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Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 635 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Stony Brook (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #49 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 0.1% more than in the 12 months before. Another 628 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Stony Brook go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Stony Brook, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Penn Station
31% of tickets197 a day - Jamaica
21% of tickets133 a day - Atlantic Terminal
8% of tickets51 a day - Grand Central
7% of tickets46 a day - Hicksville
4% of tickets26 a day - Huntington
4% of tickets24 a day - Woodside
3% of tickets20 a day - New Hyde Park
2% of tickets14 a day
What tickets do Stony Brook riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
32% of peak and off-peak tickets from Stony Brook were peak fares.
- One-way
210,871 sold91.1% - Day pass
8,907 sold3.8% - Round trip
5,686 sold2.5% - 10-trip
4,470 sold1.9% - Monthly
1,440 sold0.6%
Are Stony Brook 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.
Stony Brook 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
- St. James 88 tickets a day
- Syosset 1,157 tickets a day
- Westbury 812 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Stony Brook on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Stony Brook station?
About 635 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Stony Brook (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #49 most of 126 LIRR stations, 0.1% more than the year before.
Is Stony Brook station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Stony Brook as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Stony Brook in?
Stony Brook is in zone 10 on the Port Jefferson Branch.
Where do people go from Stony Brook?
The most common destination on tickets from Stony Brook 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.