Extra Service to Shea Stadium Station Monday, Sept. 8 for U.S. Open

The MTA Long Island Rail Road is extending its U.S. Tennis Open additional service to Shea Stadium Station through Monday, September 8, due to the postponement of Saturday’s U.S. Tennis Open matches because of Tropical Storm Hanna.

U.S. Tennis Open Monday, September 8
Eastbound: Trains departing Penn Station approximately every half-hour from
8:21 AM through the completion of the event.

Westbound: Trains departing Port Washington every hour from 9:40 AM through 2:24 PM and then at 3:10 PM, 3:40 PM, 4:06 PM, 4:36 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:23 PM and 6:24 PM and then every half-hour through the completion of the event. Trains departing Great Neck at 8:58 AM, 9:32 AM, and then hourly from 11:04 AM until 3:04 PM and then 5:54 PM, 6:20 PM and 6:44 PM.

Customers traveling from branches other than Port Washington can reach Shea Stadium Station by taking a regularly scheduled train to Woodside Station, then changing to an eastbound Port Washington Branch train. Since Shea Stadium Station is located in Zone 1, tickets to that zone from outlying stations are valid to Shea. However, passengers must retain their ticket stubs and inform ticket collectors of their intention to travel to Shea Stadium Station. Customers must hold onto their tickets, which will be collected at the Shea Station after they disembark. CityTicket is not valid to Shea Stadium Station.

Fans can contact the LIRR’s 24-hour Travel Information Center for the latest schedule information. The numbers are, in Suffolk County 631-231-LIRR, in Nassau County 516-822-LIRR or in New York City at 718-217-LIRR. The Travel Information Center’s TDD telephone number for the hearing impaired is 718-558-3022