LIRR › Woodside

Woodside LIRR Station: Tickets, Crowding & On-Time Data

City Terminal Zone · Zone 1 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA

2,910tickets a day from here
#8of 126 LIRR stations
21%of tickets are peak fares
59%of seats taken, busiest hour

How busy is Woodside station?

Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.

About 2,910 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Woodside (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #8 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 0.9% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 2,553 a day were sold for trips ending here.

Where do riders from Woodside go?

The most common destinations on tickets sold from Woodside, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.

What tickets do Woodside riders buy?

Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).

21% of peak and off-peak tickets from Woodside were peak fares.

  • One-way
    1,000,320 sold    94.2%
  • Round trip
    24,144 sold    2.3%
  • 10-trip
    18,330 sold    1.7%
  • Day pass
    12,422 sold    1.2%
  • Monthly
    5,707 sold    0.5%

How crowded are trains at Woodside?

Average load as trains leave the station, weekdays, Jul 2026 – Sep 2026, from weight sensors on the LIRR's electric trains (M7 and M9). Diesel trains are not measured. Over 100% means people standing.

On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Woodside around 8 AM, with about 645 people on board, 59% of the seats.

Leaving atToward the cityAway from the city
12 AM9% ~87 on board20% ~179 on board
1 AM5% ~50 on board12% ~123 on board
2 AM4% ~47 on board7% ~74 on board
3 AM9% ~67 on board7% ~71 on board
4 AM17% ~125 on board7% ~59 on board
5 AM26% ~265 on board10% ~111 on board
6 AM35% ~362 on board11% ~117 on board
7 AM49% ~531 on board19% ~190 on board
8 AM59% ~645 on board24% ~255 on board
9 AM53% ~472 on board16% ~174 on board
10 AM33% ~344 on board18% ~185 on board
11 AM25% ~264 on board19% ~183 on board
12 PM21% ~218 on board22% ~208 on board
1 PM19% ~201 on board27% ~276 on board
2 PM23% ~234 on board37% ~396 on board
3 PM24% ~227 on board48% ~471 on board
4 PM26% ~254 on board56% ~582 on board
5 PM27% ~248 on board67% ~687 on board
6 PM25% ~278 on board61% ~600 on board
7 PM16% ~183 on board35% ~326 on board
8 PM15% ~146 on board37% ~352 on board
9 PM15% ~146 on board35% ~369 on board
10 PM14% ~150 on board33% ~317 on board
11 PM14% ~138 on board29% ~297 on board

Elevators and escalators

The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.

Woodside is listed as accessible. Across the City Terminal Zone, elevators worked 99.3% of the time and escalators 95.5% over the last 12 months.

Other stations on the City Terminal Zone

Schedules, parking and station details: Woodside on mta.info.

Questions

How busy is Woodside station?

About 2,910 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Woodside (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #8 most of 126 LIRR stations, 0.9% fewer than the year before.

Is Woodside station accessible?

Yes. The MTA lists Woodside as fully accessible.

What fare zone is Woodside in?

Woodside is in zone 1 on the City Terminal Zone.

How crowded are trains at Woodside?

On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Woodside around 8 AM, with about 645 people on board (59% of seats).

Where do people go from Woodside?

The most common destination on tickets from Woodside 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.