Metro-North to expand train schedules - Westfair Communications

MTA Metro-North Railroad has announced new train schedules that will go into effect on July 10.

On the New Haven Line, the 5:12 p.m. and 6:19 p.m. trains making all local stops from Harrison to Grand Central have been restored to provide additional service options from Westchester County stations to the Bronx and Manhattan. The 8:59 a.m. and 9:24 a.m. trains from Stamford that made all local stops to Grand Central will become limited-stop local trains, reducing their trip time by about eight minutes.

Two local trains are added between Harrison and Grand Central, with a transfer at Harrison between the limited-stop trains and the local trains and there will be additional service between New Haven and Grand Central and on the Waterbury Branch.

For the Hudson Line, there will be two new peak trains in the evening and an additional stop at Yankees-East 153rd St. station on a northbound rush-hour train. On weekends, six half-hourly trains between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie are suspended until late September to provide track-access time for infrastructure work in the Bronx between Yankees-East 153rd St. and Spuyten Duyvil; Grand Central-Poughkeepsie service will continue to operate hourly all day.

Also, the 7:28 p.m. and 8:32 p.m. trains from Grand Central that made all local stops to Croton-Harmon will become limited-stop local trains, reducing their trip time by about eight minutes. Two local trains are added between Grand Central and Greystone, with a transfer at Yonkers between the local stations and the limited-stop trains.

The 5:20 p.m. train from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon adds a stop at Yankees-East 153rd St. at 5:34 p.m. to provide improved service to riders leaving the borough-government and commercial area near the station. And six weekend half-hourly trains between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie are suspended until the end of September to provide track-access time for infrastructure work in the Bronx between Yankees-East 153rd St. and Spuyten Duyvil stations.

Metro-North will continue to provide hourly service all day on weekends between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie.

On the Harlem Line, a new morning reverse-peak express train operates from Grand Central to North White Plains, departing Grand Central at 7:08 a.m., stopping at Harlem/125th Street, White Plains and North White Plains.

“As more riders return to the system, more trains return as well,” said MTA Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi. “Metro-North is adding trains at key times which allows the railroad to make other trains faster. These changes make service more convenient and a more attractive option.”