Belmont LIRR service to be shuttered?
 

Per DRF:

This is just the latest nonsense from the unbelievably incompetent and wasteful MTA. I realize this doesn't affect the vast majority of you, but with a track as difficult to get to as Belmont if one doesn't have a car (I don't), ending this service would be pretty obnoxious. It's not as if the trains run on the hour, every hour. There are two in the morning/early afternoon and one after the races. I swear, the MTA makes the banking industry look sane and frugal.

not to joke around , but, how far does the subway leave one off from Belmont?

You can take the F to the end of the line and get the N6 Bus the rest of the way ( maybe four miles ). Or you can take the E train to the end, Jamaica, and get the 110 bus, but that takes a bit longer.

We have had some great support from the area around Belmont and are hopeful the LIRR service will continue.

About four miles.

can nyra force the mta to keep the trains running or is it out of their hands?

joey when you go to belmont but have to leave early , what do you do if there is only 1 train after the last?

Through Hollis :zz:

Since it's such a trip for me, I generally don't go out to Belmont unless I'm staying all day. If I have to leave early though, I hoof it the 15 blocks or so to Queens Village and take the LIRR from there.

No!!!!!

They have a Marriott Hotel in Brooklyn?

Yes on Adams St. Its very nice.

Right near my school. It's nice, I've gone to a few parties there.

that blows, i took that train on belmont day.......it f*&king ruled;)

The train would still run on Belmont day. It would be the Belmont regulars that are screwed.

.....sorry bro;)

NYRA Announces LIRR Shuttle Service to Belmont Park‏.

http://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/stories/Apr242009.shtml