Shortline Bus Posted June 24, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 24, 2011 Metro-North Pt. Jervis/Spring Valley lines "To help celebrate the red, white and blue of summer, Metro-North will offer plenty of extra early getaway service on Friday and extra trains on Monday this Fourth of July weekend. There will be extra getaway service on Friday, July 1, for those who want to start the celebration early. On the Fourth of July (Monday, July 4), trains will operate on a Sunday schedule with extra service on the Port Jervis Line. A regular weekend schedule will be in effect on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3. For more information, visit the schedules page at mta.info or http://www.njtransit.com.'>http://www.njtransit.com. Service changes for the Independence Day getaway and weekend on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines are detailed below. Friday, July 1, Getaway Service: On Friday, July 1, there will be early afternoon departures on both the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines, replacing trains that normally depart later. This will accommodate people who want to leave work early to enjoy the Independence Day Weekend. On the Port Jervis Line, an extra "getaway" train will depart from Hoboken at 2:45 p.m./New York, Pennsylvania Station at 2:33 p.m. (connecting at Secaucus Junction), making stops at Suffern and all stops to Port Jervis; arrival in Port Jervis is at 4:55 p.m. The 6:11 p.m. (6:03 p.m. from New York, Pennsylvania Station) express from Hoboken to Port Jervis will not operate. On the Pascack Valley Line, an extra "getaway" train will depart from Hoboken at 2:51 p.m./New York, Pennsylvania Station at 2:33 p.m. (connecting at Secaucus Junction),, running semi-express to Spring Valley; arrival in Spring Valley is at 4:01 p.m. The 5:55 p.m. (5:45 p.m. from New York, Pennsylvania Station) local from Hoboken to Spring Valley will not operate. On Saturday and Sunday, July 2 & 3, normal weekend service will operate on both the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines. Monday, July 4th, Extra Service: On Monday, July 4, Independence Day, the Port Jervis Line will operate on a normal Sunday/holiday schedule with an additional inbound train to provide additional service for the heavy holiday weekend go-home crowd on Monday afternoon. The extra train, which is not shown in the printed timetables, but is reflected in the NJ Transit online trip planner (at http://www.njtransit.com) will depart from Port Jervis at 4:07 p.m., making all stops to Suffern, then Secaucus, arriving Hoboken at 6:25 p.m. and New York, Pennsylvania Station at 6:36 p.m. via a connection at Secaucus. The only other change on the Port Jervis line on July 4 is the regular 9:30 p.m. departure from Hoboken to Port Jervis. It will depart at 10:00 p.m. (arriving at all Port Jervis Line stations 30 minutes later than the normal times) to allow spectators of the Macy's fireworks show time to see the show from the Hoboken waterfront and not have to wait for the 12:40 a.m. train to go home. The departure time from New York, Pennsylvania Station is unchanged - 9:14 p.m. On the Pascack Valley Line, normal weekend service will be operated on July 4 with one possible exception. Depending upon ridership and weather, the 9:22 p.m. departure from Hoboken to Spring Valley may be slightly delayed to give fireworks spectators time to see the show and get to the train. Hudson/Harlem/New Haven Lines To help celebrate the red, white and blue of summer, Metro-North will offer plenty of extra early getaway service on Friday and extra fireworks trains on Monday this Fourth of July weekend. There will be lots of extra getaway service on Friday, July 1, for those who want to start the celebration early. On the Fourth of July (Monday, July 4), trains will operate on a Sunday schedule with extra service on the New Haven and Harlem Lines. A regular weekend schedule will be in effect on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3. Most connecting services will not operate on Monday, July 4. However, the Tappan Zee Express and Ulster County (UCAT)Link Bus to New Paltz-Rosendale will both operate on a Saturday schedule. For more information, see a current June 27th timetable, or visit the schedules page at mta.info. Friday, July 1, Getaway Service: Look for the following additions and changes to train service on Friday, July 1. All changes are shown in the regular June 27th timetables: On the Hudson Line: Extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at: 1:47 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Croton-Harmon. 2:40 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie. 3:25 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie. 4:05 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie. 5:31 PM to Poughkeepsie and the 5:34 PM to Beacon are combined, departing at 5:34 PM, making all stops between Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie The following trains will not operate: The 5:57 PM from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon will not operate. The 6:20 PM from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon will not operate. Hudson Line Connecting Services: The Hudson Rail Link will begin a peak level of buses beginning with the 3:20 PM 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 PM train from Grand Central, which arrives Ossining at 3:39 PM. The 5:57 PM and 6:20 PM trains will not operate. Instead a 6 PM train from Grand Central, which arrives Ossining at 6:51 PM will be met by the ferry. The Newburgh – Beacon Ferry will have three early trips meeting the 2:50 PM, the 3:30 PM and 4:05 PM trains from Grand Central. On the Harlem Line: Extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at: 1:45 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Chappaqua and Southeast. 3:12 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then White Plains and North White Plains only. 3:37 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, White Plains, then all stations from Goldens Bridge through Southeast. 4:07 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Chappaqua and Southeast. The 6:02 PM to Wassaic will make additional stops at Bedford Hills and Katonah. The following trains will not operate: The 5:25 PM from Grand Central to Brewster will not operate. The 5:54 PM from Grand Central to Crestwood will not operate. The 6:09 PM from Grand Central to Brewster will not operate. The 7:04 PM from Grand Central to North White Plains will not operate. On the New Haven Line: The following extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at: 1:04 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven. 2:04 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport then all stations between Fairfield and New Haven. 2:31 PM GCT departure making all stops between New Rochelle and Harrison. 2:59 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between Stamford and South Norwalk. 3:02 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison. 3:24 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven. 3:27 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison. 3:50 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven. The following trains will be combined or canceled: The 5:17 PM to Harrison and the 5:20 PM to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:20 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison. The 5:36 PM to Harrison will not operate. The 5:59 PM to Harrison and 6:02 PM to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, and all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison. The 7:11 PM to Harrison will not operate. The 8:04 PM to New Haven will not operate. Monday, July 4th, Extra Service: To provide New Haven Line customers with more July 4th weekend service, we'll operate extra inbound (to Grand Central) trains and outbound (to New Haven) trains on the New Haven Line. On the Harlem Line, we'll offer extra outbound trains too. New Haven Line: Additional express trains to Grand Central will depart New Haven at 5:50 PM, 6:50 PM and 7:50 PM, making local stops to Fairfield, then Westport, before going express to Harlem-125th Street and Grand central Terminal. Outbound, there will be a 3:55 PM departure from Grand Central, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, South Norwalk, Westport and all stops between Fairfield and New Haven. To get you home after the Macy's Fireworks, there's an 11:08 PM train to New Haven, first stop at Stamford, followed by all local stops to New Haven; and an 11:10 PM train to Stamford, making all stops to Stamford. For people planning to watch the Rye Playland fireworks show, we'll have five extra trains running from Rye to Grand Central, making all local stops. Extra trains will depart Rye station at 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, 10:55 PM, 12:18 AM, and 12:55 AM. Harlem Line: There will be two extra post-Macy's Fireworks Show trains on the Harlem Line. There's an 11 PM departure from Grand Central to Southeast, making all stops between White Plains and Southeast, as well as an 11:15 PM from Grand Central to North White Plains, making local stops between Mount Vernon West and North White Plains. LIRR The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide additional early-afternoon service from Penn Station on Friday, July 1 for customers planning an early getaway for the start of the Independence Day holiday. The LIRR will be operating on a weekend schedule on July 2nd and 3rd and a Sunday/holiday schedule on July 4th. Please note that the additional Sunday afternoon Montauk Branch westbound trains from Montauk and the Hamptons will not operate on Sunday, July 3, but instead operate on Monday, July 4. The regular Monday-only return train from Montauk and the Hamptons will not run on Monday, July 4, but instead will operate on Tuesday, July 5. The extra early-afternoon trains will depart Penn Station starting at 2:10 PM on July 1. The extra service will include: three trains on the Port Jefferson Branch; three on the Babylon Branch; two on the Port Washington Branch; one on the Far Rockaway Branch, and two trains to Jamaica for Montauk train connections. The eastbound afternoon train from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank gets extended to Greenport on Friday, as it normally does on Fridays during the summer. Extra Train Service from Penn Station, Friday, July 1 Port Jefferson Branch to Hicksville and Huntington 2:10 PM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, then all stops to Huntington. 2:29 PM stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington. 3:24 PM stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville. Babylon Branch 2:24 PM express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon. 3:00 PM stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon. 3:31 PM express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon. Port Washington Branch to Great Neck 3:18 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main Street, then all stops to Port Washington 3:40 PM stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main Street, then all stops to Great Neck. Far Rockaway Branch 3:48 PM express to Locust Manor then all stops to Far Rockaway. Montauk Branch (Penn Station to Jamaica with Montauk Connections) 1:45 PM to Jamaica, with a Montauk train connection. 3:58 PM to Jamaica, with a Montauk train connection. Ronkonkoma Branch to Greenport The 5:21 PM train from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank is extended on Friday making all stops to Greenport." http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=110624-MNR31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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