BlastOButter42 Posted December 30, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2009 How much is the Central Branch between the Ronkonkoma Branch and the Montauk Branch used? Is it ever used regularly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted December 30, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 30, 2009 Theres about 3 or 4 trains that go that way, they are trains going to/from montauk heading directly to Jamaica Station instead of ending at Babylon. Theres I believe one or two late night trains that from there stop in Hicksville and/or Mineola. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu3rToRoCk8947 Posted December 30, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 30, 2009 Correct It is used regularly by one Late Night 1:02 am train out of Jamaica and the Weekday 5:38 am train out of Montauk to Jamaica,1:02 am bypasses Mineola and stop Hicksville and the 5:38 am to Jamaica stops at Mineola,Hicksville and then Jamaica A Peak PM Speonk train from Hunterspoint Av. also uses the Central Branch and stops at Mineola and Hicksville and then Babylon There used to be a station along that branch at one time called South Farmingdale 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt91 Posted January 3, 2010 Share #4 Posted January 3, 2010 Don't trains between Patchogue and Jamaica use it too? I could have sworn there were more late morning/early afternoon trains that use it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu3rToRoCk8947 Posted January 3, 2010 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2010 Yes 2:59 Off Peak pm train #2772 out of Jamaica to Patchogue stops at Mineola and bypasses Hicksville uses the Central Branch 4:44 Peak pm train #2778 out of Hunterspoint Ave. to Patchogue stops Mineola,Hicksville uses the Central Branch 5:38 Peak am train # 2703 out of Montauk to Hunterspoint Ave. stops Hicksville,Mineola uses the Central Branch 1:02 Off Peak am train # 2702/8700 out of Jamaica to Montauk bypasses Mineola with a stop at Hicksville uses the Central Branch Of course as the time table schedule changes so much,the hours vary by a minute or two,service is the same though I believe a Speonk train used to use the Central Branch a long time ago but i believe that train number schedule was discontinued Hope this helps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted January 3, 2010 Share #6 Posted January 3, 2010 Almost ALL through Jamaica-Montauk Branch trains use the Central Branch!!! During rush hours, the Babylon Branch doesn't do both tracks in peak direction, so to avoid catching up to locals, almost all Montauk Branch runs run via the Central. There are a few exceptions, the Cannonball is one of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Chavarria 495 Posted July 9, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 9, 2020 After June 2020 Train 2702 Makes At Stop At Mineola At 1:23 AM & Hicksville At 1:31 AM Then Heads To Central Branch To Babylon The Only Eastbound To Montauk That Stops At Mineola And Hicksville 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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