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Winter Storm Service Change Updates

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on February 22nd, 2026 at 4:19 pm

A winter storm will bring heavy snowfall to our area on Sunday, February 22, into the following Monday. Customers are strongly advised to avoid travel.

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. If you must travel, 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.

Subway

Some express lines are running local as we prepare for the winter storm. Check the MTA app or the Service Status of your line on our homepage for more information.

Starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, special S Rockaway Park Shuttle service will replace A service between Rockaway Blvd, Rockaway Park, and Far Rockaway.

  • A trains will run to/from Lefferts Blvd only.
  • S shuttle will run to/from Euclid Av.
  • Special S shuttle will make all A stops between Euclid Av and Far Rockaway and all A stops between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park.
    • Transfer between A and S at Euclid Av.

On Monday, the Staten Island Railway will run every half hour. There will be no express SIR service.

Bus

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

Long Island Rail Road

LIRR service will shut down Sunday evening. To support a safe and orderly shutdown of the LIRR system, train service will be reduced on select branches as early as 7 p.m. and by 1 a.m. will be fully suspended until further notice.

Our TrainTime app and website might be delayed in reflecting the most recent service changes.

The Port Washington, Port Jefferson, and Babylon branches will operate hourly starting at 7 p.m. Greenport service and the West Hempstead Branch will end service at 11 p.m.

The last trains to operate on each branch will be:

Babylon Branch

  • 11:44 p.m. from Babylon to Penn Station
  • 11:43 p.m. from Penn Station to Babylon

Far Rockaway Branch

  • 11:07 p.m. from Far Rockaway to Grand Central
  • 11:20 p.m. from Grand Central to Far Rockaway

Hempstead Branch

  • No service this weekend

Long Beach Branch

  • 12:12 a.m. from Long Beach to Penn Station
  • 11:58 p.m. from Penn Station to Long Beach

Montauk Branch

  • 11:25 p.m. from Speonk to Jamaica
  • 11:30 p.m. from Jamaica to Speonk
  • The 9:42 p.m. from Jamaica to Montauk will terminate in Speonk

Oyster Bay Branch

  • 10:53 p.m. from Oyster Bay to Jamaica
  • 8:45 p.m. from Jamaica to Oyster Bay

Port Jefferson Branch

  • 9:39 p.m. from Port Jefferson to Huntington, with connection to Penn Station
  • 11:27 p.m. from Port Jefferson to Huntington, with no connection available at Huntington
  • 11:52 p.m. from Huntington to Penn Station
  • 11:46 p.m. from Penn Station to Huntington, with connection to Port Jefferson

Port Washington Branch

  • 11:26 p.m. from Port Washington to Penn Station
  • 11:28 p.m. from Penn Station to Port Washington

Ronkonkoma Branch

  • 11:07 p.m. from Ronkonkoma to Penn Station
  • 11:17 p.m. from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma

West Hempstead Branch

  • 11:02 p.m. from West Hempstead to Grand Central
  • 10:57 p.m. from Grand Central to West Hempstead

Brooklyn service

  • 12:35 a.m. from Jamaica to Atlantic Terminal
  • 12:44 a.m. from Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica

We will restore train service once it is safe to do so.

Metro-North Railroad

On Monday, Metro-North will operate on an hourly schedule for the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines, and on a weekend schedule for the Wassaic, New Canaan, Danbury, and Waterbury branches.

The Hudson Rail Link connecting bus will be suspended. The shuttle buses that have been substituting for the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry due to river ice will also be suspended.

Access-A-Ride

Access-A-Ride Paratransit will not be taking any reservations after 9 p.m., to coincide with New York City’s traffic ban. Customers who have booked rides after 9 p.m. are being contacted to see if they are able to reschedule for an earlier ride or cancel their trip. Paratransit customers can call for updates on when service will resume and reservations can be made again.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Posted by
on November 23rd, 2023 at 4:18 pm

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Metro North To Adjust Schedules

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on March 22nd, 2023 at 4:08 pm

The MTA Metro-North Railroad has announced it will be making schedule adjustments to support state of good repair projects. Here is more via the press release the agency asked me to share:

MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced upcoming schedule adjustments on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines to support state of good repair work. The new schedule will go into effect on Sunday, March 26, and be in effect through Saturday, June 10. The minor adjustments on the schedule will support ongoing infrastructure improvements happening on all three of the railroad’s East of Hudson lines.

“Metro-North made some strategic adjustments to minimize impact to most customers, while also allowing us to complete vital state of good repair work,” said Metro-North Railroad President and LIRR Interim President Catherine Rinaldi. “The fun part of the schedule update is the return of the Yankee Clipper service. Baseball season is always an enjoyable time for the region as it means warmer weather is right around the corner, and with direct service options, Metro-North remains an attractive option for Yankees fans to get to the game.”

Weekday service on all three lines and weekend service on the Harlem and New Haven Lines will see minor changes for some trains at select stations. Weekend service on the Hudson Line has significant adjustments. Customers are encouraged to check TrainTime or new.mta.info to see if their normal train time has been adjusted. Here is what is going on along each line, and schedule adjustments being made to accommodate the work.

Hudson Line

Weekday service on the Hudson Line will see only minor adjustments.

Metro-North is replacing track switches near Morris Heights and Marble Hill, in the most capacity-constrained segments of the Bronx.  This significant infrastructure work requires that weekend Hudson Line service be temporarily reduced to one local train and one express train hourly in each direction. Weekend schedules also accommodate projects including the Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement Project work happening near the Harlem River Lift Bridge, the Hudson Express Cable Project between Cortlandt and Manitou, and additional signal work and other state of good repair work occurring along the line.

Harlem Line

There will be minor adjustments to train times during the evening rush hour to select Upper Harlem trains to minimize station congestion at Southeast. There is an ongoing platform-renewal project at North White Plains and grade-crossing replacement work occurring further north near the Valhalla station.

New Haven Line

There are ongoing infrastructure improvements along the New Haven Line, both in New York and Connecticut. On the New York side of the line, Metro-North crews are working on the replacement of overhead bridges in Mt. Vernon, an electrical substation replacement in Pelham, and switch work in New Rochelle.

In partnership with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, there is elevator and escalator replacement work at Stamford station that requires one platform to be taken out of service. To accommodate this project and minimize crowding and train congestion, four Grand Central-bound morning rush hour trains will continue to bypass Stamford. Going towards New Haven, nine trains in the morning and evening rush hour will continue to bypass the station.

Other infrastructure improvement work happening in Connecticut includes rail replacement between Stamford and South Norwalk, catenary work associated with the Walk Bridge Replacement Project, and the continuation of Metro-North’s SmartTrack state of good repair work between Milford and New Haven.

Return of Metro-North’s Yankee Clippers

Metro-North’s schedule update also includes the return of game-day service to Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees open their season at home against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, March 30, at 1:05 p.m. For Opening Day, Metro-North will operate shuttle trains between Grand Central Terminal (GCT), Harlem/125th Street station and Yankees/E 153rd Street stations and will also make a stop at the stadium on several additional Hudson Line trains.  Riders from the Harlem and New Haven lines may connect at Harlem/125th Street station for the short ride to the stadium.

For evening games on weekdays and all games on weekends, Yankee Clippers are special game-day trains which provide a direct one-seat ride from the railroad’s East of Hudson lines to Yankees-E 153rd St station.  

In addition to the Yankee Clipper trains, for every game Metro-North will operate shuttle trains between GCT, Harlem/125th St and Yankees/E 153rd St stations for fans coming from Manhattan or who are transferring at Harlem/125th station from Harlem and New Haven Line trains, and several regularly scheduled Hudson Line trains will make an extra stop at the stadium.

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Merry Christmas 2022!!!

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on December 25th, 2022 at 12:00 am

I would like to take this moment & wish each & every single reader & supporter of Transit Blogger a MERRY CHRISTMAS! May you enjoy the holiday season with your friends & family while making new memories that will last a lifetime!

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