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Additional LIRR Trains Scheduled for Rosh Hashanah

Nine trains added for Wednesday afternoon/ evening commute.

Commuters traveling on the Long Island Rail Road will be able to get home far easier on Wednesday, Sept. 28 if they observe the Jewish holy day of Rosh Hashanah. The LIRR is adding an additional nine trains to its afternoon service for riders who wish to go home early.

The trains and their respective branches and departure times from Penn Station are as follows:

Babylon Branch

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  • 2:24 PM express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon
  • 3:00 PM stopping at Jamaica, , then all stops to Babylon
  • 3:31 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon

Port Jefferson Branch

  • 2:08 PM stopping at Jamaica, , then all stops to Huntington
  • 2:21 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

Port Washington Branch to Great Neck

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  • 3:18 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Port Washington
  • 3:40 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Great Neck

Far Rockaway Branch

  • 3:48 PM express to Locust Manor, then all stops to Far Rockaway


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