Topic summary
Atlantic Branch
Woodhaven(closed)
Woodhaven Junction(closed)
Clarenceville(closed)
Morris Park(closed)
Dunton(closed)
Beaver Street(closed)
South Street(closed)
Cedar Manor(closed)
Higbie Avenue(closed)
Distances shown from Atlantic Terminal
The Atlantic Branch is an electrifiedrail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It is the only LIRR line with revenue passenger service in the borough of Brooklyn.
The line consists of two sections constructed separately. The portion of the line from Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica was constructed as part of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad and opened in 1836, while the portion from Jamaica to Valley Stream was constructed as part of the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1867.