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Smithtown LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Port Jefferson Branch · Zone 10 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Smithtown station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 97 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Smithtown (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #106 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 8.1% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 79 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Smithtown go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Smithtown, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
44% of tickets43 a day - Grand Central
12% of tickets11 a day - Jamaica
9% of tickets9 a day - Stony Brook
5% of tickets5 a day - Huntington
4% of tickets4 a day - Atlantic Terminal
3% of tickets3 a day - Port Jefferson
3% of tickets3 a day - Hunterspoint Av
3% of tickets3 a day
What tickets do Smithtown riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
62% of peak and off-peak tickets from Smithtown were peak fares.
- One-way
25,517 sold72.2% - Day pass
5,213 sold14.7% - Round trip
2,222 sold6.3% - Monthly
1,405 sold4% - 10-trip
790 sold2.2% - Weekly
197 sold0.6%
Are Smithtown 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, 92.7% of Port Jefferson trains were on time (94.2% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Smithtown is listed as accessible. Across the Port Jefferson Branch, elevators worked 99.2% of the time and escalators 98.1% over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Port Jefferson Branch
- Carle Place 310 tickets a day
- Cold Spring Harbor 580 tickets a day
- Greenlawn 105 tickets a day
- Hicksville 3,793 tickets a day
- Huntington 2,030 tickets a day
- Kings Park 160 tickets a day
- Merillon Av 393 tickets a day
- Mineola 3,177 tickets a day
- New Hyde Park 962 tickets a day
- Northport 279 tickets a day
- Port Jefferson 238 tickets a day
- St. James 88 tickets a day
- Stony Brook 635 tickets a day
- Syosset 1,157 tickets a day
- Westbury 812 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Smithtown on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Smithtown station?
About 97 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Smithtown (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #106 most of 126 LIRR stations, 8.1% fewer than the year before.
Is Smithtown station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Smithtown as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Smithtown in?
Smithtown is in zone 10 on the Port Jefferson Branch.
Where do people go from Smithtown?
The most common destination on tickets from Smithtown 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.