LIRR adds trains for St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC
Commuters at the Hicksville LIRR platform. Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
The Long Island Rail Road is running extra trains Saturday afternoon from Penn Station to return St. Patrick’s Day parade-goers to Long Island.
Additional eastbound trains on the Port Jefferson line will run from Penn Station on Saturday afternoon/evening at 3:51, 4:25, 4:51, 5:24, 5:51. 6:24. 6:51 and 7:51.
Extra eastbound trains from Penn Station on the Ronkonkoma line will operate at 3:51 p.m., 4:51 p.m., 5:41 p.m., 5:51 p.m., 6:41 p.m., 6:51 p.m. and 7:51 p.m.
Eastbound Babylon trains from Penn will run Saturday afternoon/evening at 2:37, 3:37, 4:15, 4:37, 5:37, 6:37 and 7:37.
No alcohol will be allowed on trains Saturday and Sunday, the LIRR said.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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