LIRR Revives Rush Hour Express Between Bayside, Penn Station

BAYSIDE, QUEENS —The Long Island Rail Road on Monday relaunched 10 rush hour trains to and from Penn Station that were temporarily rerouted or canceled to make way for Amtrak track work, the MTA said.

The relaunched routes include the 5:50 p.m. express train to Bayside, with stops in Douglaston, Little Neck and Great Neck.

The LIRR will also continue running two early-morning trains added to the schedule in early Januaray to serve customers affected by the changes, according to the MTA.

LIRR officials had temporarily rerouted or canceled five morning rush hour trains and five evening rush hour trains to accommodate Amtrak work at Penn Station.

Here are all the rush hour trains that are resuming service:

• The 6:56 a.m. express from Wantagh, Bellmore and Merrick, arriving at Penn Station at 7:43 a.m.
• The 7:44 a.m. express from Merrick, Freeport and Baldwin, arriving at Penn Station at 8:31 a.m.
• The 8:03 a.m. train from Long Beach, making all stops to Lynbrook, then running express to arrive at Penn Station at 8:54 a.m.
• The 8:10 a.m. local from Far Rockaway, making all stops to Valley Stream, then Jamaica, Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, before arriving at Penn Station at 9:05 a.m.
• The 8:25 a.m. local from Freeport, stopping at Baldwin, Rockville Centre and Jamaica, and arriving at Penn Station at 9:08 a.m.

• The 5:06 p.m. express to Syosset, Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington
• The 5:32 p.m. train running express to Valley Stream then making all stops to Far Rockaway
• The 5:38 p.m. local to Hempstead with stops at Forest Hills and Kew Gardens
• The 5:50 p.m. express to Bayside, stopping at Douglaston, Little Neck and Great Neck
• The 7:05 p.m. local to Hempstead with a stop at Woodside

These two trains were added in early January to assist customers of affected trains and will continue running:

• The 5:43 a.m. train from Freeport, stopping at Baldwin, Rockville Centre, and Jamaica and arriving at Penn Station at 6:24 a.m.
• The 5:12 a.m. train from Farmingdale, stopping at Bethpage, Hicksville, Mineola, New Hyde Park, Jamaica, and arriving at Penn Station at 6:05 p.m.