LIRR - Jamaica Station
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Jamaica, Queens
"The 10:45 am transfer to Kew Gardens or Forest Hills no longer runs."(15 Tips)
"Gotta buy LIRR ticket & Metro Card to exit Air Train station ..."(6 Tips)
"Love City Ticket when traveling within NYC on weekends"(4 Tips)
"The heat lamps make me nice and warm....."(2 Tips)
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Dennis BJuly 9, 2016Use the light green MTA ticket machines to get a $5 MetroCard and a LIRR ticket on exit. Better than being forced to spring for a $25 MetroCard at the other machines if you don't need it!
Estifany DislaAugust 10, 2014Be wary of pooping pigeons overhead when sitting on any of the benches on the upper mezzanine of LIRR. 😖Upvoted Feb 3
Please disregard the comments about how bad the station may seem. It's a million times better than Penn Station and most people who complain about this station are just scared of the area.Upvoted Feb 20
The lines to buy tickets during rush hours are extremely long. Either plan in advance or be prepared to buy aboard the train for a slight premium (beats missing your train!)- Be sure to grab a window seat and enjoy Queens and Long Island in all of its wonderful glory.
Waiting for a train? Don't wait on the platform... head upstairs to Air Bar for hip hop dance party & blockbuster movies w the volume turned down! And then hit the deli for beers to go.
Did you know? The surcharge to buy your ticket on board the train is like $6!. So a 7.50 one way becomes 13.50...completely absurd. Buy ticket in office or your ststion machine!Upvoted Feb 7
Beer carts on track 8 make riding the Oyster Bay line a bit more bearable 🍺
If you have time to kill between transfers, the AirTrain entrance upstairs is the best shelter from the weather.Upvoted Feb 10
Paul FortJuly 31, 2013The original design of this station included a pneumatic tube for high speed Victorian style travel to the island nation of Jamaica.- Kimmie SmithFebruary 25, 2010If you can't make it to Penn Station to catch the LIRR and you find yourself at 53rd and Lexington (it takes a little over 20 mins to get there), take the E here as long as you have half an hour, you'
While you wait for your train run across the street to get some Crown Fried Chicken hot wings! Don't forget the blue cheese.
Air Bar, deli, and decent bathrooms through the Airtrain entrance. These are very good things to know while waiting.
You can now buy LIRR tickets online. Download the MTA eTix app. You can put a credit card on file. You just need the security code to purchase. Then activate your ticket when you board the train.
MauricioJuly 29, 2018There’s a bar and bathroom by the AirTrain on the second floor if you’ve got to wait
Shikher SitokeApril 8, 2019Get a “City ticket” to go from Jamaica to Penn Station (and other direction too) on weekends to save $$.Use the MTA eTix app to save time.
Fascinating to watch all the suburban lines converge here, and the commuters making a quick change depending on their terminal destination.
The Corcoran GroupJanuary 27, 2012Traveling to the Hamptons or JFK, then you’ll have to transfer either to the Double Decker train or the AirTran. Get a seat towards the front of the train for an easy transfer.
Buy your tickets ahead of time. They have closed the Windows and you have to buy your tickets upstairs which has a long line- Headed to the Hamptons & stressing about getting a seat after the Jamaica train switcharoo? Skip Penn Station & take the 7 train to Hunters Point - board here & you'll already have a seat come Jamaica
All the connections you need in one location!
Use your eyes! Here is actual footage of someone who tried to mind the gap instead of watching the gap.
Want to get into Manhattan cheaper? Transfer to the E subway train and pay zone 3 prices instead of zone 1. Can get you to upper Manhattan almost as fast as LIRR when E train is running express
Marc MayerJune 4, 2018Just breathe. The train will be here soon and you can head on out to wherever the hell you’re going. I hope it’s not your second cousin’s birthday. I heard there’s a guacamole fountain.
Ta SanMay 26, 2013If you don't know how to use the ticket machines PLEASE go to the tellers downstairs or ask for help from the person behind you. Otherwise you will incur the wrath of people behind you.
Puu KampolratanaFebruary 14, 2015Coming from the JFK? Have your mta card refilled beforehand or you will have to wait in line for a long time because of all the tourists.
Wanda WilliamsAugust 16, 2014The seat is not your personal bed, be mindful that other patrons paid for a ticket and have a right to a seat too.#rudeandnastypassengers
Always buy your ticket before you board, never sit in the car that has a bathroom, listen up for track changes!
Cheryl MintzMay 9, 2012Move over next to the window if you don't want to get up to let your fellow commuter sit there - Really!- Power outlets and USB power outlets can be found at the AirTrain Upper Concourse at 2 of the 3 trianglar shaped info kiosks.
Jim PenfoldJuly 7, 2019Connect here with JFK Airtrain and MTA E/J/Z subways. Go downstairs and catch busses to Queens, The Bronx and Western Nassau County.- The heat lamps make me nice and warm..... And idly I feel like a roasted chicken being kept warm before serving.
James MurrayApril 5, 2012This is where you make the decision to continue into the city for work or hop on the Airtrain to JFK for a quick island vacation.
You can watch for the trains coming in from the upper platform, and avoid the crowd below- Abiola AbramsJanuary 30, 2012No need if exiting here to go up the long escalator and come down the elevator. Just look for the stairs that go out to the street.
ThomasSeptember 14, 2014Don't be confused - they're two ways to get to platform 1! It's the same train ;)
During the summer on weekends, all Montauk bound trains are packed. Doesn't matter when you go. Just gonna have to bite the bullet and deal with it.
Trains cars that end with odd numbers always have bathrooms. Cars that end with an even number always have more seats.
Shayla R.September 3, 2012You don't want to be waiting for your train after midnight. The Jamaica station crazies come out to bother you for money and food.
If you're on track 1 and going to Atlantic (track 3) and don't want to walk up the stairs to transfer tracks, just walk right through the Penn Station train on track 2
The heat lamps at the LIRR "Waiting Area" are amazing during the winter.- Tracks 1 and 2 are always NYC, track 3 is always BK. Pay attention!
Avoid the temptation to go to street level for a smoke--it doesn't get much sleazier than here.
- Try and get a good spot in front of the train doors before they open or you'll be run over by all the rude old women
Always have exact change for the ticket machine, unless you Want to collect the gold coins.
Fairly straightforward station that connects you to all trains on the LIRR and downstairs to the J train
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LIRR - Jamaica Station
Sutphin Blvd & Archer Ave (Jamaica Ave)
Queens, NY 11435
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Queens, NY 11435
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