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January 3: New LIRR Timetables in Effect

Long Island Rail Road
Updated December 21, 2021 10:15 a.m.

On Monday, January 3, 2022, new timetables will take effect on all Long Island Rail Road branches. On the Ronkonkoma Branch, several morning rush hour trains will be restored to their prior schedule east of Hicksville following the end of speed restrictions related to autumn leaf season and slippery rail/low-adhesion conditions. There are other changes as well. Printed timetables will not be distributed, but PDF copies of timetables effective January 3 can be viewed here.

These schedules will be in effect through March 20, 2022. Highlights of the changes are listed below:

Babylon Branch

  • The 5:43 a.m. from Freeport to Penn will be restored. This train will stop at Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Jamaica and Penn Station, arriving at 6:24 a.m.
  • The 5:56 a.m. from Babylon to Penn will be restored. This train will stop at Lindenhurst, Copiague, Amityville, Wantagh, Bellmore, Merrick, Jamaica, Woodside, and Penn Station, arriving at 6:59 a.m.
  • The 5:59 a.m. from Massapequa Park to Penn will be restored. This train will stop at Massapequa, Seaford, Freeport, Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, and Penn Station, arriving at 6:55 a.m.
  • The 4:16 p.m. from Atlantic Terminal to Babylon will be restored. This train will stop at Nostrand Avenue, East New York, Jamaica, and Rockville Centre, then make all stops to Babylon.
  • The 6:10 p.m. from Penn to Babylon will depart 1 minute earlier at 6:09 PM.
  • The 10:52 p.m. from Penn to Babylon will be restored. This train will stop at Woodside, Jamaica, and Rockville Centre, then make all stops to Babylon.

Huntington/Port Jefferson Branch

  • The 6:25 a.m. from Hicksville to Penn will be restored. This train will make all stops to New Hyde Park, then Jamaica and Penn Station, arriving at 7:11 a.m.

Montauk Branch

  • The 5:30 a.m. from Speonk to Hunterspoint will be restored. This train will make all stops to Bay Shore, then Jamaica and Hunterspoint Avenue, arriving at 7:26 a.m.
  • A 6:27 p.m. train from Penn to Speonk will be added. This train will stop at Woodside, Jamaica, and Babylon, then make all stops to Speonk. 

Oyster Bay Branch

  • The 8:14 a.m. from Oyster Bay to Long Island City will be restored. This train will make all stops to Mineola, then Jamaica, Hunterspoint Avenue, and Long Island City, arriving at 9:37 a.m.
  • The 6:00 p.m. from Jamaica to Oyster Bay will be restored. This train will make all stops from East Williston to Oyster Bay. If you are coming from Penn Station, board the 5:33 p.m. train to Hicksville and change at Jamaica for this train.

Port Washington Branch

  • The 7:19 a.m. from Port Washington to Penn will be restored. This train will stop at Plandome, Manhasset, Great Neck, Woodside, and Penn Station, arriving at 7:58 a.m.
  • The 6:08 p.m. from Penn Station to Great Neck will depart 18 minutes earlier at 5:50 p.m.
  • The 6:11 p.m. from Penn to Port Washington will be split into two trains. A train to Port Washington will leave Penn Station at 6:10 p.m., making its first stop at Great Neck. A train to Great Neck will leave Penn Station at 6:14 p.m., making all stops.
  • The 6:44 p.m. from Great Neck to Penn will be restored. This train will stop at Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Flushing-Main St, Woodside, and Penn Station.

Ronkonkoma Branch

  • The 5:22 a.m. from Greenport to Ronkonkoma will depart 3 minutes later at 5:25 a.m.
  • The 6:56 a.m. from Ronkonkoma to Atlantic Terminal will be restored. This train will make all stops to Hicksville, then Mineola, Jamaica, East New York, Nostrand Avenue, and Atlantic Terminal, arriving at 8:17 a.m. 
  • The 7:00 a.m. from Ronkonkoma to Penn will depart 4 minutes later at 7:04 a.m., and will no longer stop at Central Islip, Brentwood, Hicksville or Mineola. Customers at these stations should take the Atlantic Terminal train up to 3 minutes earlier and change at Jamaica for Penn Station.
  • The 7:23 a.m. from Ronkonkoma to Penn will depart 3 minutes later at 7:26 a.m.
  • The 7:29 a.m. from Ronkonkoma to Penn will depart 3 minutes later at 7:32 a.m.
  • A 4:09 p.m. train from Penn to Ronkonkoma will be added. This train will stop at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville, Bethpage, Farmingdale, and Ronkonkoma.

For more information

Customer Service Center agents are available to answer questions via live chat or phone between 6 AM and 10 PM, daily. For service related questions, chat live with customer service agents through the LIRR TrainTime app. To speak with an agent, call 511 or 718-217-LIRR (718-217-5477) and say “Representative” when the prompts begin. Automated schedule information is available via phone 24/7.

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