Metro-North has announced train schedule changes on the New Haven Line for the upcoming July 4th weekend.
2009 fireworks over Pearl Harbor (detail of a U.S. Navy photo)
FRIDAY, JULY 1: There will be nine extra “getaway” departures on the New Haven Line from Grand Central Terminal leaving from 12:58 to 4 p.m. Friday, but various trains from 5:19 to 7:09 p.m. won’t be running that day or will be combined (details below).
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 2 -3: A regular weekend schedule will be in effect.
MONDAY, JULY 4: Metro-North will operate on a Sunday schedule for trains leaving Grand Central after the annual 40th anniversary Macy’s Fireworks.
Here are exerpts (from the announcement (leaving out information on the Hudson and Harlem lines):
Please see a current timetable, check out our TrainTime™ app, or visit our schedules page.
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FRIDAY
Added on the New Haven Line
Nine extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
- 12:58 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 2:01 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 2:28 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 2:31 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.
- 2:56 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford then all stations between Noroton Heights and South Norwalk.
- 2:59 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.
- 3:26 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
- 3:29 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 4:00 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford and all stations between Bridgeport and New Haven.
Not Running or Combined on Friday on the New Haven Line
The following trains from Grand Central will not operate or are combined:
- The 5:18 PM to Harrison and the 5:21 PM to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:21 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
- The 5:41 PM to New Haven will not operate.
- The 5:57 PM to Harrison and 6:02 PM to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 PM, making all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
- The 6:07 PM to New Haven and the 6:13 PM to Bridgeport are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:13 PM, stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between South Norwalk and New Haven.
- The 6:49 PM to New Haven will not operate.
- The 7:09 PM to Harrison will not operate.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY
On Saturday July 2 and Sunday July 3, a regular weekend schedule will be in effect.
A Sunday schedule will operate on Monday, July 4, with one additional train on the New Haven Line to get you home from the annual Macy’s Fireworks. The train departs Grand Central Terminal at 11:13 p.m., and Harlem-125th Street at 11:23 p.m., making stops at Westport, Fairfield, Fairfield-Metro, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, West Haven, and New Haven. Please check our TrainTime™ app or visit our schedules page for details.
Metro-North also provides service to Rye on the New Haven Line, with shuttle buses to Rye Playland where Westchester County puts on its own spectacular fireworks extravaganza over the Long Island Sound. Please check our TrainTime™ app or visit our schedules page for train schedules. […]
[Rye Playland’s website states: “Every Friday beginning July 1 spectacular fireworks displays are choreographed to music at 9:15 p.m. Special Holiday Shows July 3 & 4 shot off our pier at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks Finale Show – September 2.]
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See also:
- For July 2 Darien Fireworks, Get a Parking Pass Soon — and Here’s More Info
- Get Your Kids Ready: Darien/Norwalk Push-n-Pull Parade Continues July 4 Tradition
- Here’s what the Push-n-Pull Parade looked like last year
- Police: Various Downtown Darien Streets to Close July 4 from 10:30 AM Till Push-n-Pull Parade Ends