Metro-North July 4th Service Plan Info
With the Independence Day (July 4th) holiday weekend right around the corner, the MTA has released service plan information for it. Here is the Metro-North Railroad’s plan via its press release:
To help celebrate the red, white and blue of summer, Metro-North will offer plenty of extra early getaway service on Friday and extra fireworks trains on Monday this Fourth of July weekend. There will be lots of extra getaway service on Friday, July 1, for those who want to start the celebration early. On the Fourth of July (Monday, July 4), trains will operate on a Sunday schedule with extra service on the New Haven and Harlem Lines.
A regular weekend schedule will be in effect on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3. Most connecting services will not operate on Monday, July 4. However, the Tappan Zee Express
will operate on a Saturday schedule. For more information, see a current June 27th timetable, or visit the schedules page at mta.info.Friday, July 1, Getaway Service:
Look for the following additions and changes to train service on Friday, July 1. All changes are shown in the regular June 27th timetables.
On the Hudson Line:
Extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
● 1:47 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Croton-Harmon.
● 2:40 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
● 3:25 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
● 4:05 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
● 5:31 PM to Poughkeepsie and the 5:34 PM to Beacon are combined, departing at 5:34 PM, making all stops between Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie
The following trains will not operate:
● The 5:57 PM from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon will not operate.
● The 6:20 PM from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon will not operate.
Hudson Line Connecting Services:
The Hudson Rail Link will begin a peak level of buses beginning with the 3:20 PM train from Grand Central. The Tappan Zee Express will have extra buses available for any extra early passengers.
The Haverstraw – Ossining Ferry will have an early ferry trip to meet the 2:54 PM train from Grand Central, which arrives Ossining at 3:39 PM. The 5:57 PM and 6:20 PM trains will not operate. Instead a 6 PM train from Grand Central, which arrives Ossining at 6:51 PM will be met by the ferry.
The Newburgh – Beacon Ferry will have three early trips meeting the 2:50 PM, the 3:30 PM and 4:05 PM trains from Grand Central.
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On the Harlem Line:
Extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
● 1:45 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Chappaqua and Southeast.
● 3:12 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then White Plains and North White Plains only.
● 3:37 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, White Plains, then all stations from Goldens Bridge through Southeast.
● 4:07 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Chappaqua and Southeast.
● The 6:02 PM to Wassaic will make additional stops at Bedford Hills and Katonah.
The following trains will not operate:
● The 5:25 PM from Grand Central to Brewster will not operate.
● The 5:54 PM from Grand Central to Crestwood will not operate.
● The 6:09 PM from Grand Central to Brewster will not operate.
● The 7:04 PM from Grand Central to North White Plains will not operate.
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On the New Haven Line:
The following extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
● 1:04 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
● 2:04 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport then all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
● 2:31 PM GCT departure making all stops between New Rochelle and Harrison.
● 2:59 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Stamford and South Norwalk.
● 3:02 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
● 3:24 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
● 3:27 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
● 3:50 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
The following trains will be combined or canceled:
● The 5:17 PM to Harrison and the 5:20 PM to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:20 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
● The 5:36 PM to Harrison will not operate.
● The 5:59 PM to Harrison and 6:02 PM to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
● The 7:11 PM to Harrison will not operate.
● The 8:04 PM to New Haven will not operate.
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Monday, July 4th, Extra Service:
To provide New Haven Line customers with more July 4th weekend service, we’ll operate extra inbound (to Grand Central) trains and outbound (to New Haven) trains on the New Haven Line. On the Harlem Line, we’ll offer extra outbound trains too.
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New Haven Line:
Additional express trains to Grand Central will depart New Haven at 5:50 PM, 6:50 PM and 7:50 PM, making local stops to Fairfield, then Westport, before going express to Harlem-125th Street and Grand central Terminal. Outbound, there will be a 3:55 PM departure from Grand Central, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, South Norwalk, Westport and all stops between Fairfield and New Haven.
To get you home after the Macy’s Fireworks, there’s an 11:08 PM train to New Haven, first stop at Stamford, followed by all local stops to New Haven; and an 11:10 PM train to Stamford, making all stops to Stamford. For people planning to watch the Rye Playland fireworks show, we’ll have five extra trains running from Rye to Grand Central, making all local stops. Extra trains will depart Rye station at
9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, 10:55 PM, 12:18 AM, and 12:55 AM._____
Harlem Line:
There will be two extra post-Macy’s Fireworks Show trains on the Harlem Line. There’s an 11 PM departure from Grand Central to Southeast, making all stops between White Plains and Southeast, as well as an 11:15 PM from Grand Central to North White Plains, making local stops between Mount Vernon West and North White Plains.
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