Winter Storm 02-24-26 Noon Update

A winter storm has brought heavy snowfall to our area.

Our crews have prepared by salting outdoor areas at stations, deploying snow-fighting equipment, and monitoring switches and tracks. But we’re also taking precautions to ensure trains and buses can operate safely, and there will be service changes on subways, buses, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and Access-A-Ride. Keep reading to see those changes.

Our customers’ safety is our top priority. Keep these things in mind:

• Allow yourself extra travel time.
• Use extra caution, especially on stairs, platforms, and when boarding or exiting trains and buses.
• Check service status on the MTA or TrainTime apps, or on our website.
• Chat with us in our apps if you have questions about service.
• Sign up for real-time email or SMS alerts to get updates on service as they happen.

Stay safe, and thanks for riding with us.

Some express trains are running local. Check the MTA app or Service Status to see if your train is impacted.

Expect longer waits for local buses, since we’ve removed articulated buses from service during the storm.

The LIRR is operating limited service on the Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Babylon, Oyster Bay, Montauk, and Port Washington branches:

• Hourly service on the Port Washington and Ronkonkoma branches
• Reduced weekend service on the Babylon Branch, with select morning westbound trains stopping at Valley Stream
• Weekend service on the Montauk Branch, limited to trains between Speonk and points west
• Oyster Bay Branch service operating westbound in the morning and in both directions after the morning rush
• Weekend service on the Port Jefferson Branch
• Weekend service to/from Brooklyn
• Limited shuttle service to/from Grand Central, running express between Jamaica and Grand Central
• No service on the Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Long Beach, or West Hempstead branches, between Ronkonkoma and Greenport, or between Speonk and Montauk

On Tuesday, Metro-North will operate half-hourly service during the morning and evening peaks on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines. The New Canaan and Danbury branches will be on a weekend schedule. Waterbury and Wassaic branch service will be replaced by buses.

Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry substitute bus service will resume operation. View the special bus schedule.

The Hudson Rail Link will resume operation. View special schedules for Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil.

The Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines will operate on a Presidents Day schedule. Visit NJ Transit’s website for updates.

Access-A-Ride Paratransit is operating very limited service for essential trips only.

If you have a non-essential trip scheduled for Tuesday, please cancel your trip as soon as possible by using the MY AAR app or calling 877-337-2017, prompt #3.

There will be no penalties for no show or late cancellations Tuesday.