WANTAGH, N.Y. — The Long Island Rail Road has been running more service than ever, but it has also been dealing with more delays, a new report shows.
According to that report, the pause on congestion pricing could make it worse.
A new report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli outlines the railroad system is making a steady recovery post-COVID, with growing ridership and increased service routes into the Grand Central Madison terminal .
The report also shows, however, the LIRR had 31% more delays from train car problems last year than in 2019.
In a statement, the comptroller called the rise in delays troubling “because it comes at a time when LIRR needs good service to help convince riders to come back.”
According to the report, the worst morning peak performance was the 7:40 a.m. train out of Huntington going to Grand Central Madison with 51% on-time performance, and the worst evening peak performance was the 6:12 p.m. train out of Penn Station, heading toward West Hempstead with a 60% on-time performance.