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St. James 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 St. James station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 88 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at St. James (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #110 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 8.1% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 68 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from St. James go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from St. James, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
49% of tickets43 a day - Grand Central
12% of tickets11 a day - Jamaica
9% of tickets8 a day - Huntington
4% of tickets3 a day - Stony Brook
3% of tickets3 a day - Atlantic Terminal
3% of tickets3 a day - Port Jefferson
3% of tickets2 a day - Northport
2% of tickets2 a day
What tickets do St. James riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
56% of peak and off-peak tickets from St. James were peak fares.
- One-way
24,224 sold75.5% - Day pass
3,696 sold11.5% - Round trip
2,062 sold6.4% - Monthly
983 sold3.1% - 10-trip
910 sold2.8% - Weekly
221 sold0.7%
Are St. James 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.
St. James 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
- Smithtown 97 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: St. James on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is St. James station?
About 88 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at St. James (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #110 most of 126 LIRR stations, 8.1% fewer than the year before.
Is St. James station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists St. James as fully accessible.
What fare zone is St. James in?
St. James is in zone 10 on the Port Jefferson Branch.
Where do people go from St. James?
The most common destination on tickets from St. James 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).
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