 AirTrain JFK is a 13 km (8.1 mile) (largely elevated) rapid transit system in Queens, New York City, connecting the terminals and parking areas at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with each other and with railroad and subway lines at Jamaica and Howard Beach. It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also operates the airport and AirTrain Newark. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
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Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is the largest in area and second most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ...
Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area - City - Land - Water - Urban - Metro 1,214. ...
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK) is an international airport located in Jamaica/Rosedale, Queens, in the south-eastern portion of New York City. ...
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ...
The New York City Subway system, a large rapid transit system operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City, is one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. ...
Howard Beach is a neighborhood in southwestern Queens, New York. ...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state agency (operated pursuant to an interstate compact) that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure including the bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports within the New York-New Jersey Port District. ...
AirTrain tracks AirTrain Monorail entering Newark Airport Rail Station, August 2004. ...
 Airtrain at JFK. Note aluminum strip between rails. Download high resolution version (831x541, 172 KB)AirTrain at JFK airport. ...
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Routes and stations
 AirTrain system and connections map The system consists of three overlapping routes: Download high resolution version (599x845, 34 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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- Howard Beach route
- Jamaica Station route
- Airline Terminal route
The Howard Beach route starts at station for Howard Beach-JFK Airport on the A (IND Rockaway Line) and then stops at Lefferts Blvd. The Jamaica route starts at the Jamaica Station on the Long Island Rail Road, next to the stops for Sutphin Boulevard-JFK Airport on the E (IND Archer Avenue Line) and Sutphin Boulevard-JFK Airport on the J Z (1a) (BMT Archer Avenue Line). The station as seen in June 2003 The Howard Beach-JFK Airport station on the A Train in the New York City borough of Queens serves the neighborhood of Howard Beach. ...
The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ...
Jamaica Station is a major hub of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), located in Jamaica, Queens County, New York. ...
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ...
Sutphin Boulevard-JFK Airport is a double-decker underground station, with IND tracks on the upper level and BMT tracks below. ...
The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ...
Sutphin Boulevard-JFK Airport is a double-decker underground station, with IND tracks on the upper level and BMT tracks below. ...
The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express are two services of the New York City Subway. ...
The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express are two services of the New York City Subway. ...
Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ...
- Federal Circle is the stop for car rental companies and shuttle buses to hotels and the air cargo area.
- Lefferts Blvd is the stop for shuttle buses to long term parking lots A and B and to employee parking.
Both routes then meet, stopping at Federal Circle and the following stations in a counterclockwise loop before returning to Federal Circle and their respective terminals: Rental cars are leased to people who dont have access to their own cars, such as when traveling. ...
- Terminal 1
- Terminals 2/3
- Terminal 4
- Terminals 5/6
- Terminal 7
- Terminals 8/9
The Airline Terminal route serves the six terminal stations, but operates in the opposite direction, making a clockwise loop. The Airline Terminal route uses the inside track of the double-tracked loop.
Using AirTrain AirTrain is free within JFK Airport, but one must pay a fee ($5 per person as of 2006 -- significantly more than the $2 NYC subway fare) when entering or leaving AirTrain at the Jamaica and Howard Beach stations. The fare must be paid by MetroCard, which can be purchased with cash, a credit card or an ATM card. There are vending machines at both stations where one can pay for the AirTrain and also pay subway and LIRR fares. A $25 AirTrain only Ten-Trip MetroCard, and a $40 monthly AirTrain unlimited ride MetroCard are also available. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Metrocard Gold 1997-Present The MetroCard is the current payment method for the New York City Subway (rapid transit) system as well as for buses in the New York City Transit and Long Island Bus systems. ...
Soda pop and snack machines A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits money sufficient to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where personnel is required for every purchase). ...
 Arriving at a JFK airport AirTrain station. Generally speaking, people traveling between JFK and lower Manhattan should use the Howard Beach Station and take the subway. Travelers to east midtown Manhattan should use Jamaica Station and the subway. Travelers to west midtown Manhattan or making Amtrak or New Jersey Transit connections should use Jamaica Station and take the LIRR to Penn Station. Travelers to Long Island or Brooklyn can make LIRR connections at Jamaica Station; subway trains from both terminals also serve Brooklyn. Dozens of local bus lines serving Queens and Brooklyn stop at or near Jamaica Station as well. Image File history File links JFK_Airtrain_Station. ...
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Lower Manhattan skyline as viewed from the Staten Island Ferry Woolworth Building, looking south along Broadway Lower Manhattan, from the Brooklyn Bridge, 2005 Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. ...
View of Midtown from Empire State Building. ...
Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY Amtrak is the brand name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...
New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ...
Exterior view circa 1911. ...
Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. At 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and 7. ...
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There are flight status displays in many AirTrain stations, including Jamaica. All station stops are announced via recorded messages. The announcements were recorded by former New York City traffic reporter, Bernie Wagenblast.
Connecting services At Kennedy Airport: - All Terminals: Q10 and Q10A buses (note: Q10A buses run southbound ONLY, the return north as regular Q10)
- Terminal 4 only: Q3, B15
At Lefferts Blvd: B15
At Howard Beach: A subway service; Q11 bus The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ...
At Jamacia: LIRR; E, J, Z subway service; Q6 Q8 Q9 Q20A Q20B Q30 Q31 Q40 Q43 Q44 Q60 The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ...
The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express are two services of the New York City Subway. ...
Accessibility AirTrain JFK is wheelchair accessible, as are the Subway and LIRR stations it connects with. See New York City Subway accessibility and Long Island Rail Road accessibility for connection information. Very few stations on the New York City Subway are handicapped accessible; most that are lie on recently constructed lines or are terminal stations. ...
The following stations on the Long Island Rail Road are not handicapped accessible: Amityville Bellerose Belmont Park Copiague East New York Floral Park Flushing-Main Street Hollis Hunterspoint Avenue Kew Gardens Laurelton Lindenhurst Locust Manor Massapequa Park Murray Hill Nostrand Avenue Queens Village Rosedale St. ...
History Early plans took the line not only to JFK but north from Jamaica to La Guardia Airport, linking to the IRT Flushing Line. Construction began in 1998 for completion in 2002, but was delayed by the derailment of a test train on September 27, 2002, killing 23-year-old operator Kelvin DeBorgh, Jr. The system finally opened after over a year's delay on December 17, 2003. FAA diagram of LaGuardia Airport Fiorello La Guardia Airport is located in Flushing, a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens, New York near the Flushing Bay. ...
Services that use the IRT Flushing Line through midtown have been colored purple since 1979. ...
September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The AirTrain project was financed using federal Passenger Facility Charge revenue (collected as a $3 fee on each outbound flight ticket), which can only be used for airport-related improvements. Several airlines challenged the use of the PFC funds for this project, but lost in court. The State of New York paid for major renovations at Jamaica Station, in part to facilitate Airtrain connections. The project does not receive subsidies from the state or city for its operating costs, which is one of the reasons cited for its relatively high fare.
AirTrain JFK uses the same Advanced Rapid Transit (formerly Intermediate Capacity Transit System) technology from Bombardier as the SkyTrain in Vancouver, Canada and the Putra LRT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It draws power from a third rail, and a linear induction motor pushes magnetically against an aluminum strip in the center of the track. Where most trains have a driver’s cab, ART Mark II trains give passengers a large picture window through which they can see where the train is going. ...
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The platform at Metrotown Station in Burnaby is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. ...
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Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan Area - Total (City) 243. ...
Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ...
A linear motor is essentially an electric motor that has had its stator unrolled so that instead of producing a torque (rotation), it produces a linear force along its length. ...
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The Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project would use the LIRR Atlantic Avenue Branch to downtown Brooklyn, and a new tunnel to lower Manhattan. This would provide faster service to the airport via a one-seat ride, as well as LIRR service to lower Manhattan via a transfer at Jamaica. Baggage could be checked in Manhattan and transferred directly to planes. Hybrid vehicles that can run on the AirTrain, Subway and LIRR tracks might be required. This proposal might gain some momentum with the passing of the Transportation Bond Act. The Lower Manhattan-Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project is a proposed public-works project in New York City that would use the Long Island Railroad Atlantic Avenue Line and a new tunnel under the East River to connect a new train station at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub site with...
The Atlantic branch of the Long Island Rail Road runs from Downtown Brooklyn to Jamaica. ...
Skyline of Downtown Brooklyn seen from the East River Metro Tech is a business center in Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (following Midtown Manhattan and Downtown Manhattan), and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. ...
The Transportation Bond Act is a measure approved by voters in New York State in November 2005. ...
See also This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a rapid transit system, or a light-rail system with some elements of rapid transit. ...
AirTrain tracks AirTrain Monorail entering Newark Airport Rail Station, August 2004. ...
1978 brochure Ticket Train In The 1980s The JFK Express, advertised as The Train to The Plane, was a premium-fare service of the New York City Subway connecting midtown Manhattan to Howard Beach-JFK Airport on the IND Rockaway Line, where a bus connected to JFK Airport. ...
Londons Heathrow Express runs non-stop from Paddington Station to Heathrow Airport. ...
New York City airports; 1: JFK, 2:LGA, 3:EWR New York City is served by three major airports. ...
External links - Port Authority's official AirTrain JFK web pages
- Lower Manhattan-Jamaica-JFK Transportation Project website
- JFK Airtrain: Good News, Bad News, Good News and Bad News: A Usenet poster's review of using AirTrain, the Subway and the LIRR on Google Groups
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References - M.T.A. Proposes Rail Line to Link Major Airports, New York Times March 18, 1990 page 28
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