LIRR
City Terminal Zone
2 active alerts 2 upcoming 4 stations
Oct 16 - 17, Fri and Sat, 4:30 PM to 11:59 PM
You must be in one of the first four cars on eastbound trains, and one of the first six cars on westbound trains, to exit at Forest Hills.
Take your ticket with you as you leave the train, it will be checked at the station before you can exit.
See more details on getting to Forest Hills Stadium.
Posted Oct 9, 2026, 10:27 AM
Until Summer 2027
What’s Happening?
Accessibility improvements
Posted Aug 21, 2026, 12:47 PM
Sunday, November 1
Trains scheduled to depart their origin in the 1 AM hour will do so on Eastern Daylight Time.
During the 1 AM EST hour, two trains will depart from Penn Station. No other trains will begin their trips.
1:48am EST stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, and all stops to Babylon.
1:57am EST stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville, and all stops to Ronkonkoma except Pinelawn.
Trains scheduled to depart their origin at 2 AM or later will do so on Eastern Standard Time. Trains that are enroute during the time change will complete their trips promptly and will not wait for the clock to "catch up" to their schedules.
The TrainTime app will not show real-time information (scheduled departure times will still be available) and you may experience technical issues with station signs.
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 PM
Oct 23 - 26 and Oct 30 - Nov 2, Fri 10:00 PM to Mon 4:00 AM
Trains run nonstop from Manhattan to Jamaica. Port Washington Branch trains continue to stop at Woodside in both directions.
The subway will allow LIRR riders to enter the following stations at no cost:
34 St-Penn Station E
42 St-Grand Central 67
Woodside-61 St 7
Forest Hills-71 Av E
Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike E
Present your LIRR ticket to the station booth agent for access to the subway system.
What's happening?
Accessibility improvements
Posted Oct 8, 2026, 1:03 PM
From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.
Route shape from GTFS data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~15 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~33 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~14 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~27 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | every ~45 min | every ~51 min | every ~51 min |
| Trips per day | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| End-to-end time | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min |
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~13 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~33 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~13 min | every ~20 min | every ~20 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~22 min | every ~18 min | every ~18 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | every ~36 min | every ~36 min | every ~36 min |
| Trips per day | 69 | 65 | 65 |
| End-to-end time | 21 min | 21 min | 21 min |
Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 27, 2026, Nov 7, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period.
Fares depend on zones and peak/off-peak times. See official LIRR fares.