LIRR TrainTime App Reviews

This app has ads? Why? Im paying for a train ticket, arent I?

There are much better 3rd party apps than this official MTA LIRR TrainTime app. All that money, all those rate hikes, and we still have to rely on a 3rd party free app for a good experience!!! Shame on MTA!!!

This app is completely accurate. Never had any problems with it.

The unofficial version of this app is 500 times better than this one that is directly affiliated with the LIRR. Much easier to use and will let you scroll up to see previous trains before you, which you sometimes need to reference. Dont waste your time or space on your phone downloading this.

Not fantastic but good. Its relatively fast. And has all information you would need but needs internet to show you. If it could allow you to select a train and receive an alert for delayed/cancelled train I would give it 5 stars.

For 30 min now... Besides that, poorly designed in that access to info about the train you are currently on is restricted once a train departs. Push alerts for delays and cancellations customized to branch, direction, and window of time should have been built in. I only want the alerts for trains i travel on. In the direction I travel. When Im traveling. A full schedule with side by side station like the paper schedule is needed too. I live in close proximity to several stations. Which should I go to? I have to do 3 searches. Paper shouldnt be easier and better than an app.

Since the MTA/LIRR has a very good website for schedule & fare information you would think the app would be at least as good if not better. Youd be wrong. The trip planner will only give you the next train or two given the time of day, which is useless if you are checking the schedule in the morning for an afternoon departure. While there is a button to select date/time of departure, it doesnt work. Unfortunately its actually LESS helpful than the website. Stranger still, the Metro North (also part of the MTA) app work better.

The feature I need most to plan trips doesnt work on my iPhone 5. Same feature does work for others. It amazes me they havent fixed this yet. Tried uninstalling & re-installing the app... no dice. For this reason, other apps that do the same thing are far more valuable to me. A shame LIRRs official app is substandard.

The DEPART BY button does not work. this is ridiculous.

The app has potential but falls short on 1 significant feature. I can only see the next few trains and cant plan ahead. There appears to be a drop down to choose the departure time, but it doesnt work. I rarely need to know the next departures: if its that late in the game, I dont have time to look at the app, I need to rush to the station. The purpose of the app is to plan ahead.

Was a pretty useful app up until a couple of days ago. I cant open the app without it closing on me. No updates either, open it, then closes within 5 seconds!

This app would have 5 stars from me if the developers added 2 things. 1) The time the train gets to each stop, even if its not your destination. 2) Show schedule for trains that have already left. When I go to look for what time the transfer train comes into Jamaica I cant because the time slot I need to choose is not clickable.

It gives you the scheduled times, and occasional branch updates. No individual train delay updates, nothing working in real time. On top of that, I havent been able to change my depart/arrive time, seems as though that feature has a bug. Great design aesthetically, but the function is sub-par.

This app is horrible compared to the mobileware version for the lirr. Its ridiculous because this is made by the mta!! Most of the design needs to be revamped! Like having to leave the app & go to the net to see the train map, why cant that just be incorporated into the application? Its dumb little things like that, that give this app a 1⭐️ from me

Literally found out while sitting on the idling train via Newsday that the train was going to be delayed/cancelled. Train ended up being cancelled. Consulted app...train running on time. Awesome...

Updated app. Now it crashes upon each launch. Preferred the server unreachable messages from the previous version.

App listed next Long Beach train as 10:11, but real time was 10:09. I thought I was early so I got a cup of coffee. I stood on the platform at 10:10 watching my train roll away. Thanks LIRR for not keeping your official app up to date. I loved the Coo Coo text messaging service (that you cancelled). This new app is worthless if its not reliable.

The app worked perfectly fine until I updated this morning. It was a great app while it worked. Ill go back to searching for train times by texting coocoo until it gets fixed. Can you fix that app now thanks?

Ive had no problems and I use it all the time.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS CRAP APP. SLOW, UNRELIABLE, AND CRASHES.....CLASSIC MTA