New Haven Line Service Changes Preserves Majority of Morning and Afternoon Peak Service
Weekend Hudson Line Trains Restored Following Completion of Track Work
Minor Weekday Schedule Adjustments on the Hudson and Harlem Lines
MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced new train schedules for East of Hudson lines will take effect Sunday, Oct. 29. The new schedules restore six trains on Saturday and four trains on Sunday on the Hudson Line between Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie following the completion of seasonal track work. As announced today by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT), the schedules also adjust Connecticut service on the New Haven Line, New Canaan Branch, and Danbury Branch as proposed by the CT DOT on Sept. 19 and reviewed by the public through a public review process in September and October. Those changes result in two fewer New Haven Line main line trains Monday through Thursday, eight fewer trains on Fridays, and two off-peak trains on each of the Danbury and New Canaan Branches.
“With leaf-peeper season in full swing, we are pleased to be able to add even more Hudson Line weekend trains back to the schedules following the successful completion of key track restoration work in the Bronx,” said MTA Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi. “Our new schedule also includes changes to our New Haven Line schedule within Connecticut that were requested by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and that align with the current commuting patterns.”
In addition to the highlights included below, there may be minor adjustments to train departure times. Customers are encouraged to check the TrainTime app or timetables available at mta.info under the schedules tab before traveling.
Hudson Line
With the completion of a significant switch-replacement project in a capacity-constrained area of the Bronx, Metro-North is restoring six weekend trains between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie to supplement the railroad’s hourly service. Those are:
- The 9:24 a.m. train from Poughkeepsie, which makes all stops between New Hamburg and Peekskill, operates express to Harlem-125 St and then Grand Central. This train operates on Saturday only.
- The 10:24 a.m. train from Poughkeepsie, makes all stops between New Hamburg and Peekskill, operates express to Harlem-125 St, and then Grand Central.
- The 3:24 p.m. train from Poughkeepsie, makes all stops between New Hamburg and Peekskill, operates express to Harlem-125 St and then Grand Central.
- The 4:16 p.m. train from Grand Central, which stops at Harlem-125th St, Tarrytown, Ossining, Croton-Harmon and all stations to Poughkeepsie. This train operates on Saturday only.
- The 5:16 p.m. train from Grand Central, which stops at Harlem-125th St, Tarrytown, Ossining, Croton-Harmon and all stations to Poughkeepsie.
- The 6:16 p.m. train from Grand Central, which stops at Harlem-125th St, Tarrytown, Ossining, Croton-Harmon and all stations to Poughkeepsie.
Harlem Line
With the completion of track renewal between Pleasantville and Chappaqua, train departure times of several Harlem Line trains have been adjusted by 1 to 5 minutes.
New Haven Line
On the New Haven Line, Monday through Thursday, two fewer daily trains will operate. Morning and evening peak service has been preserved with the exception of the 5:55 p.m. train from Grand Central to South Norwalk and the 6:20 p.m. train from New Haven State Street to Grand Central. On Fridays, when fewer people are riding, service on the New Haven Line has been adjusted from 241 trains per day to 233. For the full list of service changes, see here.
On the New Canaan Branch, two weekday off-peak trains will no longer operate.
- The 12:29 p.m. train from New Canaan to Stamford will no longer run.
- The 12:01 p.m. train from Stamford to New Canaan will no longer run.
On the Danbury Branch, two weekday off-peak trains will no longer operate.
- The 9:17 p.m. train from Danbury to South Norwalk will no longer run.
- The 11:17 p.m. train from South Norwalk to Danbury will no longer run.
Fares within Connecticut will increase on Nov. 1. For more information, see CTDOT Announces Finalization of SAFE.