Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch

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commuter rail line railway line

The Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch is a major commuter rail line in New York City that runs between Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and eastern Queens, providing key connections to other LIRR lines and transit services.

Aliases (3)

LIRR Atlantic Branch ×3
LIRR Atlantic Terminal ×1
Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Terminal ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail line → railway line →
connectsArea	Downtown Brooklyn → Jamaica, Queens → eastern Queens →
connectsWith	Long Island Rail Road Babylon Branch → Long Island Rail Road Far Rockaway Branch → Long Island Rail Road Hempstead Branch → Long Island Rail Road Long Beach Branch → Long Island Rail Road Main Line → Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch → Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch → New York City Bus → New York City Subway →
country	United States →
electrification	750 V DC third rail →
fareSystem	MTA fare system →
hasConnectionAt	Atlantic Terminal → Jamaica Station →
hasInterchange	Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway complex → Jamaica subway and bus hub →
hasService	LIRR Atlantic Terminal service → LIRR Brooklyn service →
hasStation	Atlantic Terminal → East New York → Jamaica Station → Nostrand Avenue →
isImportantFor	regional transit connectivity →
isKeyCorridorFor	Brooklyn–Queens commuter traffic →
isSegmentOf	LIRR electrified zone →
locatedIn	Brooklyn → New York City → Queens →
operator	Long Island Rail Road →
owner	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
partOf	Long Island Rail Road network →
primaryUse	passenger transport →
railSystem	North American rail network →
safetySystem	Positive Train Control →
serviceType	commuter rail →
state	New York →
terminus	Atlantic Terminal → Jamaica Station →
trackGauge	1,435 mm standard gauge →
usesRollingStock	LIRR M7 electric multiple units → LIRR M9 electric multiple units →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station ("Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Terminal") → Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch ("LIRR Atlantic Branch") →	connectsTo
LIRR Long Beach Branch ("LIRR Atlantic Branch") →	connectsToLine
AirTrain JFK →	connectsToRailLine
Eastern Brooklyn →	hasPublicTransit
Barclays Center ("LIRR Atlantic Terminal") →	publicTransitAccess
Jamaica Station ("LIRR Atlantic Branch") →	servesLine
LIRR Atlantic Terminal service →	terminus