Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch
E602156
The Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch was a former commuter rail line in Queens, New York City, that once provided direct service between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway line
ⓘ
former commuter rail line ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Atlantic Branch (Long Island Rail Road)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road) NERFINISHED ⓘ Montauk Branch (Long Island Rail Road) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | third rail electrification on portions of the line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRole | provided faster route from mid-Queens to Rockaway beaches than other lines of its era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of several LIRR routes to the Rockaways before subway takeover ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | surface and elevated railway ⓘ |
| lineType | branch line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Queens, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | provided direct service between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ |
| opened | late 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| partOf | Long Island Rail Road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | commuter access between residential Queens and seaside resorts on Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ |
| proposedReuse |
QueensLink transit proposal
ⓘ
linear park and greenway concepts ⓘ |
| railNetwork | Long Island Rail Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightOfWayOwnership | largely owned by the City of New York ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Rockaway Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedNeighborhood |
Arverne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Far Rockaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozone Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Rego Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockaway Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodhaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| successorUse |
partly remains as abandoned right-of-way
ⓘ
partly reused by IND Rockaway Line of New York City Subway ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track on most of its length during operation ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passenger service
ⓘ
seasonal beach traffic to Rockaway ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.