LIRR To Provide Extra Service For Paul McCartney Concerts

A week from now begins a historic 3 show event as Sir Paul McCartney will host CitiField’s first ever concerts. In anticipation of the huge crowds that will be attending, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be providing additional service. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release sent to me a couple of days ago:

MTA Long Island Rail Road will be providing additional train service to its Mets-Willets Point Station for Paul McCartney’s three concert performances at Citi Field on July 17, 18 and 21.

LIRR train service to Mets-Willets Point Station is available on eastbound Port Washington Branch trains from Penn Station and westbound trains from Great Neck and Port Washington. The train ride is just 18 minutes from Penn Station to Mets-Willets Point Station. For those traveling on the LIRR from Long Island, it’s just six minutes from Woodside, 16-17 minutes from Great Neck and 27 minutes from Port Washington.

McCartney fans traveling from branches other than Port Washington can reach Mets-Willets Point Station by taking a regularly scheduled train to Woodside Station, then changing to an eastbound Port Washington Branch train. Since Mets-Willets Point Station is located in Zone 1, tickets to that zone from outlying stations are valid to this station. However, passengers must retain their ticket stubs and inform ticket collectors of their intention to travel to Mets-Willets Point Station. Rail tickets will be collected at Mets-Willets Point Station after customers disembark.

Concert goers are advised to purchase round-trip tickets prior to boarding.

The LIRR’s train service is as follows (concerts start at 6:30 PM):

Friday, July 17 & Tuesday, July 21

Eastbound: Trains will depart Penn Station at 3:49 PM, 4:25 PM, 4:46 PM, 5:14 PM, 5:29 PM, 5:50 PM, 5:56 PM, 6:14 PM, 6:29 PM, 6:42 PM, 7:14 PM, 7:49 PM, 8:19 PM, 8:48 PM, 9:18 PM, 9:48 PM, 10:18 PM, 10:48 PM, 11:18 PM, 11:48 PM, 12:19 AM and 1:18 AM (Wednesday morning); 1:19 AM (Saturday morning).

Westbound: Trains will depart Port Washington at 4:06 PM, 4:36 PM, 5 PM, 5:23 PM, 6:24 PM, 7:09 PM, 7:39 PM, 8:09 PM, 8:39 PM, 9:09 PM, 9:39 PM, 10:09 PM, 10:39 PM, 11:39 PM,12:40 AM and 1:39 AM (Wednesday morning); 1:40 AM (Saturday morning). Trains will also depart Great Neck at 5:44 PM, 6:04 PM, 6:20 PM, and 6:44 PM.

The following Main Line trains will have added Woodside stops for the concerts:

Eastbound: Trains leaving Penn Station at 10:16 PM, 10:41 PM, 11:09 PM, 11:34 PM, 12:14 AM, 1:11 AM (Wednesday morning) and 1:16 AM (Saturday morning).

Westbound: 3:35 PM from Huntington, 3:42 PM, 4:09 PM, 4:35 PM and 4:39 PM trains from Babylon, 5:14 PM and 7:49 PM from Long Beach, 5:53 PM from Far Rockaway, 6:09 PM, 6:39 PM and 7:09 PM trains from Babylon.

Saturday, July 18

Eastbound: Trains will depart Penn Station at 4:19 PM, 4:48 PM, 5:19 PM, 5:48 PM, 5:59 PM, 6:19 PM, 6:35 PM, 6:48 PM, 7:19 PM, 7:48 PM, 8:19 PM, 8:48 PM, 9:19 PM, 9:48 PM, 10:19 PM, 10:48 PM, 11:19 PM, 12:19 AM and 1:19 AM (Sunday morning).

Westbound: Trains will depart Port Washington at 4:10 PM, 4:39 PM, 5:10 PM, 5:39 PM, 6:10 PM, 6:39 PM, 7:10 PM, 7:39 PM, 8:10 PM, 8:39 PM, 9:10 PM, 9:39 PM, 10:10 PM, 10:39 PM, 11:40 PM, 12:40 AM and 1:40 AM (Sunday morning).
Trains will also depart Great Neck at 5:59 PM and 6:35 PM.

The following Main Line trains will have added Woodside stops for the concerts:

Eastbound: Trains leaving Penn Station at 10:24 PM, 10:35 PM, 11:10 PM, 11:29 PM, and 12:15 AM (Sunday morning).

Westbound: 4:03 PM, 5:03 PM, 6:03 PM and 7:03 PM trains from Huntington, 4:02 PM, 6:02 PM and 6:28 PM trains from Babylon.

xoxo Transit Blogger

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