Jamaica station

Jamaica
Jamaica
	Track 3, Platform B at Jamaica station, looking west.
General information
Location	93-02 Sutphin Boulevard; Jamaica, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°41′59″N 73°48′28″W / 40.69972°N 73.80778°W
Line(s)	Main Line; Atlantic Branch; Montauk Branch;
Distance	11.3 mi (18.2 km) from Penn Station; 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Grand Central Madison; 9.3 mi (15.0 km) from Atlantic Terminal; 9.3 mi (15.0 km) Long Island City via the Main Line; 9.0 mi (14.5 km) from Long Island City via the Montauk Branch;
Platforms	6 island platforms (cross-platform interchange)
Tracks	10
Bus operators	MTA New York City Transit, Nassau Inter County Express
Connections	New York City Subway: at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport; AirTrain JFK: Jamaica; New York City Bus: Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q43, Q44 SBS, Q54, Q56; MTA Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q25, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q60, Q65; Nassau Inter-County Express: n4;
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1836
Rebuilt	1912–1913,; 2001–2006
Passengers
2017	over 200,000 on weekdays
Rank	2 of 125
Services
	East New York toward Atlantic Terminal
	East New York AM peak service toward Atlantic Terminal
	Hunterspoint Avenue limited service toward Long Island City
	Elmont–UBS Arena limited service toward Ronkonkoma
Hunterspoint Avenue limited service toward Long Island City	Mineola limited service toward Montauk
	East New York AM/PM peak service toward Atlantic Terminal
	East New York AM/PM peak service toward Atlantic Terminal
	East New York toward Atlantic Terminal
Hunterspoint Avenue limited service toward Long Island City	Hollis limited service toward Huntington or Port Jefferson
	East New York toward Atlantic Terminal
See AirTrain JFK section; for Jamaica Train service
Former services
Future services
Location
Location

Jamaica is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic. It is the third-busiest rail hub in the New York area, behind Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal. Over 1,000 trains pass through each day, the fourth-most in the New York area behind Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Secaucus Junction.

The Jamaica station is located on an embankment above street level and contains six platforms and ten tracks for LIRR trains. A concourse above the LIRR platforms connects to a station on the AirTrain JFK elevated people mover to John F. Kennedy International Airport, which contains two tracks and one platform. There are also 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, and others terminate within a few blocks of the station.

The station is located at the junction between the LIRR's three main trunk routes, its Main Line, Atlantic Branch, and Montauk Branch. Due to this, all LIRR passenger service barring the Port Washington Branch operates through here, with it being common for commuters to "Change at Jamaica" between trains to travel between points on Long Island and the four New York City terminals.

Starting in or about 2028, the Jamaica station will also serve trains on the Long Island extension of Amtrak's Northeast Regional intercity rail service.