LIRR Thanksgiving 2021 Service Plan Info
Thanksgiving is right around the corner & as usual the MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) is providing extra service to help riders get around. Here is the service plan the MTA asked me to share with all my readers:
Wednesday, Nov. 24: Extra Early Afternoon Service on LIRR, Metro-North and SIR
- The Long Island Rail Road will operate 12 extra trains departing Penn Station between 12:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. The extra service includes four extra trains on the Babylon Branch, three on the Port Jefferson/Huntington Branch, two on the Ronkonkoma Branch, and one each on the Far Rockaway, Montauk and Port Washington Branches. Times are shown in the current timetables and are available by using the LIRR TrainTime app and MTA.info trip planning tools.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25: Take the Subway to Macy’s Parade
- The LIRR and Metro-North’s West of Hudson service will operate on a weekend/holiday schedule with extra service before and after the parade.
Getting to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The LIRR schedule is supplemented with 17 extra trains timed perfectly for those attending the Thanksgiving Day Parade or otherwise visiting the city. There will be six extra westbound trains originating on Long Island between 6 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. (two each on the Babylon Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch, and one each on the Montauk Branch and Port Jefferson Branch), and 11 extra eastbound trains departing Penn Station between 11 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. (four each on the Babylon Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch, two on the Port Jefferson/Huntington Branch and one on the Montauk Branch).
Black Friday, Nov. 26
- The LIRR will operate on a regular weekday schedule, with lower, off-peak fares in effect all day.
Saturday, Nov. 27, and Sunday, Nov. 28
New York City Transit, the LIRR and Metro-North, including West of Hudson service, will operate on regular weekend schedules. For real-time service updates and information, rail commuters and motorists can use the following options:
- Check mta.info or the LIRR TrainTime app for updates, including modified emergency schedules.
- Follow @MTA and the MTA’s operating agencies on Twitter. Sign up for text message or email alerts at mymtaalerts.com
For customers who are located at stations, the MTA will post the latest service updates on digital signs at station platforms and will make audio announcements over public address systems, and on-board announcements made by train crews.
For those who prefer the telephone, information is available from the Metro-North’s Customer Service Center by calling 511, the New York State Travel Information Line. For customers calling from Connecticut, the number is: 877-690-5114. Those who are deaf or hard of hearing can use their preferred service provider for the free 711 relay to reach the MTA at 511.
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