What you should know
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reminded customers Friday to review changes to public transportation service in New York City, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Access-A-Ride and tunnels. and bridges. Trains are adding some early departure services to help New Yorkers with their vacation travel. Service details for each agency are below:
NEW YORK — As the Labor Day holiday weekend kicks off, New York public transit riders will see some changes to service.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reminded customers Friday to review changes to New York City public transportation service, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Access-A-Ride and tunnels and bridges.
The trains are adding some early release services to help New Yorkers with their vacation travel.
Service details for each agency are below:
Long Island Rail Road
The LIRR will operate two early departure trains on Friday, September 1 to help customers get an early start to the holiday weekend, one at the Ronkonkoma branch and one at the Babylon branch.
At 2:55 pm train from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma. (Starting September 5, as part of the fall schedule change, this train will run regularly Monday through Friday.) At 2:38 pm from Penn Station to Babylon, making all the local Babylon stops. On Saturday, September 2, the LIRR will operate normal Saturday hours. On Sunday, September 3, the LIRR will operate on a Saturday schedule. On Monday, September 5, the LIRR will operate on a weekend/holiday schedule and the Montauk Branch trains will operate on a Sunday schedule. A highlight: The 1:17 pm, 4:18 pm, 6:22 pm and 8:22 pm train times for the Montauk to Jamaica trains, and the 3:25 pm train from Southampton to Jamaica, normally Scheduled to run on Sundays, it will run Monday along with additional services from Hamptons and Montauk. On Tuesday, September 6, the 7:18 am train from Montauk to Hunterspoint Ave, which usually runs on Mondays in the summer, is scheduled to run Tuesday for those returning to New York City after the long holiday weekend. .
Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North will have service adjustments on the Hudson East and West lines for Labor Day weekend.
east of hudson
Additional trains will operate Friday on Metro-North’s three East of Hudson lines.
Hudson Line
On the Hudson Line, Metro-North Railroad will operate three early-departure trains on Friday, September 1, to allow customers an early start on the holiday weekend.
1:19 pm: The train from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie will stop at Harlem-125 St, will operate express to Croton-Harmon and make all stops to Poughkeepsie except Manitou. 1:51 pm: The train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St and make all stops to Croton-Harmon. Hudson Rail Link buses will meet at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale. 2:19 pm: Train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St, operate express to Croton-Harmon and make all stops to Poughkeepsie except Manitou.
Due to lower ridership in the late afternoon, the 5:30 pm and 6:11 pm trains to Poughkeepsie will not run.
Hudson Rail Link buses they will arrive at 1:50 pm early departure train at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale for their neighborhood routes. There will be two early departing Haverstraw-Ossining ferries, with one arriving at 2:20 pm local and 2:43 pm express from Grand Central, and a second ferry departing at 3:21 pm local departures from Grand Central. There will be three Newburgh-Beacon early departure shuttles, arriving at 2:43 pm, 3:18 pm and 3:48 pm Departures from Grand Central. Newburgh-Beacon Ferry customers who normally travel on the 5:30 pm Poughkeepsie Express train from Grand Central should take the 5:32 pm Poughkeepsie express train, which will connect to the ferry at Beacon.
harlem line
On the Harlem Line, Metro-North Railroad will operate two early-departure trains:
1:17 pm train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St, will operate express to White Plains and will make all stops to the southeast except Mount Pleasant. 1:53 pm The train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St and make all stops to North White Plains.
Due to lower ridership in the late afternoon, the 5:27 pm Southeast train will not run.
New Haven Line
On the New Haven Line, there will be three trains with early departure and one service change:
2:29 pm: The train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St, will operate express to Westport and select stops to New Haven. 2:57 pm: The train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St, run express to Larchmont and make all stops to Stamford. 3:28 pm: Train from Grand Central will stop at Harlem-125 St, will operate express to Westport and select stops to New Haven. 5:19 pm The train to New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison will not run. Instead, the 5:22 pm train from Grand Central, which stops at Mt. Vernon East, Pelham and New Rochelle, will extend to Harrison making stops at Larchmont and Mamaroneck.
Due to lower ridership in the late afternoon, the 5:42 pm and 6:08 pm New Haven express trains will not operate.
Metro-North’s East of Hudson lines will operate a normal Saturday schedule on Saturday, September 2, and a Sunday schedule on both Sunday, September 3, and Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Normal weekday service resumes on Tuesday, September 5.
west of hudson
Pascack Valley Line
On Friday, September 1, customers traveling on the 5:25 pm connecting train from New York Penn Station to Secaucus Junction to board the 5:43 pm train
The Pascack Valley Line train to Spring Valley, arriving at 6:26 pm, please note that the connecting train will leave New York Penn Station 5 minutes earlier, at 5:20 pm instead of at 5:25 p.m.
Port Jervis Line
Metro-North will operate normal hours on the Port Jervis Line on Friday, September 1. On Monday, September 4, an additional train leaves Port Jervis at 4:05 pm, making all stops through Suffern and then express to Secaucus Junction. and Hoboken, arriving in Hoboken at 6:24 p.m., with a connecting train at Secaucus Junction to New York Penn Station arriving at 6:33 p.m.
MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Routine maintenance and construction at all MTA bridge and tunnel crossings ceased at 1:00 pm on Thursday, August 31.
Daytime scheduled maintenance requiring full lane closures will be suspended beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5.
Critical roadwork may be permitted during night hours at times when traffic permits. Highway availability will be maintained during peak travel hours.
New York City Transportation
The M line is suspended to carry out switch replacement work. M service will resume at 5:00 am on Tuesday, September 5, only between Middle Village-Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr. M service between Forest Hills–71 Av and 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr remains suspended due to ongoing track replacement work at the 63rd St Tunnel.
As a reminder, the F trains run on the E line in both directions between Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av and 5 Av/53 St, resuming service at 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr. A special F shuttle runs every 20 minutes between 21 St-Queensbridge and Lexington Av/63 St with a stop at Roosevelt Island.
For additional travel alternatives this weekend, customers are encouraged to visit the MYmta app or
During Labor Day weekend, on Saturdays and Sundays, the subway will operate normal weekend hours. On Labor Day, the subway will operate on a Sunday schedule. That means there will be no service on the B, W and Z trains, the 6 or 7 express trains, or the F express trains in Brooklyn.
New York City buses will operate on a regular weekend schedule on Saturdays and Sundays. On Labor Day, buses will run on Sunday hours.
Access-A-Ride
Access-A-Ride customers can make reservations 7 days a week from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm by calling Access-A-Ride at (877) 337-2017 or (718) 393-4999 and pressing message #2, online at or via the MYmta app.
The Access-A-Ride Command Center operates 24/7 to assist customers on the day of travel, such as confirming a reservation or determining a vehicle’s ETA. Customers should call (877) 337-2017 or (718) 393-4999 and press message #5.
More information
For more information on TM changesA go here.
To see NJ Transit changes go here.
2023-09-01 17:41:27
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