Long Island, NY - December 23rd, 2014 - MTA Long Island Rail Road is adding 13 trains to its eastbound afternoon schedule from Penn Station on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, to accommodate the large number of customers leaving work early to begin their Christmas holiday.

The additional service from Penn Station will be provided between 12:46 p.m. and 3:48 p.m. on the Ronkonkoma, Babylon, Port Jefferson and Far Rockaway branches.

The added trains are as follow:

Ronkonkoma Branch (2 Extra Trains)
• 12:46 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville and local stops to Ronkonkoma

• 1:46 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville and local stops to Ronkonkoma

Babylon Branch (6 Extra Trains)
• 1:28 p.m. from Penn Station traveling express to Rockville Centre and then local to Babylon

• 1:53 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then traveling local to Babylon.

• 2:19 p.m. from Penn Station traveling express to Rockville Centre and then local to Babylon

• 2:32 p.m. from Penn Station traveling express to Lynbrook and then local to Babylon

• 3 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and traveling local to Babylon

• 3:31 p.m. from Penn Station traveling express to Rockville Centre and then local to Babylon

Port Jefferson Branch (To Hicksville and Huntington) 3 Extra Trains
• 2:08 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Mineola and local to Huntington

• 2:29 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park and then local to Huntington

• 3:24 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville

Port Washington Branch (1 Extra Train)
• 3:40 p.m. from Penn Station stopping Woodside, Flushing-Main St. and then making all stops to Great Neck Far Rockaway Branch (1 Extra Train)

• 3:48 p.m. from Penn Station stopping at Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream and then all stops to Far Rockaway

Christmas Day Service
On Christmas Day, December 25, the LIRR will operate on a holiday schedule.

Reminder: Extra Holiday Service on Weekends through January 3-4.

The LIRR is running four extra westbound trains and six extra eastbound trains on weekends during the holiday season. The remaining weekends are December 27-28 and January 3-4.

Discounted Family Fare
Discounted Family Fares will be available during the Christmas-New Year’s holidays. As many as four children, ages 5-11, can ride for the deeply discounted Family Fare of one-dollar per child when accompanied by a fare-paying adult or guardian. The Family Fare is available for off-peak and PM peak trains only. Children under 5 ride free on the LIRR.

New Timetables Now in Effect
New LIRR timetables took effect this week. Please pick up a copy of the new timetable for your branch or see www.mta.info.

For More Information
For additional information customers can go to LIRR’s website at www.mta.info or reach the LIRR's Customer Service Center by calling 511, the New York State Travel Information Line, and saying “Long Island Rail Road,” at any time.