LIRR to Add Trains for Holiday Weekend

In an effort to accommodate the pre-holiday rush this weekend, the Long Island Rail Road will be adding extra trains on the Babylon Branch on Friday.

The Babylon branch will add six additional trains in the afternoon, while eliminating another.

The extra trains are: 

• 1:28 p.m. running express to Rockville Centre, then making all stops to Babylon
• 1:53 p.m.  stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon
• 2:16 p.m. running express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon
• 2:22 p.m. running express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon
• 3:00 p.m. stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon
• 3:31 p.m. running express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon

Meanwhile, the 5:59 p.m. from Penn Station to Babylon will not operate Friday.

Riders will be accommodated by the 6:05 p.m. from Penn Station, which will make all stops from Merrick to Babylon on those days.

In all, the LIRR will add 14 extra trains including some on the Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson, Port Washington and Far Rockaway branches.

They will also be offering discounts for people traveling with children during the weekend. Up to four children ages 5-11 can ride weekend off peak trains for the advance purchase fare of 75-cents per child each way when accompanied by a fare-paying parent or guardian.