Jamaica (LIRR station)

Jamaica
Looking west at Jamaica
Location	Sutphin Boulevard & Archer Avenue Jamaica, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°41′58″N 73°48′31″W / 40.699511°N 73.808727°W / 40.699511; -73.808727Coordinates: 40°41′58″N 73°48′31″W / 40.699511°N 73.808727°W / 40.699511; -73.808727
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Long Island Rail Road:   Babylon Branch   Belmont Park Branch   Far Rockaway Branch   Hempstead Branch   Long Beach Branch   Montauk Branch   Oyster Bay Branch   Port Jefferson Branch   Ronkonkoma Branch   West Hempstead Branch AirTrain JFK: Jamaica Station Line
Platforms	5 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	8
Connections	New York City Subway: at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport NYCT Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54, Q56 MTA Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60, Q65 NICE Bus: N4
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1836
Rebuilt	1912–1913, 2001–2006
Electrified	750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	21,765
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Kew Gardens toward Penn Station Main Line (City Terminal Zone) Branches toward Long Island Hunterspoint Avenue toward Long Island City Boland's Landing (employees only) toward Atlantic Terminal Atlantic Branch (City Terminal Zone) East New York toward Atlantic Terminal City toward New York terminals Main Line (Hempstead Branch) (also Oyster Bay Branch, Port Jefferson Branch, and Ronkonkoma Branch) Hillside Facility (employees only) toward Greenport, Hempstead, Oyster Bay, or Port Jefferson Hollis toward Greenport, Hempstead, Oyster Bay, or Port Jefferson Montauk Branch (West Hempstead Branch) (also Babylon Branch) St. Albans toward Montauk or West Hempstead Atlantic Branch (Far Rockaway Branch) Locust Manor toward Far Rockaway or Long Beach Belmont Park Branch Belmont Park Terminus

Long Island Rail Road:

AirTrain JFK:

Jamaica is a major hub station of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the country with weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers. In the New York City area, it ranks only behind Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Secaucus Junction, with over 1,000 trains passing through it every day, while there is a direct rail connection to John F. Kennedy International Airport via AirTrain JFK. There are also elevator connections to the Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway at a separate station directly below. The area just outside is served by several local bus routes, with more available within a few blocks of the station.

All LIRR services except the Port Washington Branch pass through Jamaica Station. The Main Line westwards leads to Long Island City, Queens and Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, while the Atlantic Branch diverges along Atlantic Avenue to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. East of Jamaica, these three lines diverge, with some branch services using the Main Line, some using the Atlantic Branch, and some using the Montauk Branch.