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New Ticket Machine Center Opens in Grand Central
Take the Train to Jets/Giants Games at the Meadowlands Sports Complex
New West of Hudson Timetables Effective November 8
Weekend Busing Between Southeast & Wassaic Nov. 7 & 8
New Canaan Branch Weekend Busing Nov. 7 & 8
New Timetables Effective October 18
Slippery Rail and How It Affects Your Commute
Port Jervis Weekday Off-Peak Busing Oct. 12 - Nov. 20
Tarrytown Station Construction
PCAC Annual Performance Review
New Bike Policy
Grand Central North Closed Weekends
Online Ticket Scams
Our new Ticket Machine Center, located on the Main Concourse just under the archway leading to the Lexington Avenue subway, is officially open. This new facility will help alleviate the lines at our ticket windows and in the 42nd Street Passage, where ticket machines were formerly located, giving you a quicker and more comfortable purchasing experience.
The new center houses 10 machines (one for Metrocards only), and is well-lit, climate-controlled, and monitored by security cameras. It looks good, too, featuring a “Montauk” black floor, and the original façade’s large rectangular windows and bronze transom (the half moon grating above the windows). We think it fits nicely with our other “ticket” center, situated across from Track 34. (About 60% of our tickets are purchased via ticket machines. So this is truly a case of giving the people more of what they want…)
Service Updates
On the Port Jervis Line: Following recent capital improvements, look for faster westbound (to Port Jervis) travel times between Harriman and Port Jervis on most trains.
On the Pascack Valley Line: Look for a new inbound train for the “night owl” crowd. The new train departs Spring Valley at 11:26 PM, making all local stops, arriving Hoboken at 12:43 AM and Penn Station-NY (via Secaucus Junction) at 12:56 AM.
On weekends, the 8:13 PM train departing Spring Valley will now depart at 8:10 PM.
On the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines: As part of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Concrete Tie Project, some adjustments have been made to connections at Secaucus Junction and Penn Station-NY. In a few instances the change in time is up to 11 minutes. Check a schedule for specific train and connection times.
Service Updates
Service Updates
Service Updates
Service changes include:
On the New Haven Line:
•  Between November 21, 2009 and January 2, 2010, we will be operating several extra weekend Shoppers’ Specials trains 19 trains have been added on Saturdays; 21 trains have been added on Sundays. Check your timetable for details.
• In the AM Peak, the 8:14 AM train from New Haven will now depart at 8:16 AM; the 9:18 AM train from Harrison will now depart at 9:19 AM.
On the Harlem Line:
Look for a Shoppers’ Special train on Sundays; check your timetable for details.
On the Hudson Line:
To accommodate our on-going Stations Rehabilitation Program, reverse-peak substitute busing will continue at Scarborough and Philipse Manor.
Service Updates
Buses will substitute for weekday off-peak Port Jervis Line trains operating in both directions between Harriman and Port Jervis stations from 9 AM – 3:30 PM.
Buses will follow train schedules at all stations except Salisbury Mills. Eastbound (to Harriman) buses will depart this station 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled train time to meet train connections at Harriman.
This bus substitution allows for Metro-North’s continued capital improvements to the Port Jervis Line, including tie replacement work, bridge inspections, and a signal system upgrade.
Service Updates
Service Updates
Service Updates
You'll love Metro-North's new bike friendly policy. It makes it easier for those who use bicycles as part of their travel plans and activities to ride our trains, and it does not affect the quality of our service for you "regular commuters" who don't. So everyone wins!
The new policy now allows bicycles: On most trains scheduled to depart from Grand Central Terminal between 5:30 AM and 9 AM, 3:01 PM and 3:59 PM, 8:01 and 8:15 PM, and on connecting trains. On most trains arriving in Grand Central GCT between 4 PM - 8 PM, and on connecting trains.
Please remember: bicycles are still not permitted on inbound AM Peak and outbound PM Peak trains as well as during the holiday periods from which they are currently prohibited. (Exceptions to this policy are identified in your timetable.)
In addition, allowing bicycles on our trains will be at the discretion of our conductors, should conditions on a particular train warrant their being prohibited. (Folding bikes, however, are allowed on board all Metro-North trains. Please fold your bike before boarding and don't block the aisle or doors. ) View a bike permit application for full details.
Service Updates
Because of low usage and to save costs, Grand Central North is closed on weekends. Weekday Hours remain the same.
Service Updates
Beware of online ticket scams! The only official way to purchase Metro-North Railroad tickets online is from WebTicket. Some customers have reported "bogus" websites offering nonexistent ticket discounts. 
Do not use these sites. If a railroad ticket offer seems too good to be true -- it probably is. You will never receive a ticket and you will have given someone access to your credit card information.
Again, only purchase tickets online from WebTicket. To avoid confusion, bookmark that page today.
Service Updates
For more information, call (800) METRO-INFO (1-800-638-7646)
in New York City, call (212) 532-4900
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