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Medford LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Greenport Branch · Zone 10 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Medford station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 8 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Medford (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #124 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 12% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 8 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Medford go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Medford, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
19% of tickets2 a day - Jamaica
14% of tickets1 a day - Brentwood
8% of tickets1 a day - Deer Park
8% of tickets1 a day - Wyandanch
7% of tickets1 a day - Hicksville
7% of tickets1 a day - Central Islip
6% of tickets0 a day - Riverhead
6% of tickets0 a day
What tickets do Medford riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
73% of peak and off-peak tickets from Medford were peak fares.
- One-way
2,762 sold91.4% - Day pass
124 sold4.1% - Round trip
66 sold2.2% - Monthly
47 sold1.6% - Weekly
24 sold0.8%
Are Medford 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, 92.9% of Ronkonkoma trains were on time (95.2% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Medford is listed as accessible. Across the Ronkonkoma Branch, elevators worked 99.4% of the time over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Greenport Branch
- Greenport 44 tickets a day
- Mattituck 17 tickets a day
- Riverhead 25 tickets a day
- Southold 14 tickets a day
- Yaphank-BNL 4 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Medford on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Medford station?
About 8 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Medford (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #124 most of 126 LIRR stations, 12% fewer than the year before.
Is Medford station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Medford as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Medford in?
Medford is in zone 10 on the Greenport Branch.
Where do people go from Medford?
The most common destination on tickets from Medford 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.