Bay Ridge Branch

The Bay Ridge Branch is a rail line owned by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and operated by the New York and Atlantic Railway in New York City. It is the longest freight-only line of the LIRR, connecting the Montauk Branch and CSX Transportation's Fremont Secondary (to the Hell Gate Bridge) at Glendale, Queens with the Upper New York Bay at Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

Bay Ridge Branch
Looking west from 14th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn
Overview
StatusActive
OwnerLong Island Rail Road
LocaleBrooklyn and Queens, New York City
Termini
Stations17 (all former)
Service
TypeFreight
SystemLong Island Rail Road
Operator(s)New York and Atlantic Railway
History
Opened1876 (1876)
Completed1883 (1883)
Passenger service ended1924 (1924)
Electrification installed1927 (1927)
Electrification removed1968 (1968)
Technical
Number of tracks1–4
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

NYCR Fremont Secondary
to Hell Gate Bridge
Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
Lower Montauk Branch
Cypress Avenue
Cooper Avenue Junction
Brooklyn/Queens line
Wilson Avenue
East New York Tunnels
Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street
Broadway Junction
Atlantic Avenue
Sutter Avenue
Livonia Avenue
New Lots Avenue
NY 27
Linden Boulevard
Linden Shops
Rugby
Kouwenhoven
Vanderveer Park
Kings County Central Junction
Ocean Avenue
Brighton Line (
Manhattan
Beach Junction
)
Ocean Parkway
Third Avenue
South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
Bay Ridge
65th Street Yard
NYNJ car floats
across Hudson River

Car float service provided by New York New Jersey Rail operates between Greenville Yard at Greenville, Jersey City and the 65th Street Yard at the Bay Ridge end of the line.

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