WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES JANUARY 4, 2018 9
Amtrak Repair Work at
Penn Station Will Affect
Some LIRR Customers
Starting January 8
Here’s what the MTA is doing to help
Beginning Monday, January 8, 2018, Amtrak will be conducting repair work at Penn Station
that requires changes to Long Island Rail Road scheduled service.
To help minimize the impact this construction will have on our customers, the LIRR is making
changes that will allow us to maintain capacity into Penn Station. These changes include:
• Rerouting five of the 98 morning rush hour trains that normally go to Penn Station
• Rerouting three of the 86 evening rush hour trains that normally depart from Penn Station
• Adding four trains before or after rush hours – two in the morning and two in the
afternoon/evening – plus one additional PM peak train from Hunterspoint Avenue
• Adding cars to five trains to increase seating capacity
• Combining two evening rush hour trains with prior or subsequent trains that depart
within the same time frame (approximately six to 11 minutes) and serve all affected
stations
What you can do
For complete schedule change details, be sure to pick up our special timetables effective
Monday, January 8 at your nearest station or at mta.info/lirr. In addition, all LIRR customers
who travel to Penn Station should:
• Consider riding at the start or end of peak hours to avoid congestion
• Walk toward either end of the station platform to board the extra cars added to some trains
• Consider travelling to Atlantic Terminal or Hunterspoint Avenue instead
For more details about Amtrak’s construction project, and everything the MTA is doing to
help, please visit mta.info/lirr.
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