Long Island Rail Road Will Operate on Modified Holiday Schedule With 32 Extra Trains on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Monday, January 18

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MTA Long Island Rail Road will operate on a Holiday Schedule on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday next Monday, January 18, with a total of 32 extra trains provided on its five busiest branches.

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Modified holiday schedule with 32 extra trains between Babylon, Montauk, Port Jefferson, Port Washington & Ronkonkoma branches for Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday on Monday, January 18.

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Long Island, NY - January 12, 2016 - MTA Long Island Rail Road will operate on a Holiday Schedule on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday next Monday, January 18, with a total of 32 extra trains provided on its five busiest branches.

The LIRR will provide the extra trains over and above the regular holiday schedule to accommodate travelers on the Babylon, Montauk, Port Jefferson, Port Washington and Ronkonkoma branches.

Off peak fares apply all day.

  • The extra trains are included in the current LIRR Branch Timetables dated December 14, 2015. Look for the column marked “Note M.” The timetables can also be found on the MTA website or by calling 511, the New York State Travel Information Hotline, and saying “Long Island Rail Road.” The trains are included in the MTA’s Trip Planner+ online scheduling tool, and via the LIRR Train Time app available for iOS, Android or desktop.

Schedule details follow below, organized by branch.

Babylon Branch

Westbound Extra Trains

  • 5:08 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 6:21 a.m.
  • 6:02 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 7:16 a.m.
  • 6:17 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 7:31 a.m.
  • 6:49 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 8:02 a.m.
  • 7:21 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 8:35 a.m.
  • 7:38 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 8:51 a.m.
  • 9:16 a.m. train from Babylon, making all local stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 10:27 a.m.

Eastbound Extra Trains

  • 4:04 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and all local stops to Babylon, arriving Babylon at 5:20 p.m.
  • 5:04 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and all local stops to Babylon, arriving Babylon at 6:19 p.m.
  • 6:04 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and all local stops to Babylon, arriving Babylon at 7:21 p.m.
  • 6:29 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and all local stops to Babylon, arriving Babylon at 7:41 p.m.
  • 7:04 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and all local stops to Babylon, arriving Babylon at 8:19 p.m.

Montauk Branch

Westbound Extra Trains

  • 6:25 a.m. train from Speonk making all local stops to Babylon, express to Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 8:27 a.m.

Eastbound Extra Trains

  • 5:09 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, operating express to Babylon, making all local stops to Speonk, arriving Speonk at 7:11 p.m.

Port Jefferson Branch

Westbound Extra Trains

  • 5:42 a.m. train from Huntington, making all local stops to New Hyde Park, then Jamaica, arriving in Penn Station at 6:48 a.m.
  • 7:41 a.m. train from Huntington, making all local stops to Merillon Avenue, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 8:47 a.m.
  • 8:25 a.m. train from Port Jefferson, making all local stops to Huntington, Syosset, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 10:18 a.m.  

Eastbound Extra Trains

  • 4:01 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and all local stops to Port Jefferson, arriving at Port Jefferson at 6:01 p.m.
  • 5:01 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and all local stops to Huntington, arriving Huntington at 6:07 p.m.
  • 6:01 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and all local stops to Huntington, arriving Huntington at 7:09 p.m.

Port Washington Branch

Westbound Extra Trains

  • 7:43 a.m. train from Great Neck, making all local stops to Penn Station, arriving at 8:18 a.m.
  • 8:24 a.m. train from Great Neck, making all local stops to Penn Station, arriving at 9:02 a.m.

Eastbound Extra Trains

  • 5:07 p.m. train from Penn Station, making all local stops to Great Neck, arriving Great Neck at 5:43 p.m.
  • 6:07 p.m. train from Penn Station, making all local stops to Great Neck, arriving Great Neck at 6:43 p.m.
  • 7:07 p.m. train from Penn Station, making all local stops to Great Neck, arriving Great Neck at 7:43 p.m.

Ronkonkoma Branch

There is no train service east of Ronkonkoma. Customers traveling between Ronkonkoma and Greenport may wish to use the Montauk Branch as an alternative.

Westbound Extra Trains

  • 5:10 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma, making all local stops to Hicksville except Pinelawn, then Jamaica, Woodside, arriving Penn Station at 6:28 a.m.
  • 6:10 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma, making all local stops to Hicksville except Pinelawn, then Jamaica, Woodside, arriving Penn Station at 7:28 a.m.
  • 7:10 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma, making all local stops to Hicksville except Pinelawn, then Jamaica, Woodside, arriving Penn Station at 8:31 a.m.
  • 7:19 a.m. train from Farmingdale, stopping at Bethpage, Hicksville, Mineola, then Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 8:15 a.m.
  • 8:10 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma, making all local stops to Hicksville except Pinelawn, then Jamaica, Woodside, arriving Penn Station at 9:28 a.m.

Eastbound Extra Trains

  • 3:32 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, Mineola, Hicksville, and all local stops to Ronkonkoma, arriving Ronkonkoma at 4:55 p.m.
  • 5:58 p.m. train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Hicksville, and all local stops to Farmingdale, arriving Farmingdale at 6:55 p.m.