Service to US Tennis Open Starts August 25

There’s a whole lotta love goin’ on and deuces too, along with overhead smashes and lightning serves at the U.S. Tennis Open and the MTA Long Island Rail Road is the speediest and most convenient way to get there for all of the action. The LIRR will have frequent service to the Mets-Willets Point Station, just a short walk to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, from the qualifying rounds starting August 25 and Arthur Ashe Kids Day on August 29 right through the finals on September 13.

The train ride is just 16 minutes from Penn Station to the Mets-Willets Point Station. For those traveling from Long Island, the tennis stadium is just six minutes from Woodside, 15 minutes from Great Neck and 25 minutes from Port Washington.

Official Timetables US Open Tennis August 25 to September 13, 2009

Following is LIRR service to the Mets-Willets Point Station for the U.S. Tennis Open:

Qualifying Rounds (August 25-August 28)
Eastbound (Mets-Willets Point Station stops added to the following Penn Station to Port Washington and Great Neck trains) (Departing Penn Station at): 9:18 AM, 9:39 AM, 10:09 AM, 10:39 AM, 11:09 AM, 11:39 AM, 12:09 PM, 12:39 PM, 1:09 PM, 1:39 PM, 2:09 PM, 2:39 PM, 3:18 PM, 3:49 PM, 4:25 PM, 4:46 PM, 5:14 PM, 5:29 PM, 5:50 PM, 5:56 PM, 6:14 PM, 6:42 PM, 7:14 PM and 7:49 PM.

Westbound (Mets-Willets Point Station stops added to the following trains from Port Washington and Great Neck): 9:32 AM (depart Great Neck), (following depart Port Washington) 9:40 AM, 10:05 AM, 10:35 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:35 AM, 12:05 PM, 12:35 PM, 1:05 PM, 1:35 PM, 2:05 PM, 2:35 PM, 3:05 PM, 3:40 PM, 4:06 PM, 4:36 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:23 PM, 5:44 PM (depart Great Neck), 6:20 PM (depart Great Neck), 6:24 PM (depart Port Washington), 6:44 PM (depart Great Neck), 7:09 PM (depart Port Washington), 7:39 PM (depart Port Washington).

Arthur Ashe Kids Day (August 29)
Eastbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to following Penn Station to Port Washington trains)(departing Penn Station at): 7:19 AM, 7:48 AM, 8:19 AM, 8:48 AM, 9:19 AM, 9:48 AM, 10:19 AM, 10:48 AM, 11:19 AM, 11:48 AM, 12:19 PM, 12:48 PM, 1:19 PM, 1:48 PM, 2:19 PM, 2:48 PM, 3:19 PM, 3:48 PM, 4:19 PM, 4:48 PM, 5:19 PM, 5:48 PM, 6:19 PM, 6:48 PM, 7:19 PM.

Westbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to following trains from Port Washington): 7:10 AM, 7:39 AM, 8:10 AM, 8:39 AM, 9:10 AM, 9:39 AM, 10:10 AM, 10:39 AM, 11:10 AM, 11:39 AM, 12:10 PM, 12:39 PM, 1:10 PM, 1:39 PM, 2:10 PM, 2:39 PM, 3:10 PM, 3:39 PM, 4:10 PM, 4:39 PM, 5:10 PM, 5:39 PM, 6:10 PM, 6:39 PM.

Weekdays (August 31-September 4)
Eastbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to the following Penn Station to Port Washington and Great Neck trains) (departing Penn Station at): 8:21 AM, 8:51 AM, 9:18 AM, 9:39 AM, 10:09 AM, 10:39 AM, 11:09 AM, 11:39 AM, 12:09 PM, 12:39 PM, 1:09 PM, 1:39 PM, 2:09 PM, 2:39 PM, 3:18 PM, 3:40 PM (Sept. 4 only), 3:49 PM, 4:25 PM, 4:46 PM, 5:14 PM, 5:29 PM, 5:50 PM, 5:56 PM, 6:14 PM, 6:42 PM, 7:14 PM, 7:49 PM, 8:19 PM, 8:48 PM, 9:18 PM, 9:48 PM, 10:18 PM, 10:48 PM, 11:18 PM, 11:48 PM, 12:19 AM, 1:18 AM.

Westbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to the following trains from Port Washington and Great Neck): 8:58 AM (depart Great Neck), 9:32 AM (depart Great Neck), (following depart Port Washington) 9:40 AM, 10:05 AM, 10:35 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:35 AM, 12:05 PM, 12:35 PM, 1:05 PM, 1:35 PM, 2:05 PM, 2:35 PM, 3:05 PM, 3:40 PM, 4:06 PM, 4:36 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:23 PM, 5:44 PM (depart Great Neck), 6:20 PM (depart Great Neck), 6:24 PM (depart Port Washington), 6:44 PM (depart Great Neck), (following depart Port Washington) 7:09 PM, 7:39 PM, 8:09 PM, 8:39 PM, 9:09 PM, 9:39 PM, 10:09 PM, 10:39 PM, 11:39 PM, 12:40 AM, 1:39 AM.

Weekdays (September 8-September 11)
Eastbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to the following Penn Station to Port Washington and Great Neck trains) (departing Penn Station at): 8:21 AM, 8:51 AM, 9:19 AM, 9:49 AM, 10:19 AM, 10:49 AM, 11:19 AM, 11:49 AM, 12:19 PM, 12:49 PM, 1:19 PM, 1:49 PM, 2:19 PM, 2:49 PM, 3:18 PM, 3:49 PM, 4:25 PM, 4:46 PM, 5:14 PM, 5:29 PM, 5:50 PM, 5:56 PM, 6:14 PM, 6:42 PM, 7:14 PM, 7:49 PM, 8:19 PM, 8:48 PM, 9:18 PM, 9:48 PM, 10:18 PM, 10:48 PM, 11:18 PM, 11:48 PM, 12:19 AM, 1:18 AM.

Weekdays (September 8-September 11)
Westbound: 3:40 PM, 4:06 PM, 4:36 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:23 PM, 5:44 PM (depart Great Neck), 6:20 PM (depart Great Neck), 6:24 PM (depart Port Washington), 6:44 PM (depart Great Neck), (following depart Port Washington) 7:09 PM, 7:39 PM, 8:09 PM, 8:39 PM, 9:09 PM, 9:39 PM, 10:09 PM, 10:39 PM, 11:39 PM, 12:40 AM, 1:39 AM.

Weekends and Labor Day (Sept. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)
Eastbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to the following Penn Station to Port Washington trains) (departing Penn Station at): 7:19 AM, 7:48 AM, 8:19 AM, 8:48 AM, 9:19 AM, 9:48 AM, 10:19 AM, 10:48 AM, 11:19 AM, 11:48 AM, 12:19 PM, 12:48 PM, 1:19 PM, 1:48 PM, 2:19 PM, 2:48 PM, 3:19 PM, 3:48 PM, 4:19 PM, 4:48 PM, 5:19 PM, 5:48 PM, 6:19 PM, 6:48 PM, 7:19 PM, 7:48 PM, 8:19 PM, 8:48 PM, 9:19 PM, 9:48 PM, 10:19 PM, 10:48 PM, 11:19 PM, 12:19 AM, 1:19 AM.

Westbound (Mets-Willets Point stops added to the following trains from Port Washington): 7:10 AM, 7:39 AM, 8:10 AM, 8:39 AM, 9:10 AM, 9:39 AM, 10:10 AM, 10:39 AM, 11:10 AM, 11:39 AM, 12:10 PM, 12:39 PM, 1:10 PM, 1:39 PM, 2:10 PM, 2:39 PM, 3:10 PM, 3:39 PM, 4:10 PM, 4:39 PM, 5:10 PM, 5:39 PM, 6:10 PM, 6:39 PM, 7:10 PM, 7:39 PM, 8:10 PM, 8:39 PM, 9:10 PM, 9:39 PM, 10:10 PM, 10:39 PM, 11:40 PM, 12:40 AM, 1:39 AM.

Customers traveling to Mets-Willet Point Station from branches other than Port Washington can take the LIRR to Woodside Station, then transfer to a Port Washington Branch train. Since Mets-Willets Point Station is located in Fare Zone One, tickets to that zone from outlying stations are valid to Mets-Willets Point. However, customers must hold onto their ticket stubs and inform ticket collectors of their intention to travel to Mets-Willets Point.

Since on-board fares are higher, customers are advised to buy tickets in advance at ticket offices, ticket machines, or on-line through the LIRR’s WebTicket service (allow five business days for delivery). Customers planning to attend more than one match, or planning to travel with other tennis fans, may want to purchase a Peak or Off-Peak Ten-Trip ticket.

LIRR Customers with mobility impairments who are traveling to the U.S. Open should travel to Woodside Station. At Woodside Station, which is ADA accessible, customers should transfer to a Flushing-bound #7 subway train to the Mets-Willets Point subway stop, and then use the ramp to reach Roosevelt Avenue, across from the ballpark. To return to Woodside after the game, customers with mobility impairments should board the #7 subway and travel one stop east to its end point, the Flushing-Main Street Station. There, after a brief wait on the train, the subway will head west to Woodside. This is necessary due to the location of the ramp, which will only permit access to the eastbound platform.

Customers should pick up a copy of the LIRR's special U.S. Open timetable, dated August 25-September 13, at terminals and stations. For additional information, customers can contact the LIRR's 24-hour Travel Information Center, in Suffolk County at 631-231-LIRR, in Nassau County at 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.