Early Getaway, New Year's Specials: Metro-North Weekend Schedule

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Because Friday kicks off a three-day weekend over New Year's, Metro-North Railroad is dishing up early getaway service Dec. 30, a special New Year's Eve schedule on Saturday and Sunday, and a Saturday schedule on Monday.

Confused? Take a look at the details:

East of Hudson

Friday, Dec. 30, there will be extra trains departing Grand Central beginning at around 1 p.m. Because of reduced ridership, some evening trains may be cancelled or combined. See a regular timetable for details.

Then on New Year's Eve (Saturday, Dec. 31) the commuter railroad will operate a special schedule. For those of you planning to party in Times Square (or anywhere else), the New Year's Eve schedule will include extra inbound late afternoon and early evening service. And when the party truly is finally over, their "overnight" New Year's morning service will get you home from your celebrations.

On New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 the railroad will operate a Sunday schedule.

And as an added bonus, this year New Year's Day is observed on Monday, Jan. 2. Since businesses and government offices are closed we will operate a Saturday schedule without the Shoppers Specials.

West of Hudson

On Friday, Dec. 30, Metro-North will operate regular weekday service on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines.

The regularly scheduled Pascack Valley Friday-only train will depart Hoboken at 2:58 p.m., and stop at Secaucus Junction, select stations in New Jersey, and Pearl River, Nanuet and Spring Valley. Customers from Manhattan who are wishing to connect to this train should be on the 2:51 p.m. departure from Penn Station-NY to connect at Secaucus Junction.

To accommodate this train, the 7:20 p.m. departure from Hoboken to Spring Valley will not operate.

On Saturday, Dec. 31 it's a regular Saturday schedule.

On Sunday, Jan. 1 Metro-North offers a modified Sunday schedule, with extra early morning departures on both the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines after midnight.

On Monday, Jan. 2 it's the classic Saturday/Sunday/Holiday schedule.

See the schedules page for details, or visit www.njtransit.com.

Metro-North says: Please remember that drinking alcohol on Metro-North trains and at our stations is banned from noon New Year's Eve until noon New Year's Day. (Because there comes a time when the party really is over.)