Metro North July 4th 2018 Service Plan Info
Here is the MTA Metro-North Railroad service plan info for the upcoming July 4th holiday:
Declare your independence from traffic and tolls this July 4th holiday and take Metro-North to celebrate our nation’s birthday. Metro North Railroad will have lots of extra service on Tuesday, July 3 to help customers looking to get a jump start on the holiday. On Wednesday, July 4, Metro-North will operate on a Sunday schedule.
On Tuesday, July 3, there are 17 extra “getaway” departures from Grand Central Terminal between 1 p.m. and 4:11 p.m.
Service details for Tuesday, July 3 are below:
Hudson Line
Five extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
• 1:38 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
• 2:38 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
• 3:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stops between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.
• 3:45 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
• 4:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
The following Hudson Line trains usually departing Grand Central will not operate:
• The 5:29 p.m. to Poughkeepsie will not operate.
• The 5:57 p.m. to Croton-Harmon will not operate.
• The 6:12 p.m. to Poughkeepsie will not operate.
Hudson Line Connecting Services:
The Hudson Rail Link will begin a peak level of buses at Spuyten Duyvil starting with the 2:20 p.m. train from Grand Central and at Riverdale starting with the 3:21 p.m. train from Grand Central.
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry will have an early ferry trip that will meet the 3:11 p.m. train from Grand Central, which arrives in Ossining at 3:56 p.m. Since the 5:57 p.m. train will not operate, a 6:00 p.m. train from Grand Central, which arrives in Ossining at 6:53 p.m., will be met by the ferry. To accommodate this trip, the ferry will not meet the regular 6:22 p.m. train from Grand Central.
The Newburgh-Beacon Ferry will have three early trips meeting the 2:43 p.m., 3:18 p.m. and 3:48 p.m. trains from Grand Central.
Harlem Line
Nine extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
• 2:15 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Scarsdale and North White Plains.
• 3:13 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then White Plains and North White Plains only.
• 3:34 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, White Plains, North White Plains, then all stations between Goldens Bridge through Southeast.
The following Harlem Line trains usually departing Grand Central will not operate:
• The 5:27 p.m. to Southeast.
• The 5:38 p.m. to Crestwood.
• The 5:58 p.m. to Crestwood.
• The 7:03 p.m. to North White Plains.
• The 7:28 p.m. to North White Plains.
New Haven Line
Nine extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
• 12:58 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
• 2:01 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
• 2:28 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
• 2:31 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.
• 2:56 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford then all stations between Noroton Heights and South Norwalk.
• 2:59 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.
• 3:26 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
• 3:29 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
• 4:00 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford and all stations between Bridgeport and New Haven.
The following New Haven Line trains from Grand Central will not operate or are combined:
5:18 p.m. to Harrison and the 5:21 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:21 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
• 5:41 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
• 5:57 p.m. to Harrison and 6:02 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 p.m., making all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
• 6:07 p.m. to New Haven and the 6:13 p.m. to Bridgeport are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:13 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between South Norwalk and New Haven.
• 6:49 p.m. to New Haven will not operate
• 7:09 p.m. to Harrison will not operate
Metro-North will offer extended July 4 getaway service for West of Hudson customers.
Port Jervis Line
The regularly scheduled departure from Hoboken at 2:41 p.m., stopping at Secaucus Junction, and all stops between Suffern and Middletown/Town of Wallkill, will be extended to stop at Otisville and Port Jervis. Customers from Manhattan wishing to connect to this train should be on the 2:29 p.m. departure from New York-Penn Station to connect at Secaucus Junction. To
accommodate this service, the 6:15 p.m. departure from Hoboken to Port Jervis will not operate.Pascack Valley Line
The regularly scheduled Pascack Valley Friday-only train will depart Hoboken at 2:58 p.m., with a connection departing New York-Penn Station at 2:51 p.m., making stops at select stations in New Jersey, and Pearl River, Nanuet and Spring Valley.
Wednesday July 4
On Wednesday, July 4, Metro-North will operate a Sunday schedule with one additional train on the New Haven Line to get you home from the annual Macy’s Fireworks. The train departs Grand Central Terminal at 11:14 p.m., and Harlem-125th Street at 11:23 p.m., making stops at Westport, Fairfield, Fairfield-Metro, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, West Haven, and New Haven.
Metro-North also provides service to Rye on the New Haven Line, with shuttle buses to Rye Playland where Westchester County puts on its own spectacular fireworks extravaganza over the Long Island Sound.
West of Hudson service will also operate on a weekend schedule with an extra inbound train from Port Jervis.
The Hudson Line connecting services–the Hudson Rail Link, the Haverstraw-Ossining ferry and the Newburgh-Beacon ferry–will not operate on Wednesday, July 4.
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