LIRR
West Hempstead Branch
1 active alert 1 upcoming 10 stations
Oct 17 - 19 and Oct 24 - 26, Sat 12:01 AM to Mon 4:00 AM
Bus service is available between Valley Stream and all stations Westwood through West Hempstead.
For St. Albans, take Babylon Branch trains, which are making added stops.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 12:44 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
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 | 12:22 AM 11:18 PM | 12:09 AM 11:19 PM | 12:44 AM 11:52 PM |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~60 min | every ~48 min | every ~60 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~60 min | every ~60 min | every ~60 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~40 min | every ~60 min | every ~80 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~80 min | every ~80 min | every ~48 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | — | — | — |
| Trips per day | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| End-to-end time | 50 min | 50 min | 29 min |
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 5:21 AM 11:58 PM | 6:02 AM 11:58 PM | 5:24 AM 11:52 PM |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~48 min | every ~60 min | every ~60 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~60 min | every ~60 min | every ~60 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~120 min | every ~60 min | every ~60 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~60 min | every ~48 min | every ~60 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | — | — | — |
| Trips per day | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| End-to-end time | 48 min | 49 min | 29 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.