LIRR summer service includes more weekday trains to Montauk

The Montauk train station at the island's end, as seen... — The Montauk train station at the island's end, as seen on March 1, 2024. Credit: Gordon M. Grant

By Peter Gillpeter.gill@newsday.comUpdated April 26, 2026 8:02 pm

The Long Island Rail Road will begin summer service schedules on May 18 on the Montauk, Long Beach and Ronkonkoma lines — including more weekday trains to Montauk.

Separately, beginning May 11, some midday weekday trains on various branches will see their departure times adjusted by a few minutes to accommodate maintenance work and accessibility upgrades outside of rush hour.

All the changes will be viewable on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s TrainTime app later this week, according to the LIRR.

Beginning May 18, the 5:13 p.m. train from Penn Station to Speonk — which normally runs to Montauk on summer Thursdays and Fridays — will continue on to Montauk, making all stops Mondays through Fridays throughout the summer. Likewise, the 11:37 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. trains on Sundays (Mondays on holiday weekends) from Montauk will operate through to Penn Station.

The additional summer weekday trains to Montauk were first rolled out last summer. They are in addition to the Cannonball trains that offer express service to and from the South Fork on summer weekends.

"As we head into the busy summer season, we’re expanding service to give customers more flexibility," said LIRR President Rob Free in a statement Sunday.

Separate from the summer seasonal schedule changes, beginning May 11, a new weekday train will depart Farmingdale at 4:32 a.m. and arrive at Penn Station at 5:26 a.m., making stops at Bethpage, Hicksville, Westbury, Mineola, New Hyde Park and Jamaica. The 4:12 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma will now depart at 4:14 a.m. and will no longer stop at Farmingdale, Bethpage, Hicksville or Mineola.

Midday weekday train service east of Ronkonkoma to and from Greenport will resume on May 11; it had been substituted with busing for several months for track maintenance. Likewise, midday weekday service at Westbury has already been restored to every 30 minutes following the completion of track work.

In Brooklyn starting on May 11, the weekday evening service between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal will be reduced to every 30 minutes starting at 9 p.m. for westbound trains and 10 p.m. for eastbound trains.

The schedule adjustments "allow us to continue critical maintenance and accessibility work so we can deliver safe, reliable service," Free said.