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Great Neck LIRR Station: Tickets, Crowding & On-Time Data
Port Washington Branch · Zone 4 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Great Neck station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 1,549 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Great Neck (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #14 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 0.9% more than in the 12 months before. Another 1,403 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Great Neck go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Great Neck, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
47% of tickets733 a day - Grand Central
23% of tickets356 a day - Flushing Main Street
15% of tickets237 a day - Woodside
4% of tickets66 a day - Mets-Willets Point
2% of tickets35 a day - Port Washington
2% of tickets28 a day - Bayside
2% of tickets24 a day - Murray Hill
1% of tickets16 a day
What tickets do Great Neck riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
30% of peak and off-peak tickets from Great Neck were peak fares.
- One-way
476,131 sold84.2% - Day pass
25,490 sold4.5% - 10-trip
24,060 sold4.3% - Round trip
20,780 sold3.7% - Monthly
16,877 sold3%
How crowded are trains at Great Neck?
Average load as trains leave the station, weekdays, Jul 2026 – Sep 2026, from weight sensors on the LIRR's electric trains (M7 and M9). Diesel trains are not measured. Over 100% means people standing.
On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Great Neck around 8 AM, with about 437 people on board, 40% of the seats.
| Leaving at | Toward the city | Away from the city |
|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 3% ~34 on board | 6% ~61 on board |
| 1 AM | – | 5% ~44 on board |
| 2 AM | 3% ~35 on board | – |
| 3 AM | 4% ~27 on board | 3% ~37 on board |
| 5 AM | 9% ~86 on board | – |
| 6 AM | 21% ~202 on board | 7% ~63 on board |
| 7 AM | 33% ~342 on board | 14% ~144 on board |
| 8 AM | 40% ~437 on board | 15% ~156 on board |
| 9 AM | 23% ~240 on board | 8% ~93 on board |
| 10 AM | 18% ~202 on board | 7% ~74 on board |
| 11 AM | 15% ~152 on board | 6% ~58 on board |
| 12 PM | 12% ~115 on board | 7% ~72 on board |
| 1 PM | 10% ~106 on board | 9% ~84 on board |
| 2 PM | 11% ~102 on board | 9% ~94 on board |
| 3 PM | 11% ~120 on board | 15% ~132 on board |
| 4 PM | 20% ~175 on board | 23% ~223 on board |
| 5 PM | 21% ~197 on board | 32% ~359 on board |
| 6 PM | 24% ~245 on board | 28% ~324 on board |
| 7 PM | 12% ~155 on board | 17% ~163 on board |
| 8 PM | 10% ~86 on board | 13% ~116 on board |
| 9 PM | 7% ~70 on board | 13% ~145 on board |
| 10 PM | 5% ~59 on board | 17% ~143 on board |
| 11 PM | 4% ~39 on board | 11% ~106 on board |
Are Great Neck 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, 96.6% of Port Washington trains were on time (96.9% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Great Neck is listed as accessible. Across the Port Washington Branch, elevators worked 99.3% of the time over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Port Washington Branch
- Auburndale 907 tickets a day
- Bayside 2,264 tickets a day
- Broadway 895 tickets a day
- Douglaston 603 tickets a day
- Flushing Main Street 1,602 tickets a day
- Little Neck 1,245 tickets a day
- Manhasset 1,182 tickets a day
- Mets-Willets Point 860 tickets a day
- Murray Hill 697 tickets a day
- Plandome 239 tickets a day
- Port Washington 1,502 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Great Neck on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Great Neck station?
About 1,549 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Great Neck (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #14 most of 126 LIRR stations, 0.9% more than the year before.
Is Great Neck station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Great Neck as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Great Neck in?
Great Neck is in zone 4 on the Port Washington Branch.
How crowded are trains at Great Neck?
On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Great Neck around 8 AM, with about 437 people on board (40% of seats).
Where do people go from Great Neck?
The most common destination on tickets from Great Neck 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).
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