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This shuttle train provides service to the central part of the peninsula, running between Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street to the west and Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue to the east. The fully above-ground route operates on trackage that was originally part of the Long Island Rail Road's Rockaway Beach Branch until the mid-1950s.
The Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station is the western terminal station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located on Beach 116th Street near Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway Beach, Queens. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times.
An East Loop bus leaving Long Beach station. The City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach LIRR station. The fare is $2.25 except on the Point Lookout route, which has a $2.50 fare, and payable in cash (coins and $1 bills) only. MetroCard is not accepted.
The main change to the route was in Queens, where it would have been rerouted onto Rockaway Beach Boulevard. [82] The redesign was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020, [83] and the original draft plan was dropped due to negative feedback. [84] A revised plan was released in March 2022. [85]
In 1986, the New York City Transit Authority launched a study to determine whether to close 79 stations on 11 routes, including the segment of the Rockaway Line south of Howard Beach, due to low ridership and high repair costs. [30] [31] Numerous figures, including New York City Council member Carol Greitzer, criticized the plans. [31] [32]
The Q113 and Q114 are one of the few public transit options between the Rockaway peninsula and "mainland" New York City. The corridor was originally a streetcar line that began operation in 1897, referred to as the Far Rockaway line, [7] [8] Jamaica−Far Rockaway line, [9] Far Rockaway−Jamaica line [10] or Jamaica and Far Rockaway line. [10]
The station was purchased by New York City on October 3, 1955, along with the rest of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway, after a fire on the line's crossing over Jamaica Bay in 1950. [6] Now operated by the New York City Transit Authority, it reopened as a subway station along the IND Rockaway Line on June ...
The station was purchased by New York City on October 3, 1955, along with the rest of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch west of Far Rockaway, after a fire on the line's crossing over Jamaica Bay in 1950. [7] Now operated by the New York City Transit Authority, it reopened as a subway station along the IND Rockaway Line on June ...