No LIRR Service Available In Brooklyn This Weekend, MTA Says

BROOKLYN, NY — The Long Island Rail Road won't run in Brooklyn as the MTA works on a maintenance project this weekend, transit officials announced.

The LIRR will be suspended between Jamaica station and Atlantic Terminal from 5 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday and between 5 a.m. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, officials said.

The suspension will mean straphangers won't be able to catch LIRR trains from Atlantic Terminal, Nostrand Avenue or East New York stations during this times. Subway and train service between Jamaica and Brooklyn will also be suspended 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. during the Saturday, Sunday and Monday overnight periods, officials said.

Straphangers should use bus service on the Q24 route between Jamaica and East New York or the M99 route for Nostrand Avenue and Atlantic Terminal. NYC Transit will cross-honor LIRR tickets for service to those stations, officials said.

Here's details about alternate subway service during the project, according to the MTA:

Eastbound

• The last eastbound train from Atlantic Terminal will depart at 1:42 AM on Saturday morning.
• Customers at Atlantic Terminal can board Manhattan-bound 2/3 subway trains to 34th St/Penn Station for eastbound LIRR service.
• Nostrand Avenue customers can board Manhattan-bound A/C trains at the Nostrand Av subway stop, and travel to 34th St/Penn Station for eastbound LIRR service.
• East New York customers can walk north on Van Sinderen Avenue to the Broadway Junction subway stop and board Jamaica-Center bound trains. Exit at the Sutphin Blvd/Archer Ave/JFK Airport subway stop and transfer to eastbound LIRR service at Jamaica Station.

Westbound

• The last westbound train to Atlantic Terminal will depart Jamaica at 1:27 AM on Saturday morning.
• Customers traveling to Atlantic Terminal can take any LIRR train to Penn Station, then board Brooklyn-bound 2/3 subway trains for service to Atlantic Terminal/Barclays Center.
• Customers traveling to Nostrand Avenue can take any LIRR train to Penn Station, then board Brooklyn-bound A/C trains to the Nostrand Av subway stop.
• Customers traveling to East New York can transfer to a Manhattan-bound J train at Jamaica Station and exit at the Broadway Junction subway stop.

On Monday, February 15, Presidents’ Day, the LIRR will operate on a weekend/holiday schedule. The first westbound train to Atlantic Terminal will depart Jamaica at 5:31 AM, and the first eastbound train will depart Atlantic Terminal at 6:23 AM.