NYC Christmas 2018 Subway, Railroad, Buses Service Changes

NEW YORK, NY — The Christmas weekend is fast approaching, which means New Yorkers will be fleeing the city en masse to spend the holidays in the suburbs. The Metropolitan Transit Authority will once again be responsible for transporting millions to their eventual holiday destinations, which means those traveling for the holiday should prepare by drawing up an ironclad travel plan.

The MTA will be implementing several changes to subway and bus service as well as commuter rail schedules for the weekend. Patch is putting them all the changes in one place, so you plan accordingly.

Friday, December 21

• Long Island Rail Road will be on a regular weekday schedule with 13 additional trains departing Penn Station between 12:46 p.m. and 3:48 p.m.
• Eighteen Metro-North Railroad getaway trains will depart Grand Central Terminal between 12:58 p.m. and 4:11 p.m. In anticipation of lower ridership after 5 p.m., and to accommodate the early getaways, there will be reduced p.m. peak service after 5 p.m., with some train combinations and cancellations.

Monday, December 24

• Metro-North’s East of Hudson service will operate a regular Saturday schedule supplemented with additional service.
• The Long Island Rail Road will run 13 additional trains departing Penn Station between 12:46 p.m. and 3:48 p.m.

Tuesday, December 25

• New York City subways will run on a weeked schedule. Additionally, there will be no 6/7 express service. B trains will not run; customers are encouraged to use the A/C/D and/or Q instead.
• New York City buses will run on a Sunday schedule. Several bus routes do not run on Sundays.
• The Long Island Rail Road will operate on a regular weekend/holiday schedule.
• Metro-North Railroad’s East of Hudson lines will operate a special holiday schedule with hourly service on most line segments, and regular weekend service on all branch lines.

Wednesday, December 26

• Metro-North will provide a weekday schedule with additional trains to Grand Central Terminal on all East of Hudson lines during the heaviest travel times (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

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