July 4th Service

Long Island Rail Road

Tuesday, July 3rd

The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide additional early afternoon service from Penn Station for customers planning to leave work early on Tuesday, July 3 for the start of the Independence Day holiday. There will also be four additional trains to the East End on Tuesday, July 3.

Eight extra trains will depart Penn Station between 2:09 PM and 3:48 PM on July 3. The extra service will include: three trains on the Port Jefferson Branch; three on the Babylon Branch; one on the Port Washington Branch to Great Neck; one on the Far Rockaway Branch as detailed below:

Extra Train Service from Penn Station, Tuesday, July 3

Port Jefferson Branch to Hicksville and Huntington

2:09 PM stopping at Jamaica, Carle Place, then all stops to Huntington.
2:25 PM stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington.
3:24 PM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville.

Babylon Branch

2:22 PM express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.
2:58 PM stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.
3:31 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

Port Washington Branch to Great Neck

3:40 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing Main Street, then all stops to Great Neck.

Far Rockaway Branch

3:48 PM stopping at Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream, then all stops to Far Rockway.

Extra Train Service to Montauk on Tuesday, July 3

1:55 PM from Hunterspoint Avenue arriving Montauk at 4:45 PM.
4:06 PM from Hunterspoint Avenue arriving Montauk at 6:48 PM.
5:10 PM from Penn Station arriving Montauk at 8:29 PM.
7:38 PM from Jamaica arriving Montauk at 10:10 PM.

Extra Train Service to Greenport on Tuesday, July 3

5:21 PM from Ronkonkoma arriving Greenport 6:45 PM.

Cars will also be added to some regularly scheduled eastbound trains.

Wednesday, July 4th

On Wednesday, July 4, the LIRR will operate on a holiday schedule.

For additional information, customers may contact the LIRR’s 24-hour Travel Information Center in Suffolk County at 631-231-LIRR, in Nassau County at 516-822-LIRR or in New York City at 718-217-LIRR. The Travel Information Center’s TDD telephone number for the hearing impaired is 718-558-3022.