Jamaica

Jamaica station is a major train station on the Long Island Rail Road located in , . With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on , the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Long Island Rail Road train station in Queens, New York
  • Also known as: “gare de Jamaica”, “Jamaica (LIRR station)”, “Jamaica station”, “Station Jamaica”, “ジャマイカ・ステーション”, “牙買加站 (長島鐵路)”, “牙買加車站 (長島鐵路)”, and “牙買加車站 (長島鐵路)#機場捷運車站”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station and Jamaica.

Metro station
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The Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport…

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 500 feet southwest of Jamaica.

Museum
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, also known as the Rufus King House… is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Jamaica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamaica and Richmond Hill.

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is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern .

Neighborhood
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is a commercial and residential…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the middle of the borough of . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Jamaica.

Jamaica

Latitude
40.69984° or 40° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
-73.8077° or 73° 48′ 28″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Long Island Rail Road
Network
Long Island Rail Road
Open location code
87G8M5XR+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7087272768
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6352897
Wiki­data ID
Q11310077
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Jamaica” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “牙買加站”
  • Dutch: “Jamaica Station”
  • Esperanto: “Stacidomo Jamajko”
  • French: “Jamaica”
  • German: “Jamaica Station”
  • Italian: “stazione di Jamaica”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Jamaica”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ駅 (ニューヨーク)”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ駅”
  • Korean: “자메이카 스테이션”
  • Korean: “자메이카역”
  • Russian: “Джамейка”
  • Urdu: “جمیکا اسٹیشن”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Morris Park and Cedar Manor.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sutphin Boulevard & Archer Avenue and Jamaica.

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