The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the Long Island Rail Road, has been trying to devise alternative modes to help get commuters into Manhattan. But the Long Island Rail Road, the biggest user of Penn Station, still has not told its customers what changes it will make. Amtrak, which owns and operates Penn Station, has revised its schedules for the summer, canceling several trains and shortening some routes. The repairs at Penn Station will also affect Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road. The revised schedules, discounted fares and supplemental services start on July 10 and continue through Sept. The schedules of some of the railroad’s other lines will receive minor adjustments, New Jersey Transit said. Passengers diverted to Hoboken will receive steep discounts on fares, New Jersey Transit said. New Jersey Transit said that it would add bus service from some train stations to Midtown Manhattan and that it had arranged special ferry service between Hoboken and Midtown. Those changes will force thousands of commuters to change trains or transfer to the PATH rail system or ferries to reach New York City. The schedules, which New Jersey Transit published on Friday, show that some trains will be diverted to Hoboken Terminal from Penn Station and other trains that normally go to Hoboken will end their morning runs in Newark. New Jersey rail commuters got their first detailed view on Friday of how torturous the summer will be when New Jersey Transit released train schedules revised to accommodate repair work that will close off tracks at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
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