Far Rockaway station (LIRR)
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
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Opened | February 21, 1958 | ||||||||||
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2006 | 316[1] | ||||||||||
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Far Rockaway is the
History
Far Rockaway station was originally built by the
The Far Rockaway Branch had originally been part of a loop that traveled along the existing route, continuing through the Rockaway Peninsula and heading on a trestle across Jamaica Bay through Queens where it reconnected with the Atlantic and Lower Montauk branches, and even the Main Line. Frequent fires and maintenance problems led to the LIRR abandoning the Queens portion of the route (with the exception being this station), which was acquired by the city to become the IND Rockaway Line, with service provided by the A train. The line was divided with the portions from Mott Avenue becoming part of the subway system on January 16, 1958, and the current Far Rockaway station becoming not only the terminus of the LIRR branch on February 21, 1958,[4] but also the newest station on the branch.
Although the station is located within New York City, it was not initially part of LIRR's
The MTA announced in May 2023 as part of wider fare changes, that a discounted ticket option would be introduced which would provide the same discounts as a regular CityTicket.[9][10] In August 2023, the special fare was unveiled and implemented as the Far Rockaway Ticket.[11] Geolocation restrictions in the TrainTime app only allow purchase of discounted tickets within the vicinity of the Far Rockaway station.[10] Paper tickets are also available from vending machines at the station.[11]
Station layout
This station has one 10-car-long
References
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ The New York and Rockaway Railroad (Arrt's Arrchives)
- ^ 1873 Map of the NY&R (Arrt's Arrchives)
- ^ IND Rockaway Branch/Jamaica Bay Crossing, accessed June 14, 2006
- ^ "CityTicket for travel within NYC on Metro-North and LIRR". MTA. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin (March 17, 2022). "Too Far: This one LIRR station in Queens didn't get MTA's $5 CityTicket promotion | amNewYork". www.amny.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Sanders Calls for Far Rockaway to be Included in LIRR's Discount Weekend Fare Program". NY State Senate. March 25, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Bessen, Jeffrey (March 30, 2016). "Fare not fair, says State Sen. Sanders". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ O'Flynn, Fiona (May 5, 2023). "MTA Expands CityTicket Program To Include Far Rockaway". The Wave. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "MTA Will Extend $5 City Ticket To Far Rockaway LIRR Riders This Summer - Streetsblog New York City". nyc.streetsblog.org. May 5, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "MTA Announces New LIRR Far Rockaway Ticket Available Starting Aug. 20". MTA. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
External links
Media related to Far Rockaway (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons