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LIRR: Extra Trains Friday for Holiday Weekend

The railroad will operate on a weekend schedule July 2-4.

The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide additional early-afternoon service from Penn Station on Friday, July 1 for customers planning an early getaway for the start of the Independence Day holiday.

Long Island Rail Road passengers hoping to escape the city a little early on Friday before the July 4 holiday weekend are in luck. The LIRR is adding extra trains Friday. It will operate on a weekend schedule however, July 2-3 and a holiday/weekend schedule on July 4. 

On the Port Washington line, the LIRR is adding the following trains:

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

For information on additional train lines for the holiday weekend, visit the LIRR website. 


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