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Metro-North July 4th Service Plan Info

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on June 23rd, 2011 at 4:42 am

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.

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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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July 4th Bus Service Plan Info

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on June 23rd, 2011 at 4:32 am

With the Independence Day (July 4th) holiday weekend right around the corner, the MTA has released service plan information for it. Here is the service plan for NYC & Nassau County buses via its press release:

On Monday, July 4, buses operated by New York City Transit, the MTA Bus Company and MTA Long Island Bus will operate on a Saturday schedule. There are many routes that either do not operate on Saturdays or do not run on part of the route at certain hours. Customers traveling on the 4th of July should check Saturday schedules, lines and routes.

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Staten Island Railway July 4th Service Info

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on June 23rd, 2011 at 4:26 am

With the Independence Day (July 4th) holiday weekend right around the corner, the MTA has released service plan information for it. Here is the service plan for the Staten Island Railway via its press release:

Staten Island customers looking to get a head start on their long weekend will be able to catch earlier afternoon express train service on Friday, July 1, with MTA Staten Island Railway’s Early Departure Getaway schedule. This schedule means extra SIR trains will be added earlier in the afternoon beginning at 2:30 p.m. from the St. George Ferry Terminal. There will be one express train and one local train awaiting every boat until 7:50 p.m.

On Monday, July 4, the SIR will operate on a Sunday schedule. Macy’s fireworks display will be held in the Hudson River between 9:20 and 9:50 p.m. The Staten Island Ferry will be suspended beginning at 8 p.m. The last boat from both terminals will be at 7:30 p.m. Both sides will resume service at 10 p.m. The Staten Island Railway will be prepared to add additional service after the fireworks, as needed

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MTA Bridges & Tunnels July 4th Service Info

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on June 23rd, 2011 at 4:23 am

With the Independence Day (July 4th) holiday weekend right around the corner, the MTA has released service plan information for it. Let me start by posting the service plan for the Bridges & Tunnels division via its press release:

To help smooth travel for those who will be hitting the road for the holiday weekend, MTA Bridges and Tunnels will suspend all routine maintenance work at its seven bridges and two tunnels beginning at 12 noon on Friday, July 1, through end of the morning rush on Tuesday, July 5.

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Heritage Of Pride March Service Advisory

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on June 23rd, 2011 at 3:37 am

This upcoming Sunday, the Heritage Of Pride March will take place as part of the NYC Gay Pride event. MTA NYC Transit has issued a service advisory for the event via a press release which stated:

The Heritage of Pride March will be held on Sunday, June 26 from noon to approximately 4 p.m. March formation will be between 41st and 36th Street and between 5th and Park Avenues. The March will begin at 5th Avenue and 36th Street and continue south on Fifth Avenue, turning right on 8th Street and continuing onto Christopher Street and ending at Greenwich Street.

The best way to go is by subway using the following stations: 34th Street-Herald Square (D Train, F Train, N Train, Q Train, R Train), 14th Street-Union Square (L Train, N Train, Q Train, R Train, 4 Train, 5 Train, 6 Train), 14th Street-6th Avenue (L Train and southbound F Train), West 4th Street (A Train, C Train, D Train, E Train, F Train) and Christopher Street-Sheridan Square (1 Train).

The following bus routes may be affected by street closures and crowds: M2, M3, M4, M5, M14, M16, M20, M23, M34, Q32, X1 and X10.

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