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Southampton LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Montauk Branch · Zone 14 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Southampton station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 206 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Southampton (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #79 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 27% more than in the 12 months before. Another 303 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Southampton go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Southampton, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
32% of tickets66 a day - Jamaica
15% of tickets31 a day - Grand Central
13% of tickets27 a day - Hampton Bays
6% of tickets13 a day - East Hampton
5% of tickets10 a day - Atlantic Terminal
4% of tickets9 a day - Montauk
4% of tickets8 a day - Westhampton
3% of tickets7 a day
What tickets do Southampton riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
36% of peak and off-peak tickets from Southampton were peak fares.
- One-way
72,914 sold97% - Day pass
1,493 sold2% - Round trip
610 sold0.8%
Are Southampton 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, 91.4% of Montauk trains were on time (93.6% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →
Other stations on the Montauk Branch
- Amagansett 92 tickets a day
- Bay Shore 289 tickets a day
- Bellport 44 tickets a day
- Bridgehampton 156 tickets a day
- East Hampton 239 tickets a day
- Great River 57 tickets a day
- Hampton Bays 183 tickets a day
- Islip 151 tickets a day
- Mastic-Shirley 144 tickets a day
- Montauk 151 tickets a day
- Oakdale 67 tickets a day
- Patchogue 342 tickets a day
- Sayville 293 tickets a day
- Speonk 152 tickets a day
- Westhampton 119 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Southampton on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Southampton station?
About 206 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Southampton (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #79 most of 126 LIRR stations, 27% more than the year before.
Is Southampton station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Southampton as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Southampton in?
Southampton is in zone 14 on the Montauk Branch.
Where do people go from Southampton?
The most common destination on tickets from Southampton 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.