LIRR Far Rockaway Branch

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Long Island Rail Road branch commuter rail line

The LIRR Far Rockaway Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road that runs between Far Rockaway in Queens and Jamaica, providing service to southeastern Queens and connections to Manhattan.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Long Island Rail Road branch → commuter rail line →
connectsTo	Atlantic Branch → Atlantic Terminal → Grand Central Madison → Main Line (LIRR) → New York City Subway via Jamaica → Penn Station (New York) →
country	United States →
electrification	750 V DC third rail →
fareSystem	MTA fare zones →
hasStation	Cedarhurst station → Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue station → Gibson station → Hewlett station → Inwood station → Jamaica station → Laurelton station → Lawrence station → Locust Manor station → Rosedale station → St. Albans station → Valley Stream station → Woodmere station →
historicalAssociation	former Rockaway Beach Branch and Rockaway Division →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State → Queens NERFINISHED →
operator	Long Island Rail Road →
ownedBy	MTA Long Island Rail Road →
owner	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
partOf	Long Island Rail Road network →
primaryBoroughServed	Queens NERFINISHED →
providesConnectionTo	Manhattan →
regionServed	Nassau County NERFINISHED → Queens Community District 13 →
safetySystem	Positive Train Control →
serves	southeastern Queens →
servicePattern	all‑electric service →
serviceType	commuter rail →
terminus	Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue station → Jamaica station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
usesRollingStock	M7 railcars → M9 railcars → electric multiple units →
usesSignaling	automatic block signaling → wayside signals →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch ("Long Island Rail Road Far Rockaway Branch") →	connectsWith
IND Rockaway Line (subway portion) ("Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch") →	convertedFrom
Far Rockaway Branch ("LIRR Rockaway Division") →	hasFormerConnection
Far Rockaway Branch →	lineNumber
Oceanside, New York ("Long Island Rail Road Far Rockaway Branch") →	railLine
Jamaica Station →	servesLine
LIRR Atlantic Terminal service ("Long Island Rail Road Far Rockaway Branch") →	terminus