A track fire in New York Penn Station is forcing a number of LIRR trains to either be canceled or be diverted to Grand Central Station as of early afternoon Thursday, the FDNY said.
According to the fire department, a call was received at about 11:22 a.m. reporting a fire.
Twenty-six units and 84 firefighters and EMS have responded to the scene.
No injuries have been reported.
The fire has caused a number of LIRR trains headed to Ronkonkoma or Babylon to either be canceled or diverted to Grand Central Station.
The MTA warns that customers can expect delays, cancellations, and reroutes, but informs that the subway system is cross-honoring LIRR tickets on the following lines:
- 34 St-Penn Station, Forest Hills-71 Av, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer on the E line
- Grand Central-42 St on the 4,5,6,7 lines
- Woodside-61 St on the 7 line
The fire has also impacted Amtrak service.
“Due to municipal services hold all traffic traveling southbound into New York (NYP) is temporarily stopped. We will provide updates as they become available,” Amtrak Northeast posted on X.
For additional updates, visit MTA.com.
This is a developing story.
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