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Sea Cliff 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 Sea Cliff station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 115 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Sea Cliff (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #100 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 7.6% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 82 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Sea Cliff go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Sea Cliff, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
47% of tickets53 a day - Grand Central
17% of tickets20 a day - Jamaica
14% of tickets16 a day - Atlantic Terminal
5% of tickets6 a day - Mineola
5% of tickets5 a day - Oyster Bay
2% of tickets2 a day - Woodside
1% of tickets2 a day - Hunterspoint Av
1% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Sea Cliff riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
51% of peak and off-peak tickets from Sea Cliff were peak fares.
- One-way
31,191 sold74.6% - Day pass
4,955 sold11.8% - Round trip
2,280 sold5.5% - 10-trip
1,840 sold4.4% - Monthly
1,322 sold3.2% - Weekly
240 sold0.6%
Are Sea Cliff 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
- Oyster Bay 66 tickets a day
- Roslyn 164 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Sea Cliff on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Sea Cliff station?
About 115 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Sea Cliff (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #100 most of 126 LIRR stations, 7.6% fewer than the year before.
Is Sea Cliff station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Sea Cliff as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Sea Cliff in?
Sea Cliff is in zone 7 on the Oyster Bay Branch.
Where do people go from Sea Cliff?
The most common destination on tickets from Sea Cliff 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.