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An LIRR diesel train passing by Mineola station on the middle track on a sunny day.
If you need to cross between platforms, please use a designated crossing such as an overpass or underpass.
Remember: Tracks are for trains only. Don't put your life in danger!
#LIRRSafetyTip
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Mets-Willets Point LIRR station platform, with an LIRR train in the background.
Taking the LIRR to a Mets game?
Use our TrainTime app to make your travel a breeze. You can buy tickets and plan your trip all within the app.
Also, we check tickets at Mets-Willets Point on game day, so have your ticket ready when entering or exiting the station.
Thank you and let's go Mets!
Hello August! ☀️ Just a few weekends left to take advantage of Summer Saturdays!
Every Saturday now through August 26, monthly ticket holders can travel anywhere in our system and bring up to two guests for only $1 each.
Learn more:
www.mta.info/article/lirr...
An LIRR train approaching Jamaica station, its lights flashing, with people waiting on the platform on a rainy day.
We’re expecting heavy rain and flooding tonight and tomorrow, with especially heavy rainfall this afternoon into the evening.
Please travel safely and check service status with the TrainTime app or at mta.info before you go.
🟩 Fare adjustments for most ticket types.
➕ More
Review the full list of proposed changes at the link below.
www.mta.info/fares-tolls/...
🟩 More flexible ticket options. We’re introducing a new day pass for unlimited trips and a “pay-as-you-go” mobile discount.
🟩 Reduced fare riders can ride all day at a discount—even in the morning peak.
The interior of an LIRR M9 train with seated passengers.
Heads up!
We’re proposing major changes to our ticket policy and fares for next year:
🟩 No more ticket activation. One-way tickets will now auto-activate upon purchase. Both paper and mobile tickets will expire after four hours.
People walking down the platform after getting off a train at Bayside station on a partly cloudy day.
We're holding another Meet Your Manager event tomorrow at Bayside station, from 6:30 to 8 AM.
Bring your comments, concerns, and suggestions about the LIRR. We hope to see you there!
For LIRR Care, call 718-547-7227 at least two hours before your train's scheduled departure time. Real-time assistance is available at select stations.
Details:
www.mta.info/accessibilit...
It’s the last weekend of July! No matter where your summer plans take you, public transit can get you there! ☀️
⬇️ Here are our planned service changes on the subway and LIRR.
www.mta.info/article/mta-...
Whether you ride the subway or the LIRR, getting to Citi Field is easy with public transit! 🚉
25.07.2025 14:34 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Let's hop on the LIRR to Jones Beach! 🏖️
You don't need a car to enjoy one of the best state parks in New York and all it has to offer.
An LIRR M9 train pulling into Mineola station during the daytime.
Remember: A photo is never worth risking your life for!
Stay off the tracks and stand behind the yellow line. There's plenty of footage you can get from the platform.
#LIRRSafetyTip
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An LIRR train at Forest Hills Station.
A subway train pulling into 71st Ave. Forest Hills
Where do you go when the lights go out? The LIRR and subway, ⭕f course.
If you're headed to the Phish shows at Forest Hills Stadium this week, you can feel good about your transit options: get there and back by taking the LIRR or the E,M,F,R.
Details 👇
www.mta.info/guides/stadi...
Three bikes at their racks at Mineola station on a sunny day, with a view of an LIRR diesel train passing by in the background.
No better time for cycling than the summer! 🚲
If you plan on bringing your bike on the LIRR, be sure to review our bike policy before you go:
www.mta.info/guides/bikes...
Taking the LIRR this weekend?
Take a look at our planned service changes before you go 👇
An LIRR M9 train pulling into Cedarhurst station on a sunny day, with people waiting on the platform.
If you drop something in the tracks, don't try to retrieve it yourself—you could put your life in danger!
Instead, please notify a station employee or call 511 for further assistance. We’ll get your belongings back to you safely.
#LIRRSafetyTip
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A black and white photograph of Brooklyn Terminal in 1905, with people walking past.
A modern-day photo of Atlantic Terminal, with cars parked outside and people walking past.
Atlantic Terminal, then and now, over a century apart.
#ThrowbackThursday
Central Islip station on a sunny day.
Bring your comments, concerns, and suggestions for the LIRR! We're holding the following Meet Your Manager events:
🌟 Central Islip: 7/17, 6:30–8 AM
🌟 Great Neck: 7/18, 4:30–6 PM
🌟 Port Washington: 7/21, 6:30–8 AM
🌟 Oceanside: 7/23, 6:30–8 AM
🌟 Hewlett: 7/25, 6:30–8 AM
Future events coming soon.
An LIRR diesel train running along the tracks at early sunset, on a cloudy day.
The LIRR days of summer.
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People walking down the Forest Hills platform on a sunny day, next to a stationed LIRR train.
Plan your trip and purchase tickets in advance using our TrainTime app.
Remember to activate your ticket right before you board the train, to ensure a smoother ride for you and your fellow passengers—thank you!
Taking the LIRR this weekend? 🚊
Take a look at our planned service changes before you go.
An LIRR train running along the tracks during the daytime.
Remember: No shortcut is worth risking your life.
Tracks are for trains only—never walk along the right-of-way.
#LIRRSafetyTip
📸: valleytower_railfan (IG)
A black and white photograph of a man standing and two seated in the Central Islip ticket office.
Long before the TrainTime era, the ticket office at Central Islip in 1928.
#ThrowbackThursday
An LIRR train pulling into Lynbrook station on a sunny day.
Comments, concerns, suggestions regarding the LIRR?
We'll be hosting another Meet Your Manager event at Lynbrook station tomorrow, July 10, from 6:30 to 8 AM, and we hope to see you there.
Stay tuned for more events at a station near you.
An LIRR diesel train running along the tracks amid the greenery during the daytime.
On our way to making summer memories!
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A hand holding up a cone of ice cream, in front of the Van Leeuwen storefront.
People waiting in line inside Van Leeuwen for ice cream.
We all scream for Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, now open at the LIRR Concourse at Penn Station! 🍦
You can grab a scoop before your next ride.
People walking through the LIRR Concourse at Penn Station.
Our new Lost and Found hours at Penn Station are in effect starting today, as follows:
Tuesdays, 7:20 AM to 1 PM
Thursdays, 1 PM to 7:20 PM
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday hours will remain the same, open from 7:20 AM to 7:20 PM.
A vintage photo of a red, white, and blue LIRR train running along the tracks on a sunny day in Montauk.
Feeling patriotic with a trip down memory lane to 1980 at Montauk Station.
#ThrowbackThursday
The exterior of Ronkonkoma Station.
We're hosting a Meet Your Manager event tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 7/3) at Ronkonkoma Station from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
This is your chance to ask questions, leave feedback and chat with our management team.
We look forward to seeing you there and stay tuned for more events at a station near you.
