LIRR: Train strikes person on Port Washington line
A file photo of a train arriving at the LIRR's Port Washington. (Sept. 13, 2010) Credit: Audrey C. Tiernan
A Long Island Rail Road train struck a person near the Auburndale station, the railroad reported Friday.
The accident suspended service on the Port Washington branch, but limited service was restored later. The first Port Washington train to leave at its scheduled time was the 7:19 a.m. from Port Washington, due at Penn at 7:58 a.m., the MTA said.
The 5:09 a.m. train from Port Washington, scheduled to arrive at Penn Station at 5:52 a.m., was delayed at Auburndale, the MTA said on its website. The 5:36 a.m. train, due at Penn at 6:21 a.m., was canceled, as was the 7:06 a.m. train from Great Neck. That train was scheduled to arrive at Penn at 7:46 a.m.
The eastbound 5:30 a.m. train from Penn Station, due to arrive in Port Washington at 6:13 a.m., was held at Woodside.
New York City Transit honored fares on the 7 subway line.
Calls to the LIRR seeking additional information were not immediately returned.
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