Traffic & Transit
LIRR Temporarily Cancels 5:29 PM Train From Penn To Great Neck
The LIRR advises riders to take the 5:26 p.m. local train until Nov. 18, while work on the new Great Neck Pocket Track is done.
GREAT NECK, NY — Scheduled track work means LIRR riders to Great Neck might need to adjust their schedules. The Long Island Rail Road announced that beginning Tuesday, Nov. 8, the 5:29 train from Penn Station to Great Neck will be temporarily canceled.
The cancellation will run until Friday, Nov. 18. The LIRR advises commuters to take the 5:26 local train from Penn.
The changes are due to work on the new Great Neck Pocket Track.
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The new pocket track will change train schedules on the Port Washington line. The MTA's original planned changes sparked controversy in Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome and Port Washington—there would have been no express trains from those stations. After opposition from local leaders and residents, the MTA announced on Sept. 28 that the LIRR will keep three morning rush and three evening rush trains on the Port Washington branch.
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