LIRR Service Changes

Minor Adjustments to LIRR Summer 2017 Schedule

• New LIRR timetables going in effect, will include minor schedule adjustments to help improve service while Amtrak continues critical track work at Penn Station.
• During the morning rush hour, added stops on three Brooklyn-bound Babylon Branch trains will improve connecting service to Brooklyn for customers on most other branches.
• Earlier departure times for some Port Washington Branch trains are intended to reduce congestion that had been affecting those trains.  The changes include:

Babylon Branch: Better Connections to Brooklyn

• The 6:57 AM train from Freeport will add stops at Jamaica (7:19 AM), East New York (7:29 AM) and Nostrand Avenue (7:34 AM), arriving Atlantic Terminal at 7:39 AM.
• The 7:29 AM train from Freeport will add stops at Jamaica (7:49 AM), East New York (7:58 AM), and Nostrand Avenue (8:03 AM), arriving Atlantic Terminal at 8:08 AM.
• The 8:10 AM train from Freeport to Atlantic Terminal will add stops at Jamaica (8:29 AM), East New York (8:37 AM), and Nostrand Avenue (8:42 AM), arriving Atlantic Terminal at 8:48 AM.

Port Washington Branch: Adjustments to reduce congestion

• The 8:08 AM train from Port Washington will depart earlier from stations Manhasset (8:15 AM) and Great Neck (8:17 AM), with an earlier Penn Station arrival time at 8:42 AM.
• The 8:24 AM train from Great Neck will depart earlier from stations Great Neck through Bayside, arriving 1 minute later at Woodside, and 3 minutes later at Penn. New departure times are: Great Neck 8:20 AM; Little Neck 8:24 AM; Douglaston 8:28 AM; Bayside 8:32 AM; Woodside 8:49 AM; arriving Penn Station at 9:02 AM.
• The 8:18 AM train from Port Washington will depart later from Little Neck (8:33 AM) and Douglaston (8:37 AM), arriving Penn Station at 9:05 AM

These changes are expected to remain in effect through Friday, September 1.  For more information about the LIRR’s Summer 2017 Service Plan, visit www.lirrsummerschedule.com

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