West Hempstead Branch

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The West Hempstead Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road in Nassau County, New York, providing service between Valley Stream and West Hempstead.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Long Island Rail Road branch
commuter rail line
connectsToTerminal Atlantic Terminal
surface form: Atlantic Terminal (via connecting branches)

Jamaica (via connecting branches)
Penn Station (New York City)
surface form: Penn Station (via connecting branches)
connectsWith Atlantic Branch
Babylon Branch
Far Rockaway Branch
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electrification 750 V DC third rail
fareSystem MTA New York City Subway fare system
surface form: MTA fare system
hasDirection north–south
hasLevelCrossings true
hasServiceFrequency off-peak service only (contemporary pattern)
hasServicePattern shuttle service between Valley Stream and West Hempstead
through service to Atlantic Terminal (historically)
through service to Penn Station (historically)
hasStation Lakeview
Malverne
Valley Stream, New York
surface form: Valley Stream

Town of Hempstead
surface form: West Hempstead

Westwood
isElectrified true
isPartOf Long Island Rail Road
surface form: MTA Long Island Rail Road system
isSuburbanRail true
lineNumber West Hempstead Branch self-link
locatedIn Nassau County, New York NERFINISHED
New York
surface form: New York State
networkZone LIRR fare zones in Nassau County
operator Long Island Rail Road
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority
U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
partOfNetwork Long Island Rail Road
primaryUse passenger service
railSystem New York City metropolitan area commuter rail network
surface form: New York City metropolitan area rail network
regionServed Long Island
safetySystem Positive Train Control
automatic block signaling
servesCommunity Lakeview, New York
Malverne
surface form: Malverne, New York

Valley Stream, New York NERFINISHED
West Hempstead, New York NERFINISHED
serviceType commuter rail
terminus Valley Stream, New York
surface form: Valley Stream

Town of Hempstead
surface form: West Hempstead
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock electric multiple units

Referenced by (7)

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

Babylon Branch connectsWith West Hempstead Branch
LIRR Babylon Branch connectsWith West Hempstead Branch
LIRR Montauk Branch connectsWith West Hempstead Branch
Long Island Rail Road hasLine West Hempstead Branch
Long Island Rail Road Main Line junctionWith West Hempstead Branch
West Hempstead Branch lineNumber West Hempstead Branch self-link
Grand Central Madison railwayLine West Hempstead Branch