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East Williston LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Oyster Bay Branch · Zone 4 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is East Williston station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 95 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at East Williston (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #107 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 11.4% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 71 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from East Williston go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from East Williston, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
48% of tickets45 a day - Grand Central
23% of tickets22 a day - Jamaica
12% of tickets12 a day - Atlantic Terminal
4% of tickets4 a day - Oyster Bay
2% of tickets2 a day - Woodside
2% of tickets2 a day - Hunterspoint Av
1% of tickets1 a day - Glen Street
1% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do East Williston riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
58% of peak and off-peak tickets from East Williston were peak fares.
- One-way
22,612 sold65.1% - Day pass
4,586 sold13.2% - Monthly
2,836 sold8.2% - 10-trip
2,230 sold6.4% - Round trip
2,208 sold6.4% - Weekly
253 sold0.7%
Are East Williston 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, 94% of Oyster Bay trains were on time (96.5% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Other stations on the Oyster Bay Branch
- Albertson 65 tickets a day
- Glen Cove 111 tickets a day
- Glen Head 115 tickets a day
- Glen Street 119 tickets a day
- Greenvale 51 tickets a day
- Locust Valley 131 tickets a day
- Oyster Bay 66 tickets a day
- Roslyn 164 tickets a day
- Sea Cliff 115 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: East Williston on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is East Williston station?
About 95 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at East Williston (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #107 most of 126 LIRR stations, 11.4% fewer than the year before.
Is East Williston station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists East Williston as fully accessible.
What fare zone is East Williston in?
East Williston is in zone 4 on the Oyster Bay Branch.
Where do people go from East Williston?
The most common destination on tickets from East Williston 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.