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LIRR Weekend Service Updates

October 21, 2021

    LIRR

    Babylon

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

     City Zone

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

    Far Rockaway

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

    Hempstead

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

    Extra Service

    Service Increased to Half-Hourly

    • 6:30AM to midnight, Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    We are operating Hempstead Branch service every half hour. Consider taking it as an alternative to Port Jefferson Branch service as we perform switch work near Queens Village. During daytime hours, every other train operates to/from Penn Station.

    Long Beach

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

    Montauk

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

    Oyster Bay

    Planned Work

    No Service Between East Williston and Jamaica

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Train service is suspended between Jamaica and East Williston while we perform switch work near Queens Village. Please allow up to 60 minutes of additional travel time. As an alternative, consider traveling via the Port Washington or Hempstead Branches. Click here to see a map of this service change.

    Oyster Bay Branch trains operate every two hours between Oyster Bay and East Williston. Free LIRR shuttle buses connect East Williston, Mineola, and Hempstead, where train service is available to Jamaica, Penn Station, and Atlantic Terminal.

    Port Jefferson

    Planned Work

    No Service Between Hicksville and Jamaica

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Train service is suspended between Hicksville and Jamaica while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

     

    Hicksville through Port Jefferson

    Trains operate in three sections:

    • Between Huntington or Port Jefferson and Hicksville
    • Between Hicksville and Babylon
    • Between Babylon and Jamaica/Penn Station

    Transfer at Hicksville and Babylon for continuing service.

    Carle Place and Westbury

    There is no train service at these stations. Consider using the Freeport, Merrick, or Hempstead stations instead. NICE Bus is accepting LIRR tickets on the N22/24 bus routes for service to Mineola or Hicksville, and on the N40/41 bus route for service between Mineola and Hempstead. See www.nicebus.com for bus schedules.

     

    Mineola

    There is no train service. Consider using the Hempstead Branch instead, which will have increased service all weekend. NICE Bus is accepting LIRR tickets on the N40/41 bus route for service to Hempstead. See www.nicebus.com for bus schedules.

    Between midnight and 5 a.m., when NICE Bus service is unavailable, LIRR will provide shuttle buses stopping at Mineola and Hicksville.

     

    New Hyde Park and Merillon Avenue

    There is no train service at these stations. As an alternative, use nearby Stewart Manor or Nassau Boulevard stations on the Hempstead Branch, which is running more frequent service.

    Port Washington

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

    All Trains Stop at Mets-Willets Point

    • Until further notice

    We are making it easier to reach NYC’s COVID-19 vaccination site at Citi Field.

    Ronkonkoma

    Planned Work

    No Service Between Hicksville and Jamaica

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Train service is suspended between Hicksville and Jamaica while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

     

    Trains operate in four sections:

    • Between Greenport and Ronkonkoma
    • Between Ronkonkoma and Hicksville (bypassing Bethpage)
    • Between Hicksville and Babylon (stopping at Bethpage)
    • Between Babylon and Jamaica/Penn Station

    Transfer at Hicksville and Babylon for continuing service. If you are traveling east of Ronkonkoma, you also need to transfer at Ronkonkoma.

     

    Bethpage customers: Trains are stopping on opposite platforms. Please be careful when crossing the tracks at Stewart Ave.

    • If you are traveling westbound, wait on Platform B for eastbound bi-level shuttle trains to Babylon and transfer there for westbound service to Jamaica and Penn Station.
    • If you are traveling eastbound, wait on Platform A for westbound bi-level shuttle trains to Hicksville and transfer there for eastbound service to Ronkonkoma.

     

    West Hempstead

    Special Schedule

    Minor Schedule and Connection Adjustments

    • Weekends of Oct 23-24 and 30-31

    Special timetables are in effect systemwide while we perform switch work near Queens Village.

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