LIRR adds trains for Rosh Hashanah

Nine additional eastbound trains from Penn Station will be offered Wednesday to commuters looking to travel home early in observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Long Island Rail Road said.

The added trains will run between 2:08 p.m. and 3:48 p.m. and include three on the Babylon branch, three on the Port Jefferson branch, two on the Port Washington branch and one on the Far Rockaway branch, the commuter service said in a Monday news release.

The list of extra trains from Penn Station are:

Babylon branch

2:24 p.m. express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon

3 p.m. stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon

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

Port Jefferson branch

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

2:21 p.m. stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington

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

Port Washington branch

(to Great Neck)

3:18 p.m. stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Port Washington

3:40 p.m. stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Great Neck

Far Rockaway branch

3:48 p.m. express to Locust Manor, then all stops to Far Rockaway

Customers can call 718-217-5477 or visit the LIRR website www.mta.info for more information.