Far Rockaway Branch

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The Far Rockaway Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road serving southeastern Queens and the Far Rockaway neighborhood in New York City.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Far Rockaway 1
Far Rockaway neighborhood 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Long Island Rail Road branch
commuter rail line
connectsToTerminal Atlantic Terminal
Grand Central Madison
Penn Station (New York City)
surface form: Penn Station
connectsWith Atlantic Branch
Long Beach Branch
Montauk Branch
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electrification 750 V DC third rail
electrificationMethod third rail
electrified early 20th century
fareSystem LIRR zone-based fares
hasFormerConnection LIRR Far Rockaway Branch
surface form: LIRR Rockaway Division

Rockaway Beach Branch
hasGradeCrossings yes
hasServicePattern local service
peak-direction commuter service
hasStation Cedarhurst station
Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue station
Gibson station
Hewlett station
Inwood station (LIRR)
Lawrence station (LIRR)
Valley Stream station
Woodmere station
lineLengthApprox about 8 miles
lineNumber LIRR Far Rockaway Branch
locatedIn New York City
Queens
openedForService 19th century
operator Long Island Rail Road
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOf Long Island Rail Road
partOfNetwork Long Island Rail Road
surface form: MTA Long Island Rail Road network
primaryCityServed New York City
primaryUse passenger transport
regionServed Nassau County, New York
surface form: Nassau County

Queens
serves Far Rockaway Branch self-linksurface differs
surface form: Far Rockaway neighborhood

southeastern Queens
serviceArea New York metropolitan area
serviceType commuter rail
state New York
system New York regional rail
terminus Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue station
Valley Stream station
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock electric multiple units

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Babylon Branch connectsWith Far Rockaway Branch
LIRR Babylon Branch connectsWith Far Rockaway Branch
LIRR Montauk Branch connectsWith Far Rockaway Branch
West Hempstead Branch connectsWith Far Rockaway Branch
Queens contains Far Rockaway Branch
this entity surface form: Far Rockaway
subject surface form: Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road hasLine Far Rockaway Branch
Long Island Rail Road Main Line junctionWith Far Rockaway Branch
Grand Central Madison railwayLine Far Rockaway Branch
Woodside station railwayLine Far Rockaway Branch
Far Rockaway Branch serves Far Rockaway Branch self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Far Rockaway neighborhood