Metro-North To Add Extra Early Getaway Trains For Holiday Weekend

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Metro-North Railroad will once again be accommodating Labor Day holiday travel with early getaway afternoon trains.

According to a new release, there will be service adjustments on both the East and West of Hudson lines for the long holiday weekend.

There will even be extra trains on Thursday for some of Metro-North’s lines.

East of Hudson

Extra trains will operate on both Thursday and Friday on Metro-North’s three East of Hudson lines.

Hudson Line

On the Hudson Line, Metro-North Railroad will operate three early-getaway trains on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, to allow customers to get an early start on the holiday weekend.

• The 1:18 p.m. train from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie will stop at Harlem/125thSt, operate express to Croton-Harmon and make all stops to Poughkeepsie, except Manitou.
• The 1:50 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125th St and make all stops to Croton-Harmon. Hudson Rail Link buses will meet at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale.
• The 2:18 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125thSt, operate express to Croton-Harmon and make all stops to Poughkeepsie, except Manitou.

Because of lower ridership in the late afternoon, the 5:30 p.m. and 6:11 p.m. trains to Poughkeepsie will not operate.

• Hudson Rail Link buses will meet the 1:50 p.m. early-getaway train at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale for their routes throughout the neighborhoods.
• There will be two early-getaway Haverstraw-Ossining ferries, one boat meeting the 2:20 p.m. local and 2:43 p.m. express from Grand Central and a second boat meeting the 3:21 p.m. local departures from Grand Central.
• There will be three early-getaway Newburgh-Beacon ferries, meeting the 2:43 p.m., 3:18 p.m. and 3:48 p.m. departures from Grand Central. Newburgh-Beacon ferry customers who normally ride the 5:30 p.m. Poughkeepsie express from Grand Central should ride the 5:32 p.m. Poughkeepsie express, which will connect with the ferry at Beacon.

Harlem Line

On the Harlem Line, Metro-North Railroad will operate two early-getaway trains:

• The 1:16 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125 St, operate express to White Plains and make all stops to Southeast, except Mount Pleasant
• The 1:52 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125 St and make all stops to North White Plains.

Because of lower ridership in the late afternoon, the 5:27 p.m. train to Southeast will not operate.

New Haven Line

On the New Haven Line, there will be three early-getaway trains and one service change:

• The 2:28 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125thSt, operate express to Westport and select stops to New Haven
• The 2:56 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125thSt, operate express to Larchmont and make all stops to Stamford
• The 3:27 p.m. train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem/125thSt, operate express to Westport and select stops to New Haven
• The 5:18 p.m. train to New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison will not operate. Instead, the 5:21 p.m. train from Grand Central which stops at Mt. Vernon East, Pelham and New Rochelle, will be extended to Harrison making stops at Larchmont and Mamaroneck.

Because of lower ridership in the late afternoon, the 5:41 p.m. and 6:07 p.m. New Haven express trains will not operate.

Metro-North's East of Hudson lines will operate a normal Saturday schedule on Saturday, Sept. 2, and a Sunday schedule on both Sunday, Sept. 3, and Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4. Normal weekday service resumes on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

West of Hudson

Pascack Valley Line

On Friday, Sept. 1, customers who ride the 5:25 p.m. connecting train from New York Penn Station to Secaucus Junction to board the 5:43 p.m. Pascack Valley Line train to Spring Valley, arriving at 6:26 p.m., please note that the connecting train will depart New York Penn Station 5 minutes earlier, at 5:20 p.m. instead of at 5:25 p.m.

Port Jervis Line

Metro-North will operate a normal schedule on the Port Jervis Line on Friday, Sept. 1. On Monday, Sept. 4, an extra train departs Port Jervis at 4:05 p.m., making all stops through Suffern, then express to Secaucus Junction and Hoboken, arriving at Hoboken at 6:24 p.m., with a connecting train at Secaucus Junction to New York Penn Station arriving New York at 6:33 p.m.

To plan your trip, consult the TrainTime app or visit new.mta.info.