MTA Long Island Rail Road is making extra stops at Forest Hills Station to accommodate fans heading to Forest Hills Stadium to see the irrepressible Dolly Parton in concert on Saturday evening, June 25.

The internationally renowned singer, songwriter and actress is performing at the historic Queens venue as part of her first major U.S. and Canadian concert tour in more than 25 years. In all, Dolly is taking her “Pure & Simple” tour to 60 cities in conjunction with the release this summer of her new double-disc album of the same title.

Besides train regularly scheduled to stop at Forest Hills, the LIRR will have an additional 19 eastbound and 14 westbound trains making stops at Forest Hills before the concert and an additional 10 eastbound and 12 westbound trains stopping there after the show to get customers. Forest Hills Stadium doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m. Customers are reminded that only the first four cars of each train platform at Forest Hills. So concert goers should make sure they are situated in the first four cars beforehand.

For More Information

Customers may visit http://web.mta.info/lirr/Timetable/ for all train schedules or may call the LIRR Customer Service Center at 511, the New York State Travel Information Line, and say “Long Island Rail Road,” when prompted. For up-to-the-minute service info, download the LIRR’s Train Time app or sign up for LIRR service alerts at www.mymtaalerts.com.

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