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LIRR opens Yaphank-BNL station, first new Long Island stop since 2021; full service starts Saturday
Hochul announced the official opening of the MTA's new Yaphank-BNL LIRR station in Suffolk County on July 17, with first scheduled trains July 18 (5:36am to Greenport, 8:02am to Ronkonkoma). It is the first new LIRR station since Elmont-UBS in 2021 and only the second in fifty years, serving Brookhaven National Laboratory with a 50-car lot, bus loop, and bike racks. A concrete transit delivery on Long Island — Blakeman's home region — alongside an LIRR study of East End service upgrades.
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Source: Governor's Office / MTA / LongIsland.com · Jul 18, 2026 · Credibility Tier 2 · Permalink https://reviewhochul.com/news/yaphank-bnl-lirr-station-opens-jul-2026
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