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Staten Island Railway Labor Day Service Info

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on August 31st, 2012 at 11:44 am

Here is the Labor Day service plan info for the Staten Island Railway:

Staten Island customers looking to get a head start on their three-day weekend will be able to catch earlier afternoon express train service on Friday, August 31 with Staten Island Railway’s Early Departure Getaway schedule. This schedule means extra SIR trains will be added earlier in the afternoon beginning at 2:31 p.m. from the St. George Ferry Terminal. There will be one express train and one local train awaiting every boat until 7:50 p.m. SIR will operate on a Sunday Schedule on Labor Day, Monday Sept. 3.

The Early Departure Getaway service plan on SIR is also available on the Friday leading into the President’s Day and Memorial Day weekends, the day before Independence Day, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the day before the Christmas and New Year’s.

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LIRR To Run Extra Labor Day Getaway Trains

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on August 31st, 2012 at 11:41 am

As usual, the Long Island Rail Road will be running extra trains for the Labor Day getaway today. Here is the complete rundown:

The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide additional early-afternoon service from Penn Station on Friday, August 31 for customers planning an early getaway for the start of the Labor Day Weekend.

The LIRR will be operating on a weekend schedule on September 1st and 2nd and a Sunday/holiday schedule on September 3rd. Please note that the additional Sunday afternoon Montauk Branch westbound trains from Montauk and the Hamptons will not operate on Sunday, September 2nd, but instead operate on Monday, September 3rd. The regular Mondayonly return train departing from Montauk at 7:01 AM, stopping at the Hamptons, and arriving at Hunterspoint Ave. at 9:57 AM will not run on Monday, September 3rd, but instead will operate on Tuesday, September 4th.

The extra early-afternoon trains will depart Penn Station starting at 2:08 PM on Friday, August 31. The extra service will include: three trains on the Port Jefferson Branch; three on the Babylon Branch; one on the Port Washington Branch; one on the Far Rockaway Branch, and two trains to Jamaica for Montauk train connections. The eastbound afternoon train from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank gets extended to Greenport on Friday, as it normally does on Fridays during the summer through Columbus Day weekend.

Extra Train Service from Penn Station, Friday, August 31:

Port Jefferson Branch to Hicksville and Huntington:

2:08 PM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, then all stops to Huntington.

2:29 PM stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington.

3:24 PM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville.

Babylon Branch:

2:32 PM express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.

3:00 PM stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

3:31 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

Port Washington Branch to Great Neck:

3:40 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main Street, then all stops to Great Neck.

Far Rockaway Branch:

3:48 PM express to Locust Manor then all stops to Far Rockaway.

Montauk Branch (Penn Station to Jamaica with Montauk Connections):

1:43 PM to Jamaica, with a Montauk train connection.

3:58 PM to Jamaica, with a Montauk train connection.

Ronkonkoma Branch to Greenport:

The 5:21 PM train from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank is extended on Friday making all stops to Greenport.

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Extra Metro-North Trains For Today

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on August 31st, 2012 at 11:35 am

Metro-North riders, do not forget that the agency will be providing extra getaway service today as we kickoff the Labor Day weekend. Here is a reminder of what the extra service will be:

On Friday, August 31, Metro-North will have early afternoon “getaway” trains leaving Grand Central for people who want to get a jump on the last long weekend of the summer. The railroad will operate 18 extra getaway trains between noon and 4 p.m. for people leaving work early on Tuesday, July 3. In conjunction with this early rush hour, several regularly scheduled late PM peak trains will not operate. The extra trains are as follows:

Hudson Line:

1:46 p.m. express to Poughkeepsie

2:40 p.m. express to Poughkeepsie

3:25 p.m. express to Poughkeepsie

4:05 p.m. express to Poughkeepsie

Harlem Line:

1:45 p.m. express to Southeast

3:14 p.m. super-express to White Plains and North White Plains only

3:37 p.m. express to Southeast

4:08 p.m. express to Southeast

New Haven Line:

12:04 p.m. express to Westport, then all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.

1:04 p.m. express to Westport, then all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.

1:59 p.m. express to Stamford then all stops to South Norwalk.

2:04 p.m. express to Westport, then all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.

2:28 p.m. stopping at all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.

2:31 p.m. express to Westport, then all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.

2:59 p.m. express to Stamford then all stops to South Norwalk.

3:02 p.m. stopping at all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.

3:23 p.m. express to Stamford, then Westport and all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.

3:27 p.m. stopping at all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.

4:02 p.m. express to Stamford then all stops between Bridgeport and New Haven.

In addition, the 3:04 p.m. Friday-only express to New Haven will also operate. All extra and cancelled trains are shown in the public timetable.

On Monday, September 3, financial markets and banks are closed, and a Sunday schedule will operate.

Metro-North’s connecting services have made similar service adjustments for early getaways on Friday, August 31:

The Hudson Rail Link will have a peak level of buses beginning with the 3:20 p.m. train from Grand Central.

The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry will have an extra early ferry meet the 2:54pm train from Grand Central. The 6:20 p.m. train to Ossining and its connecting ferry will not operate.

The Newburgh-Beacon Ferry will provide extra early ferries to meet the following trains from Grand Central: the 2:50 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 4:05 p.m. trains, as noted in published timetables.

The 5:31 p.m. express train to Beacon does not operate. The ferry will instead meet the combined 5:34 p.m. train to Poughkeepsie.

On Monday, Labor Day, no connecting services will operate.

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Service Diversions 08-27-12

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on August 27th, 2012 at 6:17 am

I have just updated the Service Diversions by removing all of the work that wrapped up as of 5:01 AM. The latest work for the week is front & center.

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Service Diversions 08-23-12

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on August 23rd, 2012 at 1:35 pm

You can get an early jump on your weekend travel plans as I have just updated the Service Diversions for this weekend, next week & beyond in some cases.

Follow me on Twitter by looking up @TransitBlogger or clicking the button in the sidebar as I am using it a lot more! Check the diversions page daily as I update it as changes occur, diversions end, etc….

As always, have a safe & wonderful weekend.

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