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LIRR Running Extra Trains for Thanksgiving Weekend

Schedule changes for the holiday will begin on Wednesday.

The Long Island Rail Road will be running extra trains along the Montauk branch during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The MTA does advise travelers to expect full trains and potential delays with the extra foot traffic on the trains.

Trains will be running on Thursday and Friday on Holiday Schedules, with these additional trains.

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Wednesday, November 21

  • The eastbound Montauk train that normally operates Fridays-only will operate on Wednesday, November 21. The train is the 4:06 PM from Hunterspoint Avenue, stopping at Jamaica, then operating express to Westhampton, making all local stops to Montauk. The 4:01 PM train from Penn Station to Huntington connects with the Montauk train at Jamaica.

Thanksgiving Day, November 22

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  • 12:21 PM from Speonk, making all stops to Babylon, Jamaica and Penn Station
  • 6:09 AM train from Penn Station, stopping at Jamaica, Freeport, and then all local stops to Speonk.

For a list of all extra trains running on all LIRR branches this weekend, click here


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