St. Albans

Babylon BranchWest Hempstead Branch

Trains stand here 1:00 before pulling away, typically, over the last 28 weekdays.

Next departures

12:28amWest Hempstead1702
track 2· usually 1:48 late
5:42amJamaica1705
track 1· usually 1:18 late
6:09amBabylon122
track 2· usually 3:04 late
6:46amWest Hempstead1706
track 2· usually 1:37 late
6:46amGrand Central1707
track 1· usually 5:03 late
7:17amPenn Station1125
track 1· usually 3:10 late

Where to stand

Towards West Hempstead · Babylon

62%

front

59%

middle

70%

rear

← front of the train as it arrives

The middle third runs 11 points emptier than the rear on busy departures.

Towards Grand Central · Jamaica

55%

front

53%

middle

52%

rear

← front of the train as it arrives

Much the same wherever you stand.

Over departures that left at least half full, when a seat is in question. Carriages are numbered from the front in the direction of travel, so this holds whichever way you are going.

How full, by hour

12p

12a

Median load of trains leaving in each hour, over 28 weekdays. The day runs 4am to 4am, as the railroad's does.

Direct to 27 stations

Babylon Branch

Amityville Babylon Baldwin Bellmore Copiague Forest Hills Freeport Lindenhurst Lynbrook Massapequa Massapequa Park Merrick Penn Station Rockville Centre Seaford Wantagh

West Hempstead Branch

Atlantic Terminal East New York Grand Central Hempstead Gardens Jamaica Lakeview Malverne Nostrand Avenue West Hempstead Westwood Woodside