Buses To Replace Some Midday LIRR Trains East Of Ronkonkoma
Earlier this afternoon the Long Island Rail Road sent a press release to announce that buses will replace some midday trains east of Ronkonkoma. The substitution is due to the agency’s track rehabilitation and renewal project which in this case has them upgrading switches at the Riverhead station. Here is the press release which the MTA will release to the public later today or tomorrow:
As part of its track rehabilitation and renewal project, the MTA Long Island Rail Road will be upgrading the switches at Riverhead Station during the weeks of September 15 and September 22, which will affect midday service on the Ronkonkoma Branch. During the switch renewal work, the LIRR will provide bus service in place of some trains during the midday on the Ronkonkoma Branch, east of Ronkonkoma, on Monday, September 15 through Thursday September 18 and again on Monday September 22 and Tuesday September 23.
Monday through Thursday, September 15 thru 18, 2008
Switch renewal work will take place at Riverhead Station, between Ronkonkoma and Greenport. Passengers on two eastbound and two westbound trains will be affected.Eastbound
Customers on the 9:02 AM train from Ronkonkoma to Greenport and the 1:42 PM train from Ronkonkoma to Riverhead will board buses at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.
Westbound
Customers on the 11:12 AM train from Greenport to Ronkonkoma and the 3:19 PM train from Riverhead to Ronkonkoma will board buses at their stations and transfer to trains at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.Customers should expect increased travel time of up to 25 minutes.
Monday and Tuesday, September 22 and 23, 2008
Remaining switch renewal work will take place at Riverhead Station, between Ronkonkoma and Greenport. Passengers on one eastbound and one westbound train will be affected.Eastbound
Customers on the 9:02 AM train from Ronkonkoma to Greenport will board buses at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.Westbound
Customers on the 11:12 AM train from Greenport to Ronkonkoma will board buses at their stations and transfer to trains at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.Customers should expect increased travel time of up to 25 minutes
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