Metro-North to Add Extra 'Getaway' Trains Friday to Start Holiday Weekend

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is making some changes for the long Fourth of July weekend.

Metro-North Railroad will provide extra service Friday, July 1, with 17 extra “getaway” departures from Grand Central Terminal between 1 p.m. and 4:11 p.m.

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As a result, certain departures from GCT later in the evening will be combined or cancelled.

The regular weekend schedule will be in effect for Saturday, July 2 , and Sunday, July 3.

For Monday, July 4, Metro-North will operate on a Sunday schedule, with an additional outbound train on the New Haven Line for people going home from the Macy’s fireworks display, and an additional inbound train on the Port Jervis Line.

The following is the information provided by the MTA:

Friday, July 1:

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:

• The 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.
• The 5:41 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
• The 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.
• The 6:07 p.m. to New Haven and the 6:11 p.m. to Bridgeport are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem‐125th Street and all stations between South Norwalk and New Haven.
• The 6:49 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
• The 7:09 p.m. to Harrison will not operate.

Harlem Line

Three extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:

• 2:18 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 and Southeast.

The following Harlem Line trains from 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

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 from Grand Central will not operate:

• The 5:29 p.m. train to Poughkeepsie
• The 5:57 p.m. to Croton‐Harmon
• The 6:12 p.m. to Poughkeepsie

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.

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., 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 New York‐Penn Station 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, July 2, and Sunday, July 3, a regular weekend schedule will be in effect on all Lines.

On Monday, July 4, a Sunday schedule will be in effect on all lines, with an extra outbound train on the New Haven Line and an extra inbound train on the Port Jervis Lines.

On Monday, July 4, there will be an additional train on the New Haven Line departing from Grand Central Terminal at 11:13 p.m., and Harlem, 125th Street at 123 p.m., making stops at Westport, Fairfield, Fairfield‐Metro, Bridgeport, Startford, West Haven and New Haven.

On Monday, July 4, an extra afternoon inbound train will depart Port Jervis at 4:09 p.m., making all stops through Suffern, then run express to Secaucus Junction and Hoboken, arriving at 6:27 p.m. A connection from Secaucus Junction to New York‐Penn Station will depart at 6:22 PM, arriving in New York at 6:36 p.m.

On Monday, July 4, the Hudson Line connecting services‐‐the Hudson Rail Link, the Haverstraw‐ Ossining ferry and the Newburgh‐Beacon ferry‐‐will not operate.

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.

For up‐to‐the‐minute service info, customers can download the Metro‐North Train Time app or sign up for Metro‐North service alerts at www.mymtaalerts.com. They can also contact Metro‐North Customer Service Center by calling 511, the New York State Travel Information Line, and saying: Metro‐North Railroad. If you are deaf or hearing impaired, use your preferred relay service provider for the free 711 relay to reach Metro‐North at 511.