Metro-North Announces Reduced Service

Metro-North Operates Reduced Service; Hourly Service After Midnight, Saturday Schedule on Friday, Jan. 3 (Without Shoppers’ Special Trains) 

Metro-North will make the following changes due to the projected impact of winter storm Hercules. These changes will enable us to provide the best service possible while ensuring your safety.

For Friday, January 3, Metro-North will operate a Saturday schedule (without the trains marked as Shoppers’ Specials in the timetable) due to the projected impact of winter storm Hercules.  Depending on the time of day, this schedule provides approximately 60% of normal weekday trains.  The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry and Newburgh-Beacon Ferry will not operate and the Hudson Rail Link will operate on a special schedule. 

Tonight, Thursday, Jan. 2, Metro-North will operate reduced service with the following train combinations and cancellations to prevent trains from becoming stranded during the storm. After midnight, we will operate an hourly schedule making all stops.

On the Hudson Line:

• -The 7:57 PM semi-express train to Croton-Harmon is canceled. Customers may use the 7:59 PM local train to Croton-Harmon.
• -The 8:33 PM semi-express train to Croton-Harmon is combined with the 8:37 PM local train to Greystone, which will make all stops to Croton-Harmon.
• -The 9:13 PM express train to Croton-Harmon is canceled. Customers may use the 9:20 PM local train to Croton-Harmon.
• -The 9:47 PM train to Poughkeepsie is combined with the 9:50 train to Croton-Harmon, which will continue on to Poughkeepsie and make the stops of both trains.
• -The 10:47 PM train to Poughkeepsie is combined with the 10:51 train to Croton-Harmon, which will continue on to Poughkeepsie and make the stops of both trains.
• -The 12:47 AM train to Poughkeepsie is canceled. Customers may use the 1:12 AM local train to Croton-Harmon, which will connect at Croton-Harmon with a shuttle to Poughkeepsie.

On the Harlem Line:

• -The 9:00 PM train to North White Plains is canceled. Customers may take the 8:25 PM or 9:25 PM trains to North White Plains.
• -The 9:22 PM train to Southeast is canceled. Customers may take the 8:52 PM or 9:52 PM trains to Southeast.
• -The 10:00 PM train to North White Plains is canceled. Customers may take the 9:25 PM or 10:33 PM trains to North White Plains.
• -The 10:22 PM train to Southeast is canceled. Customers may take the 9:52 PM or 11:04 PM trains to Southeast.
• -The 11:13 PM train to North White Plains is canceled. Customers may take the 10:33 PM or 11: 45 PM trains to North White Plains.
• -The 12:30 AM local train to North White Plains is combined with the 1:05 AM train to Southeast, which will make all local stops from Fordham to Southeast.
• -The 1:15 AM train to North White Plains is canceled. Customers may take the 1:05 AM train to Southeast (which will make local stops) or 1:57 AM train to Southeast.

On the New Haven Line:

Inbound

• -The 8:33 PM train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal is canceled. Customers may take the 8:03 PM or 9:03 PM trains from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal.
• -The 9:33 PM train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal is canceled. Customers may take the 9:03 PM or 10:03 PM trains from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal.

Outbound

• -The 8:04 PM train to New Haven is canceled. Customers may take the 8:07 PM train to New Haven.
• -The 9:10 PM train to Stamford is canceled. Customers may take the 8:40 PM or 9:40 PM trains to Stamford.
• -The 9:34 PM train to New Haven is canceled. Customers may take the 9:07 PM or 10:07 PM trains to New Haven.
• -The 10:10 PM train to Stamford is canceled. Customers may take the 9:40 PM or 10:40 PM trains to Stamford.
• -The 10:31 PM train to New Haven is canceled. Customers may take the 10:07 PM or 11:22 PM trains to New Haven.
• -The 11:10 PM train to Stamford is canceled. Customers may take the 10:40 PM or 11:40 PM trains to Stamford.
• The 12:07 AM train to New Haven is combined with the 12:09 AM train to Stamford, which will make all local stops to New Haven.
• -The 1:07 AM train to New Haven is combined with the 1:09 AM train to Stamford, which will make all local stops to New Haven.
• -The 1:47 AM train to New Haven is combined with the 1:53 AM train to Stamford, which will make all local stops to New Haven.

See a schedule or use our interactive schedules page for details on train times.