Train Service Changes for Days Around New Year's Eve

An announcement from Metro-North:

Ring in the New Year with us! Whether you are heading to Times Square or spending a quiet evening with friends, we’ve got plenty of extra service to get you to and from your holiday celebrations.

For New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, December 31), we will operate a special weekday schedule with:

• Reduced AM peak and PM peak service, to match service and train crew resources with the reduced passenger demand;
• Additional inbound trains in the afternoon/early evening (for those of you preparing to “party hearty” in the city);
• Hourly service outbound after 8 PM (for those who prefer to “party early”);
• Our traditional post-midnight outbound service between midnight and 5 AM (for all of you professional party goers).

Please remember that drinking alcohol on Metro-North trains and at our stations is banned from noon New Year’s Eve until noon New Year’s Day. (Because there comes a time when the party really does have to end...)

As in past years, those traveling home “early morning” (after midnight) on New Year’s Eve must resolve to purchase your train tickets in advance. Tickets will be collected prior to boarding trains at Grand Central.

Free parking is available at many stations on New Year’s Eve. Look for station signs or visit our Stations page.

On New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1, 2015), we will operate hourly service, with two additional mid-day trains to New Haven to accommodate higher demand between noon and 2 PM.

On Friday, January 2, we will operate a Saturday schedule with additional AM inbound and PM outbound trains.

See our special Christmas/New Year’s Eve Holiday Timetable for full details or visit our schedules page. Or download our free Train Time APP for train times on the go.

All of us at Metro-North wish you a safe and happy holiday season.