The Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It branches north from the Main Line at Winfield Junction, just east of the Woodside station, and runs roughly parallel to Northern Boulevard past Shea Stadium, Flushing, Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, and then crosses into Nassau County for stops in Great Neck, Manhasset, and Plandome before terminating at Port Washington.^[1][2] Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... An M3 railcar The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... NY redirects here. ... The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. ... Woodside is a railroad station on the Long Island Rail Roads Main Line in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. ... New York State Highway 25A is a state road and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, New York running from the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at its Western terminus to Calverton at its Eastern end. ... William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium, is an American baseball stadium in Flushing, New York. ... A few landmarks from two New York Worlds Fairs still stand in Flushing Meadows, including the US Steel Unisphere Flushing is a neighborhood within the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... Bayside is the name of a neighborhood in Queens County of New York City, New York in the United States of America. ... Douglaston, a community of the borough of Queens in New York City with a population of about 6000 (1990 Census) is on the north shore of Long Island, bordered on the east by Little Neck, on the south by West Alley Road, and on the west by Douglaston Parkway. ... Little Neck is a community in Queens, New York. ... Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... Great Neck is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA, on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Manhasset is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Plandome is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... Port Washington is a hamlet and Census Designated Place in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ...

The branch has the distinction of being the only LIRR service whose trains do not serve Jamaica, as it branches off the Main Line several miles west of that station.

Route description

The line has two tracks from the Woodside to Great Neck, and one track from east of Great Neck past Manhasset and Plandome stations to Port Washington. This often causes massive delays during two-way rush hour operations. A second track cannot be added through Manhasset and Plandome due to the proximity of businesses to the narrow right-of-way in Plandome. Also, the trestle between Great Neck and Manhasset also runs only one track. ^{[citation needed]} Manhasset is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch in Manhasset, New York. ... Plandome is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch in Plandome, New York. ...

To eliminate as many delays as possible on the heavily-used line, most peak-hour trains are either local from Penn Station to Great Neck (making all stops in between the two) or express from Penn Station to Port Washington (making stops only at Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome, and Port Washington, although some trains make their first stop at Bayside). Great Neck is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch in Great Neck, the first station in the branch (heading from Manhattan) in Nassau County. ... Port Washington is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch in Port Washington, New York. ... Bayside is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch in the Bayside section of Queens in New York City. ...

During rush hours, there are also some trains that run express back to Penn Station from Great Neck, stopping only at Flushing Main Street and Woodside.

Extra service is offered during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and for New York Mets home games, both of which are held in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. These trains stop at a special Shea Stadium station between Woodside and Flushing Main Street. For the article about the U.S. Open 2006, click here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) The Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1969 â€¢ 1986 NL Pennants (4) 1969 â€¢ 1973 â€¢ 1986... Flushing Meadows Park, also sometimes referred to as Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, is located in northern Queens, New York City, USA at the intersection of the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway. ... Shea Stadium is a seasonal-use station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch. ... Flushing Main Street is a station on the Long Island Rail Roads Port Washington Branch, serving the neighborhood of Flushing. ...

The route originally terminated in Great Neck until the building of a train trestle over the marshes at the southern end of Manhasset Bay. According to the Village of Manhasset's website, "in 1897, a contract was given to the Carnegie Steel Company and a subsidiary, the King Iron Company, undertook the job of constructing the bridge." The trestle bridge cost about $60,000, and the first train to cross it was on June 23, 1898.

The bridge stands 181 feet tall and runs 678 feet across the bay, offering a spectacular view of the Manhasset Bay. According to the Manhasset Website, scenes from the silent film serial "The Perils of Pauline" were shot on the trestle.

Station listing

Station/ location	Station link	Miles (kilometers) to Penn Station	Connections/notes	History
Pennsylvania Station 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, Midtown Manhattan	[1]		Subway: 1 2 3 (Manhattan to The Bronx and Brooklyn) (7th Avenue) and A C E (Manhattan to Brooklyn and Queens) (8th Avenue) Bus (New York City Bus): M4, M10, M16, M20, M34, Q32
Woodside 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside	[2]	5.1 (8.2)	Subway: (7 <7> (1a2a3c)) Bus (New York City Bus): Q18, Q32, Q53	Opened November 15, 1869 on north side of tracks west of 58th Street; closed 1914 and demolished 1916 (replaced with current structure during grade crossing elimination)
Winfield Woodside	Opened July 1854 on southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street; moved to the junction in August 1876 to also serve the Main Line; closed 1929
Elmhurst Elmhurst	Opened 1855 as Newtown; name changed to Elmhurst June 1897; closed 1985
Corona Corona	Service began June 26, 1854; station opened April 2, 1855 on west side of National Avenue as Fashion Race Course; renamed West Flushing when 108th Street was abandoned, and Corona in June 1872; closed 1963
West Flushing Corona	Opened September 1854 on north side of line and east side of 108th Street; later abandoned and name assigned to later Corona station
Shea Stadium (seasonal service) Flushing Meadows Park, south of Roosevelt Avenue	[3]	8.6 (13.8)	Subway: (7 <7> (1a2a3c))
Flushing Main Street Main Street and 41st Avenue, Flushing	[4]	9.5 (15.3)	Subway: (7 <7> (1a2a3c)) Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q17, Q20, Q25, Q26, Q28, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q58 Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N21	Service began June 26, 1854
Murray Hill 150th Street and 41st Avenue, Flushing	[5]	10.3 (16.6)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q15
Broadway 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard, Flushing	[6]	11.1 (17.9)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28
Auburndale 192nd Street and Station Road, Auburndale	[7]	11.7 (18.8)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28, Q76
Bayside 213th Street and 41st Avenue, Bayside	[8]	12.6 (20.3)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q13, Q31
Douglaston 235th Street and 41st Avenue, Douglaston	[9]	13.9 (22.4)
Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, Little Neck	[10]	14.5 (23.3)	Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q79 Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N21
Great Neck Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, Great Neck	[11]	15.7 (25.3)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N21, N25, N57, N58
Manhasset Plandome Road and Maple Place, Manhasset	[12]	17.2 (27.7)
Plandome Off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, Plandome	[13]	18.3 (29.5)
Port Washington Main Street, between Haven Avenue and South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington	[14]	19.9 (32.0)	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N23

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References

• The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad

1. ^ MTA LIRR - LIRR Map
2. ^ LIRR Port Washington Branch Timetable

External links

• MTA Long Island Rail Road
• Port Washington Branch Stations (Bob Andersen's Unofficial LIRR History Website)
• NYCSubway.org: Port Washignton Branch
• Forgotten New York:
  • Pride in Port (The Jekyll & Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad: Part One)
  • Pride in Port (The Jekyll & Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad: Part Two)