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05/28/2026
Join us tomorrow morning, May 29 from 6 to 9 AM at Great River station for another Meet Your Manager event.
If you have feedback for the LIRR, here's your chance to share it with our team!
Stay tuned for future events at a station near you.
05/28/2026
A summer day in Greenlawn in the late '90s.
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05/27/2026
Babylon Station now has new platforms, new elevators, and better station amenities!
The eastern half of the station is fully reopened following a major reconstruction project that replaced aging platforms last rebuilt in the 1960s.
Work continues through the end of the year with additional elevator and escalator replacements, station plaza upgrades, and a new waiting room still to come.
05/27/2026
We have three Meet Your Manager events coming your way this week!
🚉 Brentwood: Thursday, May 28, 7–9 AM
🚉 Douglaston: Friday, May 29, 6–8 AM
🚉 Wyandanch: Friday, May 29, 7–9 AM
This is your chance to speak with our team regarding your thoughts, questions, and concerns about the LIRR. We hope to see you there!
05/27/2026
Save money when you ride the LIRR to Citi Field!
Get $5 off certain LIRR tickets when you take the train to the Mets game.
Details here:
Long Island Rail Road Citi Field Promo Ticket Mets fans who take Long Island Rail Road to Citi Field this season are eligible for $5 off their rail tickets.
05/25/2026
On Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the service and sacrifice of the men and women of our Armed Forces.
This past Friday, we gathered at the Hillside Facility for our annual Memorial Day service to remembe and pay tribute to those who lost their lives protecting our nation's freedom.
05/22/2026
A new entrance to Grand Central Madison is now open at 45 St & Madison Ave.
The new access point includes elevators, escalators and a staircase connecting directly to the LIRR concourse below.
Built through a public-private partnership with BXP, the project advances the Midtown East plan designed to deliver transit improvements alongside new development.
05/22/2026
Let’s make it an L-I-R-R summer!
We kicked off the start of our extra seasonal East End service with the Cannonball, our blazing fast Thursday/Friday express train from Penn Station to the Hamptons and Montauk!
View schedules and buy tickets with the TrainTime app.
Knicks fans, skip the traffic and let the LIRR run point!
Take the railroad to Penn Station, then it’s an easy layup to Madison Square Garden.
Plan your trip with TrainTime, and let’s go Knicks! 🏀
05/20/2026
The MTA Board today approved a refund for LIRR customers who hold May monthly tickets, for the four days that service was suspended due to a labor action. That would amount to an approximately 13% refund, which will be automatically applied to a customers’ payment method if tickets were purchased in the TrainTime app.
If you purchased via a commuter benefits card, the refund will be applied there. If you bought a paper monthly ticket, there will be an application process for refunds
Check back here for details: https://www.mta.info/article/lirr-strike-may-2026
LIRR service has resumed The Long Island Rail Road strike has ended and service has resumed. Learn more about refunds for monthly ticket holders.