork | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Rockaway Peninsula
ⓘ
central Queens ⓘ |
| servedBorough | Queens ⓘ |
| servedCity | New York City ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger rail ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
disused ⓘ |
| successorUse |
partly converted to IND Rockaway Line
ⓘ
partly reused by New York City Subway ⓘ |
| terminus |
Ozone Park
ⓘ
Rockaway Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Rockaway Park
|
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedBy | commuter trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | commuter transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.