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Oyster Bay LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Oyster Bay Branch · Zone 7 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Oyster Bay station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 66 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Oyster Bay (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #112 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 0.2% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 100 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Oyster Bay go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Oyster Bay, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
23% of tickets15 a day - Jamaica
20% of tickets13 a day - Grand Central
9% of tickets6 a day - Mineola
9% of tickets6 a day - Glen Cove
7% of tickets4 a day - Atlantic Terminal
4% of tickets3 a day - Locust Valley
4% of tickets3 a day - Glen Street
3% of tickets2 a day
What tickets do Oyster Bay riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
56% of peak and off-peak tickets from Oyster Bay were peak fares.
- One-way
21,026 sold86.9% - Day pass
1,426 sold5.9% - Round trip
1,120 sold4.6% - 10-trip
290 sold1.2% - Monthly
211 sold0.9% - Weekly
127 sold0.5%
Are Oyster Bay 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, 94% of Oyster Bay trains were on time (96.5% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Other stations on the Oyster Bay Branch
- Albertson 65 tickets a day
- East Williston 95 tickets a day
- Glen Cove 111 tickets a day
- Glen Head 115 tickets a day
- Glen Street 119 tickets a day
- Greenvale 51 tickets a day
- Locust Valley 131 tickets a day
- Roslyn 164 tickets a day
- Sea Cliff 115 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Oyster Bay on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Oyster Bay station?
About 66 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Oyster Bay (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #112 most of 126 LIRR stations, 0.2% fewer than the year before.
Is Oyster Bay station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Oyster Bay as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Oyster Bay in?
Oyster Bay is in zone 7 on the Oyster Bay Branch.
Where do people go from Oyster Bay?
The most common destination on tickets from Oyster Bay 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.