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Bay Shore LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Montauk Branch · Zone 10 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Bay Shore station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 289 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Bay Shore (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #70 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 0.5% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 310 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Bay Shore go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Bay Shore, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
40% of tickets116 a day - Jamaica
13% of tickets39 a day - Grand Central
9% of tickets25 a day - Atlantic Terminal
6% of tickets17 a day - Patchogue
5% of tickets16 a day - Babylon
3% of tickets10 a day - Mastic-Shirley
3% of tickets8 a day - Woodside
2% of tickets6 a day
What tickets do Bay Shore riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
43% of peak and off-peak tickets from Bay Shore were peak fares.
- One-way
88,954 sold84.4% - Day pass
8,048 sold7.6% - Round trip
4,176 sold4% - Monthly
2,237 sold2.1% - 10-trip
1,310 sold1.2% - Weekly
632 sold0.6%
Are Bay Shore trains on time?
On time means arriving within 5 minutes 59 seconds of schedule. The railroad reports this by branch, not by station.
From Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, 91.4% of Montauk trains were on time (93.6% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Other stations on the Montauk Branch
- Amagansett 92 tickets a day
- Bellport 44 tickets a day
- Bridgehampton 156 tickets a day
- East Hampton 239 tickets a day
- Great River 57 tickets a day
- Hampton Bays 183 tickets a day
- Islip 151 tickets a day
- Mastic-Shirley 144 tickets a day
- Montauk 151 tickets a day
- Oakdale 67 tickets a day
- Patchogue 342 tickets a day
- Sayville 293 tickets a day
- Southampton 206 tickets a day
- Speonk 152 tickets a day
- Westhampton 119 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Bay Shore on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Bay Shore station?
About 289 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Bay Shore (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #70 most of 126 LIRR stations, 0.5% fewer than the year before.
Is Bay Shore station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Bay Shore as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Bay Shore in?
Bay Shore is in zone 10 on the Montauk Branch.
Where do people go from Bay Shore?
The most common destination on tickets from Bay Shore is Penn Station.
Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, LIRR Stop-Level Occupancy, LIRR Elevator and Escalator Availability, LIRR On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
This is an independent data analysis project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Data is sourced from the MTA through the New York State Open Data Portal. Visualizations, calculations, and interpretations are independently produced. Data may be revised, incomplete, or delayed. For official transit information, visit mta.info.