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Service Diversions 12-31-10

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on December 31st, 2010 at 7:05 am

I have just updated the Service Diversions page with the latest planned work for this New Year’s weekend, first week of 2011, & beyond in some cases. Please note the following service schedule information for New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day for each individual MTA agency:

New Year’s Eve:

NYC Transit (Subways): Saturday Schedule

MTA Bus Compnay: Saturday Schedule

Long Island Rail Road: Weekday Schedule (With extra service, click here for complete information.)

Metro-North Railroad: Saturday Schedule (With extra service added, click here for complete information.)

Long Island Bus: Weekday Schedule

Staten Island Railway: Saturday Schedule

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New Year’s Day:

NYC Transit (Subways): Saturday Schedule

MTA Bus Compnay: Sunday Schedule

Long Island Rail Road: Weekend/Holiday Schedule (With extra service during the early AM hours, click here for complete information.)

Metro-North Railroad: Sunday Schedule

Long Island Bus: Sunday Schedule

Staten Island Railway: Saturday Schedule

I suggest printing out a copy of the diversions prior to heading to your destination. If you have an internet capable hand held device, I suggest checking out Transit Blogger’s mobile site for all the information you need. The next update will be on Monday at 5:01 AM when all of the work scheduled to end up until a minute prior are wrapped up.

Have a safe & wonderful New Year’s Eve & weekend overall. Happy New Year!

xoxo Transit Blogger

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Extra LIRR Service For New Year’s Eve & Day

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on December 31st, 2010 at 6:45 am

Once again, the MTA Long Island Rail Road will be providing extra service for New Year’s Eve & Day. Here is a reminder about the LIRR’s plans:

Are you getting away from the job early with big plans looming for holiday weekend? Well, just when you’re clocking out, MTA Long Island Rail Road is unveiling its own big plans to help you celebrate by providing additional trains to and from Penn Station for the New Year’s holiday.

The LIRR’s extra New Year’s Holiday Service includes:

14 additional eastbound trains on New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31

17 additional westbound evening trains to Penn Station on New Year’s Eve

14 additional eastbound trains from Penn Station during the early-morning hours for New Year’s revelers returning from the New York City on New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1.

The LIRR advises customers to purchase round trip tickets in advance, including MetroCards for connecting subway and bus service, to save time and avoid lines at LIRR ticket windows and New York City Transit MetroCard windows and ticket machines.

As in prior years, open alcoholic beverage containers will not be allowed on LIRR trains, stations and on platforms from 12 noon on New Year’s Eve, December 31 2010 through 12 noon on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2011. MTA Police will enforce this restriction.

Extra Service from Penn Station Thursday and Friday, December 30 & 31

The 14 additional early afternoon eastbound trains (from Penn Station) on Friday December 31 (New Year’s Eve) between 12:55 PM and 3:48 PM are as follows:

Ronkonkoma Branch:

12:43 PM stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville and all stops to Ronkonkoma.

1:43 PM stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville and all stops to Ronkonkoma.

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Babylon Branch:

1:28 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

1:53 PM stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

2:16 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

2:22 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.

The 5:59 PM from Penn Station to Babylon will not operate on New Year’s Eve. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:05 PM from Penn Station, which will make all stops from Merrick to Babylon on New Year’s Eve.

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Port Jefferson Branch:

2:10 PM stopping at Jamaica, Carle Place, 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.

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Port Washington Branch:

3:18 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main Street, then all stops to Port Washington.

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

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Far Rockaway Branch:

3:48 PM express to Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream, then all stops to Far Rockaway.

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Extra Service to Manhattan – Friday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve)

The 18 additional evening westbound trains (to Penn Station) on New Year’s Eve between 4:55 PM and 8:39 PM are as follows:

Port Jefferson Branch:

Leave Huntington at 4:55 PM, stopping at Cold Spring Harbor, Syosset, Hicksville, Jamaica and Penn Station.

Leave Hicksville at 6:59 PM, making all stops to Jamaica and Penn Station.

Leave Port Jefferson at 7:10 PM, making all stops to Huntington, then Hicksville,

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Jamaica and Penn Station:

Leave Hicksville at 7:33 PM, making all stops to Jamaica, then Penn Station.

Leave Huntington at 7:35 PM, making all stops to Jamaica, then Penn Station.

Leave Huntington at 8:25 PM, making all stops to Jamaica, then Penn Station.

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Babylon Branch:

Leave Babylon at 6:23 PM, making all stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica and Penn Station.

Leave Freeport at 7:24 PM, stopping at Baldwin, Rockville Centre, then Jamaica and Penn Station.

Leave Babylon at 8:03 PM, making all stops to Rockville Centre, then Jamaica and Penn Station.

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Montauk Branch:

Leave Speonk at 8:00 PM, making all stops to Babylon, then Jamaica and Penn Station.

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Port Washington Branch:

Leave Great Neck at 7:07 PM, making all stops to Woodside, then Penn Station. Leave Port Washington at 8:42 PM, making all stops to Woodside, then Penn Station.

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Long Beach Branch:

Leave Long Beach at 5:43 PM, making all stops to Lynbrook, Valley Stream, then Jamaica and Penn Station.

Leave Long Beach at 8:14 PM, making all stops to Lynbrook, Valley Stream, then Jamaica and Penn Station.

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Hempstead Branch:

Leave Hempstead at 6:48 PM, making all stops to Jamaica, then Penn Station.

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Ronkonkoma Branch:

Leave Ronkonkoma at 7:42 PM, making all stops to Wyandanch, then Farmingdale, Bethpage, Hicksville, Mineola, Jamaica, then Penn Station

Leave Ronkonkoma at 8:36 PM, making all stops to Wyandanch, then Farmingdale, Bethpage, Hicksville, Mineola, Jamaica, then Penn Station.

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Extra Service returning from Manhattan Sat., Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day)

The LIRR will be operating on a weekend/holiday scheduled on Saturday, January 1. The December monthly pass will be valid for travel on New Year’s Day morning. Fourteen additional eastbound trains (from Penn Station) will be provided in the early-morning hours between 12:42 AM-4:17 AM on Saturday, January 1, New Year’s Day. They are detailed below:

Port Washington Branch:

12:35 AM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Port Washington.

2:19 AM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Port Washington.

4:19 AM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Port Washington.

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Long Beach Branch:

2:44 AM stopping at Jamaica, Valley Stream, Lynbrook, then all stops to Long Beach.

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Ronkonkoma Branch:

12:45 AM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville, then all stops to Ronkonkoma.

2:03 AM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville, then all stops to Ronkonkoma.

3:54 AM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville, then all stops to Ronkonkoma.

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Port Jefferson Branch:

2:14 AM stopping at Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington. 3:12 AM stopping at Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Port Jefferson.

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Babylon Branch:

1:11 AM stopping at Jamaica, Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.

2:11 AM stopping at Jamaica, Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.

2:59 AM stopping at Jamaica, Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.

3:29 AM stopping at Jamaica, Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.

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Montauk Branch:

1:29 AM stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Speonk. Monday, January 3 & Tuesday, Jan. 4

The LIRR will operate a regular weekday schedule on Monday, January 3. The December monthly pass will be accepted for one courtesy ride through 10:00AM, Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

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Extra Metro-North Service For New Year’s Eve

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on December 31st, 2010 at 6:35 am

Once again, the MTA Metro-North Railroad will be providing extra service for New Year’s Eve. As a reminder, here is the complete information regarding service plans:

Trains will operate all night long on New Year’s Eve, Friday December 31, so take the train to the party and get home safe.

On Friday, Metro-North will operate on a Saturday schedule, but with extra trains in key periods.

For those who have to go to work, there will be additional trains during the morning inbound rush from 6 to 9 AM and outbound from 4 to 6 PM.

For revelers there will be plenty of additional inbound trains in the afternoon and evening for people heading to parties in the city. When it’s finally time to go home, there will be additional service in both directions into the wee hours of the morning.

Buy your round trip tickets at your boarding station and avoid lines in Grand Central after a night of partying! Travelers must show a ticket BEFORE boarding train at Grand Central after midnight.

And as in prior years, open containers of alcoholic beverages will not be allowed on trains, stations or platforms from noon on New Year’s Eve through noon on New Year’s Day. MTA Police will enforce this restriction.

On Saturday January 1, New Year’s Day, a Sunday schedule will be in effect.

On Sunday January 2, Metro-North also will operate on a regular Sunday schedule.

Metro-North’s regular weekday schedule resumes Monday January 3.

December monthly passes will be accepted for one courtesy ride through 10 AM Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

For service on New Year’s weekend, including Friday 12/31, Saturday 1/1 and Sunday 1/2, pick up our Special New Year’s Holiday Weekend timetable.

Metro-North wishes you a happy and safe New Year!

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New Year’s Eve & Day Service Info

Posted by
on December 31st, 2010 at 6:20 am

As a reminder, here is important service info for those planning to ride the buses or subways today. The service matches what was in place for Christmas Eve:

MTA New York City Transit and MTA Bus announced that on New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31, buses and subways will run on a Saturday schedule. Customers who are traveling by bus or subway on New Year’s Eve should check Saturday schedules, lines and routes.

On subways, this means that certain routes like the No. 5 to Nereid Avenue, Nos. 6 and 7 express trains, the rush hour Rockaway Park A, the entire B, the 179th Street E, the M in Manhattan and Queens, the Q in Astoria and the Z skip-stop will not be running on Friday.

On buses, there are many routes that either do not operate on Saturdays, or do not run on part of the route or at certain hours. Some routes which formerly operated on Saturday no longer do, including the B2, B24, B69, Bx20, Bx34, Bx55, M8, M21, M50, Q31, Q76, S54, S76, X27 and X28.

NYC Transit is the best way for revelers to get to Times Square on New Year’s Eve to ring in the New Year and travel home afterwards. We recommend that customers purchase their MetroCards in advance. Following the festivities, trains on subway lines in and around Times Square will run every 8-12 minutes until approximately 3 a.m.

Customers heading to Times Square for the celebration should avoid using the Times Square-42nd Street complex, since they may not be allowed to exit onto the street. In addition, No. 1, N and R trains will begin bypassing the 50th Street and 49th Street stations from as early as 7:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Customers are advised to use stations at 57th Street and 59th Street and walk to Times Square. Also, the 42nd Street-Grand Central (S) shuttle will operate all night.

We do not recommend revelers using buses to get to Times Square due to numerous closed streets; regular overnight bus service will be restored in the area when the streets reopen.

On New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, subways will run on a Saturday schedule and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.

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NYC Transit Wednesday Service Info

Posted by
on December 28th, 2010 at 11:48 pm

Lastly, here is the latest info for tomorrow’s commute in relation to NYC Transit:

The round the clock efforts of NYC Transit work crews have restored full service to the Rockaways and West End Line B Train trains are expected to begin service again this evening. Work on the Canarsie L Train Line is progressing to the point where we plan to resume full service by late morning Wednesday.

Work on the Brighton Q Train Line, Sea Beach N Train Line and Franklin Ave S Train Shuttle continues in the effort to restore service as quickly as possible. Wind driven snow drifts in excess of three to four feet in these locations have made it necessary to dig out the tracks by hand even before mechanical snow removal equipment can be deployed.

Bus service in the region remains severely affected. Limited-Stop bus service remains suspended. Very limited local and express service is operating with serious delays, and suspensions in service especially in Southern Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens.

In addition, some routes have been shortened due to street conditions. Those conditions are being evaluated on a route by route basis. We will only restore service where we can safely do so. Due to conditions buses may not be able to pull directly into bus stops. Use caution boarding and alighting and do not run for buses.

With the utter ineptitude showed by the city in their storm cleanup efforts, I fully expect it to be a few days before bus service is back to normal.

Many of the outer boroughs have the majority of their streets nearly impassible. When the biggest thoroughfares in boroughs have barely been plowed, you can’t expect the rest of the streets to have been.

It is a shame that millions of residents are getting the royal shaft from the city in terms of proper cleanup. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon for the sanity of everyone.

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