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Oceanside LIRR Station: Tickets, Crowding & On-Time Data
Long Beach Branch · Zone 7 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Oceanside station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 388 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Oceanside (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #62 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 9.9% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 295 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Oceanside go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Oceanside, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
55% of tickets213 a day - Grand Central
19% of tickets75 a day - Jamaica
10% of tickets38 a day - Atlantic Terminal
4% of tickets17 a day - Woodside
2% of tickets10 a day - Long Beach
2% of tickets7 a day - Valley Stream
1% of tickets4 a day - East New York
1% of tickets3 a day
What tickets do Oceanside riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
40% of peak and off-peak tickets from Oceanside were peak fares.
- One-way
99,928 sold70.6% - Day pass
17,366 sold12.3% - Round trip
10,476 sold7.4% - 10-trip
6,480 sold4.6% - Monthly
6,408 sold4.5% - Weekly
965 sold0.7%
How crowded are trains at Oceanside?
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 Oceanside around 7 AM, with about 255 people on board, 24% of the seats.
| Leaving at | Toward the city | Away from the city |
|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 3% ~35 on board | 11% ~96 on board |
| 1 AM | – | 5% ~49 on board |
| 4 AM | 9% ~75 on board | – |
| 5 AM | 17% ~128 on board | – |
| 6 AM | 16% ~128 on board | 8% ~64 on board |
| 7 AM | 24% ~255 on board | 7% ~78 on board |
| 8 AM | 24% ~200 on board | 11% ~116 on board |
| 9 AM | 14% ~143 on board | 13% ~117 on board |
| 10 AM | 15% ~154 on board | 15% ~138 on board |
| 11 AM | 12% ~104 on board | 17% ~164 on board |
| 12 PM | 10% ~92 on board | 14% ~128 on board |
| 1 PM | 9% ~87 on board | 17% ~147 on board |
| 2 PM | 10% ~86 on board | 12% ~130 on board |
| 3 PM | 11% ~96 on board | 21% ~181 on board |
| 4 PM | 13% ~127 on board | 15% ~138 on board |
| 5 PM | 14% ~135 on board | 21% ~210 on board |
| 6 PM | 14% ~133 on board | 15% ~150 on board |
| 7 PM | – | 12% ~96 on board |
| 8 PM | 13% ~118 on board | 10% ~102 on board |
| 9 PM | 7% ~67 on board | 13% ~105 on board |
| 10 PM | 5% ~50 on board | 14% ~124 on board |
| 11 PM | – | 13% ~112 on board |
Are Oceanside 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, 95.1% of Long Beach trains were on time (95.8% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Oceanside is listed as accessible. Across the Long Beach Branch, elevators worked 99.6% of the time and escalators 97.4% over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Long Beach Branch
- Centre Av 139 tickets a day
- East Rockaway 194 tickets a day
- Island Park 329 tickets a day
- Long Beach 1,176 tickets a day
- Lynbrook 942 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Oceanside on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Oceanside station?
About 388 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Oceanside (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #62 most of 126 LIRR stations, 9.9% fewer than the year before.
Is Oceanside station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Oceanside as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Oceanside in?
Oceanside is in zone 7 on the Long Beach Branch.
How crowded are trains at Oceanside?
On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Oceanside around 7 AM, with about 255 people on board (24% of seats).
Where do people go from Oceanside?
The most common destination on tickets from Oceanside 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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