jackintosh11 wrote:Don't ride the Montauk Branch friday, saturday, or sunday as it will be very crowded with people going to the hamptons. Same goes for greenport.
BAR:
Let me further clarify this statement:
Trains to Montauk are most crowded at the prime "getaway" hours which are Friday afternoons and evenings
and Saturday mornings during the Summer tourist season on the East End of Long Island...
The prime "return" time periods are on Sunday afternoons and evenings westbound to New York and to some extent
on Monday mornings...Remember that this can be dependent on conditions like weather and prime travel times
such as those occurring on major holidays...
Greenport trains do not have the ridership that would make traveling out east of Ronkonkoma a problem with added
crowding - unless there is a special event occurring out there such as the Tall Ships visit to Greenport back on the
July 4th holiday weekend...
This should more accurately address some peak travel times to avoid if it is possible depending on your schedule...
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EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK PENN STATION-NO JAMAICA ON THIS TRAIN-PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING TRAIN DOORS