LIRR Montauk Branch

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The LIRR Montauk Branch is a Long Island Rail Road line that runs from Jamaica in Queens through Long Island’s South Shore communities to Montauk at the island’s eastern tip.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Long Island Rail Road branch
commuter rail line
connectsWith Atlantic Branch
Babylon Branch
City Terminal Zone
Far Rockaway Branch
Long Beach Branch
Main Line (LIRR)
West Hempstead Branch
electrification partially electrified
electrificationStatus non‑electrified east of Babylon
electrificationType 750 V DC third rail (western segment)
endPoint eastern tip of Long Island
hasNickname Cannonball (for flagship express train)
lineOrientation east–west
locatedIn Long Island
Nassau County
New York State
linked to: New York

Queens
Suffolk County
majorStation Babylon
East Hampton
Freeport
Jamaica
Lynbrook
Massapequa
Montauk
Patchogue
Rockville Centre
Sayville
Southampton
openedForService late 19th century
operator Long Island Rail Road
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOf Long Island Rail Road network
primaryUse commuter travel to New York City
railSystem North American railway network
secondaryUse tourist access to Hamptons
tourist access to Montauk
serves South Shore of Long Island
servicePattern express service
local service
serviceType commuter rail service
seasonal beach service
terminus Jamaica station
linked to: Jamaica Station

Montauk station
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock diesel locomotives
diesel multiple units
electric multiple units

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Jamaica Station servesLine LIRR Montauk Branch
Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch connectsWith Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
DE30AC locomotive usedOnLine LIRR Montauk Branch
LIRR Atlantic Terminal service terminus Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
Long Island City station isOnLine LIRR Montauk Branch (diesel territory access)
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
Cannonball (LIRR train) usesRoute New York Penn Station–Montauk
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
Hampton Bays, New York hasTransportationInfrastructure Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
Southampton, New York hasTransportation Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
South Fork servedBy Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
Glendale, Queens servedBy Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch (freight only)
subject linked to: Glendale
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch
Jamaica Station (LIRR) hasService LIRR Montauk Branch
Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station isTerminalForLine Montauk Branch (some trains)
linked to: LIRR Montauk Branch