Designated Bus Stops

Mineola

Hicksville

Bethpage

Other LIRR Projects Taking Place

This Weekend
The LIRR will take advantage of the 48-hour train service
suspension by performing other critical work during the
outage. The additional work will include replacement of
the 12th Street grade crossing in New Hyde Park.
Motorists please note: 12th Street will be closed
to vehicular traffic all weekend. Use New Hyde Park Road
or Covert Avenue instead.

Travel Tips:

Westbound: Departing westbound trains will

leave from the north side of the station. Westbound
customers will exit buses at Station Plaza Road.
Eastbound: All arriving eastbound trains will
terminate at Mineola and will platform on the
south side of the station.
Eastbound buses will depart from Station Road,
near 3rd Avenue.
Extra LIRR personnel will be on hand to assist
and direct customers.

Westbound: All arriving westbound trains will

terminate at Hicksville. Westbound buses will
depart in the parking area near Barclay Street.
Eastbound: Customers will exit buses on
Railroad Avenue, near the Ticket Office, on the
south side of the station.
Extra LIRR personnel will be on hand to assist
and direct customers.

Customers will board and exit buses on Railroad

Avenue, in front of the Waiting Room.
Bus boarding location may change when nearby
street fair is in progress on Sunday. Please follow
directions of LIRR personnel.

Westbury

Carle Place

Pick up special schedules for ALL branches

dated October 24-25
Allow up to 60 minutes of additional travel time
Consider taking South Shore branches to
avoid delays
Leave bicycles at home. Bikes will not be
permitted on buses or trains
Buy LIRR tickets in advance
Monitor radio and TV traffic reports for updates
Listen for announcements regarding track,
platform and schedule changes
Call the LIRRs Customer Service Center at
511 or 718-217-5477 for assistance
Look for LIRR personnel at key locations
Sign up for Customer E-Mail Alerts at
www.mymtaalerts.com
Keep this brochure with you
We thank you for your patience and understanding as we
work to complete this infrastructure improvement in the
shortest time frame possible.

Please pick up a copy of the

Special October 24-25, 2015 Bridge Installation
Timetable for your branch

Please pick up a copy of the

Special October 24-25, 2015 Bridge Installation
Timetable for your branch

Customers will board and exit buses on Cherry Lane,

near the stairs on the north side of the station.

Customers will board and exit buses on Union

Avenue, in front of the north side of the Station.
Bus boarding location may change when nearby
street fair is in progress. Please follow directions
of LIRR personnel.

LIRR-10-15

Ellison Avenue
Bridge Installation
Saturday & Sunday,
October 24-25
Special timetables in effect for ALL branches.
NO train service between Hicksville and Mineola.
Buses replace some trains, other trains
rerouted.
Capacity is limited on alternate bus service.
Customers are strongly urged to avoid the
Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches
during the weekend of October 24-25.
Please use Babylon, Far Rockaway,
Hempstead, Long Beach, Montauk, Port
Washington, Oyster Bay or West Hempstead
branches to avoid busing and delays this
weekend.
Huntington service reduced to hourly.
Service every 2 hours between Port Jefferson
& Huntington.
Mets fans use Port Washington Branch for
direct service.
Allow up to 60 minutes of extra travel time.

Here is what will

be happening:

Summary of Changes
Saturday & Sunday,
October 24 & October 25

The LIRR is replacing the Ellison Avenue

Bridge, which spans the LIRRs Main Line
tracks through the Village of Westbury.
All Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson Branch
trains pass under this bridge on a daily basis.
The majority of the bridge replacement work
is invisible to LIRR customers, with little or no
impact on train service. However, for safety
reasons, installation of the bridge will require
a 48-hour suspension of train service.
As a result, on the weekend of October 24-25,
there will be no train service on the
Main Line between Mineola and Hicksville.
Buses will replace some trains, and
other trains will be diverted.

Huntington/Port Jefferson Branch

Special weekend timetables will be in effect

for ALL branches.
To avoid delays, customers should take less impacted
branches, including the Babylon, Far Rockaway,
Hempstead, Long Beach, Montauk, Oyster Bay,
Port Washington and West Hempstead Branches.
Special weekend timetables will be in effect for
these branches.
We urge you to plan ahead by reviewing the
special timetables, visiting www.mta.info or by
calling the LIRRs Customer Service Center at 511
or 718-217-5477.

Buses replace trains between Hicksville and

Mineola for the entire weekend.
Customers at Carle Place and Westbury will have
bus service only.
Westbound customers will take trains to Hicksville
and transfer to buses bound for Mineola. There,
they will transfer to trains to complete their trips.
Eastbound customers will take trains to Mineola
and transfer to buses bound for Hicksville. At
Hicksville, they will transfer to trains to complete
their trips.
Train service between Huntington and points west
reduced to hourly instead of the usual half-hourly
intervals.
Trains between Huntington and Port Jefferson
will operate every two hours instead of the
usual 90-minute intervals.
Plan for 48 minutes of added travel time during the
day, and up to 60 minutes on some overnight trains.
Busing can be avoided by using the Hempstead,
Montauk or Babylon Branches.

Ronkonkoma Branch

Mets Fans:

Woodside Customers:

Midnight 7 AM

If the Mets are still alive in the post-season and if

they have home games on Saturday, October 24
and/or Sunday, October 25, customers are advised
to avoid busing and delays by taking South Shore
branches or the Port Washington Branch.
For direct service to Woodside, use the Babylon
or Port Washington Branches. Ronkonkoma Branch
trains will not stop at Woodside on the weekend
of October 24-25.

Woodside will be served by trains all weekend,

but the following change will be in effect:
Ronkonkoma Branch trains will not stop at
Woodside on the weekend of October 24-25.

Buses replace trains between Hicksville and

Mineola.
Plan for up to 60 minutes of added travel time.
To avoid busing, take the Montauk or Babylon
Branch.

7 AM Midnight
Ronkonkoma through Farmingdale customers
will travel to/from Penn Station by train without
transfers, as trains will be diverted via the Central
& Babylon Branches (see map below).
Plan for up to 44 minutes of added travel time.
Customers can avoid rerouting by taking the
Montauk or Babylon Branches.
Bethpage customers will be bused between
Mineola and Hicksville. To avoid busing, consider
using the Babylon Branch.

OCTOBER 24 & 25
Installation