City Terminal Zone

The City Terminal Zone, also known as the City Zone Branch,[1] is a collection of rail lines of the Long Island Rail Road in New York City. Specifically, it includes to all stations that lie in fare zone 1 (except for Mets–Willets Point on the Port Washington Branch), which is the set of stations west of Jamaica.

City Terminal Zone
Westbound view of the line at the Borden Avenue grade crossing, looking west towards Long Island City.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LocaleLong Island, New York, USA
TerminiWestern termini:
Atlantic Terminal
Hunterspoint Avenue
Long Island City
Penn Station
Grand Central (future)
Eastern termini:
Woodside (Port Washington Branch)
Jamaica (all other lines)
Stations11 (10 passenger, 1 employees-only)
2 future stations
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Services
  City Terminal Zone
  Belmont Park Branch
  Babylon Branch
  Far Rockaway Branch
  Hempstead Branch
  Long Beach Branch
  Montauk Branch
  Oyster Bay Branch
  Port Jefferson Branch
  Port Washington Branch
  Ronkonkoma Branch
  West Hempstead Branch
Operator(s)Long Island Rail Road
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification750 V (DC) third rail
(electrified portions)
Route map
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
to Washington
 Penn Station
East River
Long Island City
East River Tunnels
Hunterspoint Avenue
Atlantic Terminal
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
to Boston
Nostrand Avenue
Woodside
Port Washington Branch
to Port Washington
East New York
Forest Hills
Kew Gardens
Jamaica
Atlantic Branch
Main Line
Montauk Branch 
 

All other LIRR branches
diverge from these main routes

Routes

Current routes

There are three routes that are part of the City Terminal Zone:[2]

Future routes

The City Terminal Zone is slated to include a branch to a new station underneath Grand Central Terminal as part of the East Side Access project, which is anticipated to open in late 2022.[3] A new station in Sunnyside, Queens, is scheduled to be built once the remainder of the project is complete.

To access the new terminal, trains will cross the East River via the lower level of the 63rd Street Tunnel, and then through a new tunnel under Park Avenue.[4] However, due to clearance restrictions in the tunnel, the C3 bilevel cars will be unable to access the new terminal, thus requiring passengers traveling to/from stations in diesel territory to transfer further east (ie: at Jamaica) to an electric train.[4]

Former routes

The City Terminal Zone formerly included the Lower Montauk Branch from Long Island City to Jamaica until passenger service on that route was discontinued in November 2012. This line formerly included Penny Bridge, Haberman, Fresh Pond, Glendale, and Richmond Hill stations until they were closed in March 1998.[5]

Stations

East of Jamaica, trains continue in Long Island on the Main Line (Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma), Atlantic Branch (Far Rockaway and Long Beach), and Montauk Branch (West Hempstead, Babylon, Montauk).

Zone Routes Location Station Connections and notes
NYP AT LIC
1 ● Manhattan Pennsylvania Station Amtrak (long distance): Cardinal, Crescent, Lake Shore Limited, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star
Amtrak (intercity): Acela Express, Adirondack, Carolinian, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Maple Leaf, Northeast Regional, Pennsylvanian, Vermonter
NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone, Montclair-Boonton, Morristown, Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley lines
New York City Subway: 1, ​2, and ​3 (at 34th Street–Penn Station), A, ​C, and ​E (at 34th Street–Penn Station
New York City Bus: M4, M7, M20, M34 SBS, M34A SBS, Q32
● Long Island City, Queens Long Island City New York City Subway: 7 and <7>​ (at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue)
MTA Bus: Q103
NYC Ferry: East River
● Hunterspoint Avenue New York City Subway: 7 and <7>​ (at Hunters Point Avenue), G (at 21st Street)
New York City Bus: B62
MTA Bus: Q67
● Woodside, Queens Woodside Long Island Rail Road: Port Washington Branch
New York City Subway: 7 and <7>​ at (61st Street–Woodside)
New York City Bus: Q32
MTA Bus: Q18, Q53 SBS, Q70 SBS
● Forest Hills, Queens Forest Hills New York City Subway: E, ​F, <F>, ​M, and ​R (at Forest Hills–71st Avenue)
MTA Bus: Q32, Q60, Q64
● Kew Gardens, Queens Kew Gardens New York City Bus: Q10, Q37
MTA Bus: QM18
● Brooklyn Atlantic Terminal New York City Subway: 2, ​3, ​4, ​5​, B, ​D, ​N, ​Q​, R and ​W​ (at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
New York City Bus: B41, B45, B63, B65, B67
● Nostrand Avenue New York City Subway: A and ​C (at Nostrand Avenue)
New York City Bus: B52, B44 SBS, B65
● East New York New York City Subway: L at (Atlantic Avenue), A, ​C​, J​, L​, and Z (at Broadway Junction)
New York City Bus: B12, B20, B25, B83, Q24, Q56
● Richmond Hill, Queens Boland's Landing Employees only
3 ● ● ● Jamaica, Queens Jamaica Long Island Rail Road: Babylon, Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Long Beach, Montauk, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, West Hempstead branches
New York City Subway: E​, ​J, and ​Z (at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport)
New York City Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54, Q56
MTA Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60, Q65
Nassau Inter-County Express: n4
AirTrain JFK: Jamaica Station Route

See also

References
  1. "Long island City". Metropolitan Transit Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. "City Terminal Zone Timetable" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "East Side Access". A Modern LI. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. "Chapter 28: Comments and Responses on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement". East Side Access Environmental Impact Statement (PDF). mta.info. MTA Capital Construction. March 2001. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. "End of the Line for L.I.R.R.'s 10 Loneliest Stops". Retrieved August 16, 2020.

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