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LIRR Adds Trains for Holiday Weekend
Farmingdale riders get two extra trains home from Penn Station.
In an effort to accommodate the pre-holiday rush this weekend, The Long Island Rail Road will be adding extra trains on the Ronkonkoma Branch Thursday and Friday. The Ronkonkoma Branch, which serves Farmingdale and Bethpage, will add two additional mid-day trains Dec. 23 and 24.
The extra trains are:
- 12:43 p.m. stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville and all stops to Ronkonkoma.
- 1:43 p.m. stopping at Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola, Hicksville and all stops to Ronkonkoma.
In all, the LIRR will add 14 extra trains including some on the Babylon, Port Jefferson, Port Washington and Far Rockaway branches.
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They will also be offering discounts for people traveling with children during the weekend. Up to four children ages 5-11 can ride weekend off peak trains for the advance purchase fare of 75-cents per child each way when accompanied by a fare-paying parent or guardian. Weekly and monthly ticket holders just pay for the kids. Children under 5 ride free on the LIRR.
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