Weekend Service Has Been Expanded
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad today announced an upcoming schedule change which will go into effect on Sunday, Oct. 6. The updated schedule features additional weekend service and increased service for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.
Some departure times, especially on the New Haven Line, have moved a few minutes earlier or later to improve reliability. Customers can check the new schedules or use the TrainTime app for trip changes.
At Grand Central Terminal, track assignments for outbound trains will be posted on screens and via the TrainTime app 20 minutes prior to scheduled departure time, instead of 30. This will mean less waiting on platforms for train doors to open.
Extra seasonal weekend service
Hudson Line
Between Oct. 6 and Nov. 10, four additional trains will run between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie on Saturdays and Sundays.
New Haven Line
Between Nov. 30 and Dec. 29, eight additional trains on Saturdays and four additional on Sundays will run between Grand Central and New Haven.
Holiday service
Metro-North will run the following service on the East of Hudson Lines for this fall and winter's holidays:
Election Day: Friday schedule.
Veteran's Day: Regular weekday schedule.
Day before Thanksgiving: Friday schedule with extra early afternoon outbound trains and connecting ferries.
Thanksgiving Day: Special schedule with extra morning service for paradegoers and reduced afternoon/evening service. This schedule will be posted on our website and in the TrainTime app by early November Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.
Day after Thanksgiving: Saturday schedule with additional rush hour trains. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.
Dec. 23, 24, 26, 27, 30: Friday schedule.
Christmas Day: Special reduced schedule with hourly service at most stations. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.
New Year's Eve: Weekday schedule with extra late-evening and overnight service. This schedule will be posted on our website and in the TrainTime app by early December.
New Year's Day: Special reduced schedule with hourly service at most stations. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Saturday schedule with additional rush hour trains. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.
Presidents Day: Saturday schedule. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day.