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Southold LIRR Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Greenport Branch · Zone 14 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Southold station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 14 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Southold (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #121 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 2% more than in the 12 months before. Another 17 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Southold go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Southold, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
50% of tickets7 a day - Atlantic Terminal
11% of tickets2 a day - Jamaica
10% of tickets1 a day - Grand Central
9% of tickets1 a day - Ronkonkoma
5% of tickets1 a day - Woodside
4% of tickets1 a day - Nostrand Av
2% of tickets0 a day - Mineola
1% of tickets0 a day
What tickets do Southold riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
29% of peak and off-peak tickets from Southold were peak fares.
- One-way
5,205 sold98.8% - Day pass
30 sold0.6%
Are Southold 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.
Southold 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
- Riverhead 25 tickets a day
- Yaphank-BNL 4 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Southold on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Southold station?
About 14 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Southold (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #121 most of 126 LIRR stations, 2% more than the year before.
Is Southold station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Southold as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Southold in?
Southold is in zone 14 on the Greenport Branch.
Where do people go from Southold?
The most common destination on tickets from Southold 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.