NYC subway will take more commuters to Rockaway Beach on weekends this summer
The Rockaway Park Shuttle is extending its service to the Rockaway Parkway stop on Saturdays and Sundays to let beachgoers transfer to and from A trains in either direction through September.
The Rockaway Park Shuttle will extend from an eight-car train to a 10-car train to hold more people, MTA officials said. The shuttle will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the weekends from Rockaway Boulevard for beachgoers traveling on trains serving both the Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway branches.
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