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Train-Ing Day: Get Away By Train Friday
Check out the full schedule for Metro-North getaway trains available Friday.
Metro-North Railroad is offering early “getaway” trains on Friday. Here’s the complete schedule. For more information specific to just the 4th, click here.
On the Hudson Line:
Extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at:
● 1:47 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Croton-Harmon.
● 2:40 p.m. , stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
● 3:25 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
● 4:05 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie.
● 5:31 p.m. to Poughkeepsie and the 5:34 p.m. to Beacon are combined, departing at 5:34 p.m., making all stops between Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie.
The following trains departing Grand Central will not operate:
● The 5:57 p.m. to Croton-Harmon.
● The 6:20 p.m. to Croton-Harmon.
Hudson Line Connecting Services:
The Hudson Rail Link will begin a peak level of buses beginning with the 3:20 p.m. 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 p.m. train from Grand Central, which arrives Ossining at 3:39 p.m.; The 5:57 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. trains will not operate. Instead a 6 p.m. train from Grand Central, which arrives Ossining at 6:51 p.m. will be met by the ferry.
The Newburgh – Beacon Ferry will have three early trips meeting the 2:50 p.m., the 3:30 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. trains from Grand Central.
On the Harlem Line:
Extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at:
● 1:45 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Chappaqua and Southeast.
● 3:12 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then White Plains and North White Plains only.
● 3:37 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, White Plains, then all stations from Goldens Bridge through Southeast.
● 4:07 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Chappaqua and Southeast.
● The 6:02 p.m. to Wassaic will make additional stops at Bedford Hills and Katonah.
The following trains departing Grand Central will not operate:
● The 5:25 p.m. to Brewster.
● The 5:54 p.m. to Crestwood.
● The 6:09 p.m. to Brewster.
● The 7:04 p.m. to North White Plains.
On the New Haven Line:
The following extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at:
●1:04 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
●2:04 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport then all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
●2:31 p.m., making all stops between New Rochelle and Harrison.
●2:59 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Stamford and South Norwalk.
●3:02 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
●3:24 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
●3:27 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
●3:50 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
The following trains usually departing Grand Central will be combined or canceled:
●The 5:17 p.m. to Harrison and the 5:20 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:20 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
●The 5:36 p.m. to Harrison will not operate.
●The 5:59 p.m. to Harrison and 6:02 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
●The 7:11 p.m. to Harrison will not operate.
●The 8:04 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
Source: Metro-North Railroad
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