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Little Neck LIRR Station: Tickets, Crowding & On-Time Data

Port Washington Branch · Zone 3 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA

1,245tickets a day from here
#20of 126 LIRR stations
37%of tickets are peak fares
36%of seats taken, busiest hour

How busy is Little 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 1,245 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Little Neck (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #20 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 2.4% more than in the 12 months before. Another 1,125 a day were sold for trips ending here.

Where do riders from Little Neck go?

The most common destinations on tickets sold from Little Neck, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.

What tickets do Little Neck riders buy?

Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).

37% of peak and off-peak tickets from Little Neck were peak fares.

  • One-way
    421,827 sold    92.8%
  • Day pass
    14,533 sold    3.2%
  • Round trip
    9,414 sold    2.1%
  • Monthly
    6,590 sold    1.4%

How crowded are trains at Little 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 Little Neck around 8 AM, with about 395 people on board, 36% of the seats.

Leaving atToward the cityAway from the city
12 AM3% ~36 on board6% ~67 on board
1 AM–6% ~55 on board
2 AM3% ~31 on board–
3 AM4% ~26 on board4% ~39 on board
5 AM10% ~103 on board4% ~53 on board
6 AM21% ~225 on board7% ~67 on board
7 AM32% ~337 on board12% ~139 on board
8 AM36% ~395 on board22% ~218 on board
9 AM34% ~359 on board12% ~142 on board
10 AM21% ~233 on board9% ~97 on board
11 AM17% ~177 on board8% ~76 on board
12 PM14% ~134 on board9% ~91 on board
1 PM12% ~120 on board12% ~114 on board
2 PM12% ~119 on board14% ~144 on board
3 PM13% ~135 on board24% ~205 on board
4 PM23% ~197 on board24% ~210 on board
5 PM31% ~283 on board33% ~382 on board
6 PM26% ~268 on board27% ~274 on board
7 PM14% ~171 on board21% ~205 on board
8 PM10% ~93 on board17% ~153 on board
9 PM7% ~73 on board17% ~191 on board
10 PM5% ~59 on board20% ~173 on board
11 PM4% ~39 on board13% ~127 on board

Are Little 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.

Little 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

Schedules, parking and station details: Little Neck on mta.info.

Questions

How busy is Little Neck station?

About 1,245 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Little Neck (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #20 most of 126 LIRR stations, 2.4% more than the year before.

Is Little Neck station accessible?

Yes. The MTA lists Little Neck as fully accessible.

What fare zone is Little Neck in?

Little Neck is in zone 3 on the Port Washington Branch.

How crowded are trains at Little Neck?

On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Little Neck around 8 AM, with about 395 people on board (36% of seats).

Where do people go from Little Neck?

The most common destination on tickets from Little 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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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.