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Riverhead LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Greenport Branch · Zone 14 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Riverhead station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 25 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Riverhead (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #119 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 6.6% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 33 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Riverhead go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Riverhead, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
31% of tickets8 a day - Jamaica
15% of tickets4 a day - Ronkonkoma
12% of tickets3 a day - Grand Central
8% of tickets2 a day - Atlantic Terminal
6% of tickets1 a day - Woodside
4% of tickets1 a day - Hicksville
4% of tickets1 a day - Greenport
3% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Riverhead riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
41% of peak and off-peak tickets from Riverhead were peak fares.
- One-way
8,903 sold96.9% - Day pass
143 sold1.6% - Monthly
107 sold1.2%
Are Riverhead 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.
Riverhead 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
- Medford 8 tickets a day
- Southold 14 tickets a day
- Yaphank-BNL 4 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Riverhead on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Riverhead station?
About 25 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Riverhead (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #119 most of 126 LIRR stations, 6.6% fewer than the year before.
Is Riverhead station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Riverhead as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Riverhead in?
Riverhead is in zone 14 on the Greenport Branch.
Where do people go from Riverhead?
The most common destination on tickets from Riverhead 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.