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Long Island City LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
City Terminal Zone · Zone 1 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Long Island City station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 13 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Long Island City (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #122 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 29.4% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 21 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Long Island City go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Long Island City, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Jamaica
27% of tickets4 a day - Penn Station
6% of tickets1 a day - Hicksville
6% of tickets1 a day - Mineola
5% of tickets1 a day - Baldwin
4% of tickets0 a day - Huntington
3% of tickets0 a day - Locust Manor
3% of tickets0 a day - Port Jefferson
3% of tickets0 a day
What tickets do Long Island City riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
68% of peak and off-peak tickets from Long Island City were peak fares.
- One-way
4,142 sold86% - Round trip
330 sold6.9% - 10-trip
130 sold2.7% - Monthly
125 sold2.6% - Day pass
78 sold1.6%
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Long Island City is listed as accessible. Across the City Terminal Zone, elevators worked 99.3% of the time and escalators 95.5% over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the City Terminal Zone
- Atlantic Terminal 4,640 tickets a day
- East New York 869 tickets a day
- Forest Hills 1,200 tickets a day
- Grand Central 11,814 tickets a day
- Hunterspoint Av 109 tickets a day
- Jamaica 16,528 tickets a day
- Kew Gardens 808 tickets a day
- Nostrand Av 864 tickets a day
- Penn Station 29,990 tickets a day
- Woodside 2,910 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Long Island City on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Long Island City station?
About 13 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Long Island City (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #122 most of 126 LIRR stations, 29.4% fewer than the year before.
Is Long Island City station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Long Island City as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Long Island City in?
Long Island City is in zone 1 on the City Terminal Zone.
Where do people go from Long Island City?
The most common destination on tickets from Long Island City is Jamaica.
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 4, 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.