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Metro-North Adds Extra Getaway Trains At Start Of Memorial Day Weekend

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Metro-North has extra early getaway service on Friday, May 22, to help you get a jump on Memorial Day weekend, and plenty of trains to get you to your destination over the holiday weekend.

The Metro-North has extra early getaway service on Friday for Memorial Day weekend.

The Metro-North has extra early getaway service on Friday for Memorial Day weekend.

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On Friday, May 22, between 1 and 4 p.m., there are extra “getaway” departures from Grand Central Terminal. Some late p.m. peak trains will be cancelled/combined  due to reduced ridership in this time period. All extra and cancelled trains are shown in the current timetable.

On the New Haven Line, extra "getaway" trains will depart from Grand Central at:

  • 12:58 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
  • 2:01 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
  • 2:28 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
  • 2:56 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford then all stations between Noroton Heights and South Norwalk.
  • 3:29 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
  • 4:00 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, and all stations between Bridgeport and New Haven.

The following trains from Grand Central will not operate or are combined:

  • The 5:41 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
  • The 6:07 p.m. to New Haven and the 6:11 p.m. to Bridgeport are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between South Norwalk and New Haven. 
  • The 6:49 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.

On Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, regular weekend schedules will be in effect. On Monday, May 25, Memorial Day, a Sunday schedule will be in effect and Grand Central North will be closed. 

Most connecting services will not operate on Memorial Day. However, the Tappan Zee Express will operate on a Saturday schedule.

Please see the schedules page for train times.

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