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== Planned service expansions ==
=== Electrification projects ===
[[File:DE30 408 West Babylon DSC 0384.JPG|alt=As part of the MTA's 2020–2024 Capital Program, the Central Branch, shown here, will be electrified.|thumb|A diesel train running along the Central Branch in 2012]]

As part of the 2020–2024 MTA Capital Program, the MTA proposed electrifying the LIRR's [[Central Branch (Long Island Rail Road)|Central Branch]], which would for enhanced service options and capacity, and to mitigate service disruptions, should one arise. Although funding was initially allocated through the 2020–2024 MTA Capital Program, the project was ultimately put on hold.<ref name=":2" />

There have also been many pushes by residents and politicians over the past several decades – most recently by former New York State Senator [[Jim Gaughran]] – to electrify the remainder of the Port Jefferson Branch between the [[Huntington station (LIRR)|Huntington]] and [[Port Jefferson station (LIRR)|Port Jefferson]] stations, in addition to the remainder of the Oyster Bay Branch between the [[East Williston station|East Williston]] and [[Oyster Bay station|Oyster Bay]], to enhance service in the served areas and to upgrade service capacities along the lines; electrifying these lines could lead to more frequent direct service to and from Manhattan, as diesel trains are not allowed in Penn Station and dual-mode trains exceed the height clearance for the [[63rd Street Tunnel]] into [[Grand Central Madison]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deedy|first=Donna|date=May 16, 2019|title=LIRR to develop plans for electrifying Port Jefferson and central branches|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/james-gaughran/lirr-develop-plans-electrifying-port-jefferson-and-central|access-date=July 19, 2020|work=TBR News Media|via=NY State Senate|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922080204/https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/james-gaughran/lirr-develop-plans-electrifying-port-jefferson-and-central|archive-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sen. Gaughran pushing for more trains for LIRR commuters|url=https://www.liherald.com/glenhead/stories/sen-gaughran-pushing-for-more-trains-for-lirr-commuters,114567|access-date=July 19, 2020|website=Herald Community Newspapers|date=May 9, 2019|last=Seidman|first=Alyssa|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=East Side Access Draft Environmental Impact Statement|url=http://web.mta.info/capital/esa_docs/feisfiles/28_comments_and_responses.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://web.mta.info/capital/esa_docs/feisfiles/28_comments_and_responses.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|website=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref>