| Long Island Rail Road |
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The Long Island Rail Road provides electric and diesel rail service from east to west throughout
Long Island.
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| Owner |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) |
| Locale |
Long Island and Manhattan, New York |
| Transit type |
Commuter rail |
| Number of lines |
11 |
| Number of stations |
126 |
| Daily ridership |
276,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1] |
| Annual ridership |
75,186,900 (2023)[2] |
| Chief executive |
Robert Free |
| Headquarters |
Jamaica station, Jamaica, New York, U.S. |
| Website |
new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road |
| Began operation |
1834 (190 years ago) (1834) |
| Operator(s) |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Reporting marks |
LI |
| System length |
319 mi (513 km) (route); 700 mi (1,100 km) (total track length) |
| Track gauge |
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification |
Third rail, 750 V DC |
| Top speed |
80 mph (130 km/h)[3] |
|  Gray lines represent freight-only branches, and other colors represent the corresponding passenger branches.
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