LIRR Montauk Branch Will See Delays For Track Work This Weekend

The MTA annouced that there will be track work scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26 which will result in changes and reduced train service on the Montauk branch.

Long Island Rail Road workers will be carrying out switch renewal work in the Queens Village area and off-loading continuous welded rail between Hicksville and Syosset for future installation.

For westbound trains, on Saturday, October 25, trains leaving Montauk at 3:30 p.m., 5:35 p.m. and 7:33 p.m. will arrive at Jamaica up to 16 minutes later than normal time.

For eastbound trains, on Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26, the Montauk-bound train that departs Jamaica at 1:10 a.m. will not make its usual stop at Hicksville, but instead will travel to Montauk via the Babylon Branch. Montauk-bound customers who usually board at Hicksville will instead board a van that will take them to Babylon and make all stops to Montauk.

For more information, customers can pick up a copy of the special timetables for this weekend for the Montauk branches at the station or on the LIRR website at www.mta.info/lirr.

They can also call LIRR’s Travel Information Center by dialing 511 and saying: Long Island Rail Road when prompted.