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New Timetables for LIRR's Port Washington Branch Begin on Nov. 16
The MTA will restore half-hourly weekend train service between Port Washington and Penn Station.
New MTA timetables for the Long Island Rail Road go into effect this week with service changes beginning for the Port Washington branch this coming weekend.
The LIRR will restore half-hourly weekend train service between Port Washington and Penn Station beginning on Nov. 16.
The revised weekend service will include an additional 32 trains on Saturdays and Sundays.
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This will bring the Port Washington branch back to the level of service that was available prior to September 2010 when service during off-peak hours and on weekends was reduced as part of an MTA initiative to close a $900 million budget gap.
The restoration of 30-minute service on weekdays was previously accomplished in May 2012.
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New LIRR timetables went into effect on Monday for a number of other branches, including the Main Line/Ronkonkoma, Long Beach, Huntington and Babylon.
The agency will also add extra service across its system for the Thanksgiving holiday period.
The new timetables will remain in effect through Feb. 23.
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