Politics & Government
Syosset Service Disrupted on LIRR Branches
Service restored after accident in New Hyde Park suspends some trains.
Update: As of 1:09 p.m., LIRR announced all service was restored on the line. Scattered delays followed the announcement.
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Service on three Long Island Rail Road lines was suspended Friday morning after a train struck someone on the tracks in New Hyde Park.
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LIRR service was suspended between Jamaica and Hicksville. The Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay branches were affected .
The railroad set up alternate service to and from the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches with a shuttle train that will operate between Hicksville and Babylon. There are train transfers at Hicksville to the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches.
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Customers are advised to take alternate LIRR service on the Babylon/Montauk Branches.
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