Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford would like to share the most recently updated Long Island Rail Road Summer Repair Schedule with residents from the 4th Legislative District that use the LIRR branches listed below to go to and from work to help ease their daily commute as track work continues at Penn Station throughout the summer months.
LONG BEACH BRANCH - MORNING RUSH CHANGES
· The westbound 3:58 AM train from Long Beach, due Atlantic Terminal at 4:48 AM, will not operate. Bus service will be provided.
· An extra early-morning train will be provided, departing Long Beach at 4:58 AM and arriving at Atlantic Terminal at 6:00 AM.
· The eastbound 5:28 AM train from Atlantic Terminal to Long Beach will not operate. Customers will be provided with substitute bus service.
· 7:23 AM train from Long Beach, due at Penn at 8:22 AM, will be rerouted to Hunterspoint Avenue (arriving 8:13 AM).
Trains With Added Cars:
· Train #823: The 8:03AM train from Long Beach due Penn at 8:54AM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #825: The 8:08AM train from Long Beach due Penn at 9:02AM will have 2 extra cars
LONG BEACH BRANCH - EVENING RUSH CHANGES
Trains With Added Cars:
· Train #872: The 5:23PM train from Penn due Long Beach at 6:18PM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #878: The 6:13PM train from Penn due Long Beach at 7:10PM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #884: The 7:33PM train from Penn due Long Beach at 8:26PM will have 2 extra cars
FAR ROCKAWAY BRANCH - MORNING RUSH CHANGES
· 8:10 AM train from Far Rockaway, due at Penn at 9:05 AM, will end its run at Jamaica at 8:41 AM, where customers can catch Penn-bound trains at 8:49 AM and 8:52 AM.
FAR ROCKAWAY BRANCH - EVENING RUSH CHANGES
· 4:43 PM train from Penn, due at Far Rockaway at 5:40 PM, will instead originate at Atlantic Terminal at 4:48 PM.
· 5:32 PM train from Penn, due at Far Rockaway at 6:24 PM, will instead originate at Jamaica at 5:52 PM.
· 6:02 PM train from Penn, due at Far Rockaway at 6:58 PM, will instead originate at Jamaica at 6:22 PM.
· 5:53 PM westbound Off-Peak train from Far Rockaway, normally due into Penn Station at 6:47 PM, will be rerouted to Atlantic Terminal.
· Extra Off-Peak train departing Penn Station at 8:25 PM and arriving Far Rockaway at 9:19 PM.
BABYLON BRANCH - MORNING RUSH CHANGES
· An extra westbound early-morning train will depart from Freeport at 5:43 AM and arrive at Penn Station at 6:24 AM.
· 5:56 AM train from Babylon, due at Penn at 6:59 AM, will be rerouted to Atlantic Terminal (arriving 6:59 AM).
· 6:57 AM express from Freeport, due at Penn at 7:40 AM, will be rerouted to Atlantic Terminal (arriving 7:39 AM).
· 6:56 AM express from Wantagh, due at Penn at 7:43 AM, will end its run at 7:23 AM at Jamaica, where customers can catch trains bound for Penn at 7:28 AM and 7:31 AM.
· 7:29 AM express from Freeport, due at Penn at 8:13 AM, will be rerouted to Atlantic Terminal (arriving 8:08 AM).
· 7:10 AM train from Babylon, normally due at Penn at 8:20 AM, will not operate. To accommodate customers, the LIRR will add stops to two trains. The 6:21 AM from Speonk, due Penn at 8:23 AM, will depart three minutes earlier and make added stops at Massapequa Park, Massapequa and Seaford very close to the schedule of the cancelled train. The 7:44 AM from Merrick, due at Penn Station at 8:31 AM, will originate at Babylon and stop at Lindenhurst, Copiague and Amityville.
· 8:10 AM express from Freeport, normally due at Penn at 8:50 AM, will be rerouted to Atlantic Terminal (arriving 8:47 AM).
· 8:25 AM train from Freeport, due at Penn Station at 9:08 AM, will be rerouted to Hunterspoint Avenue (arriving 9:04 AM).
Trains With Added Cars:
· Train #17: The 5:41AM train from Babylon due Penn at 6:44AM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #25: The 6:12AM train from Babylon due Penn at 7:14AM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #31: The 6:42AM train from Babylon due Penn at 7:49AM will have 4 extra cars
· Train #1013: The 7:11AM train from Massapequa Park due Penn at 8:08AM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #1017: The 7:44AM train from Merrick due Penn at 8:31AM will have 4 extra cars
· Train #45: The 7:45AM train from Babylon due Penn at8:56AM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #51: The 8:35AM train from Babylon due Penn at 9:37AM will have 2 extra cars
BABYLON BRANCH - EVENING RUSH CHANGES
· 3:31 PM train from Penn is an extra train that will run express to Rockville Centre, then make all local stops to Babylon.
· 4:57 PM train from Penn stopping at Merrick and all stops to Wantagh is cancelled. Customers can take the 5:03 PM train from Penn, with added stops at Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh.
· 5:19 PM train from Penn stopping at Merrick and all stops to Wantagh is cancelled. Customers can take the 5:24 PM train from Penn, with added stops at Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh.
· 5:40 PM train from Penn stopping at Merrick and all stops to Seaford is cancelled. Customers can take the 5:47 PM train from Penn, with added stops at Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford.
· 6:05 PM train from Penn stopping at Merrick and all stops to Wantagh is cancelled. Customers can take the 6:10 PM train from Penn, with added stops at Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh.
· An extra evening rush hour train will be provided from Hunterspoint Avenue at 7:02 PM, stopping at Jamaica, then Rockville Centre, Baldwin and Freeport, arriving at 7:42 PM.
Trains With Added Cars:
· Train #1050: The 3:34PM train from Penn due Wantagh at 4:27PM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #1154: The 5:24PM train from Penn due Freeport at 6:10PM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #1158: The 6:10PM train from Penn due Freeport at 6:54PM will have 4 extra cars
· Train #168: The 6:46PM train from Penn due Babylon at 8:01PM will have 2 extra cars
· Train #182: The 9:08PM train from Penn due Babylon at 10:25PM will have 2 extra cars