Metro-North Service Suspended As Snow Becomes Heavier During Nor'easter

MTA officials announced that with major snow accumulation and high winds creating increasingly hazardous travel conditions, Metro-North will shut down service with the last trains departing Grand Central Terminal at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1.

The last scheduled arrivals into Grand Central will be at approximately 4 p.m.

According to the MTA, the last departures on Monday will be: 

Hudson Line


• Outbound:  The 3:14 p.m. Poughkeepsie express and the 3:20 p.m. Croton-Harmon local will be combined to depart at 3:20 p.m., making all stops to Poughkeepsie.
• Inbound: The last train to depart Poughkeepsie en route to GCT will be the 1:52 p.m. departure, arriving in Grand Central at 3:49 p.m. This train connects at Croton-Harmon with the 2:56 p.m. local train which arrives in GCT at 4:12 p.m.

Harlem Line, including Wassaic Branch

• Outbound: The 3:10 p.m. express from Grand Central to Southeast will make all local stops between Melrose and Hartsdale, inclusive, and will connect at Southeast with the 5:05 p.m. train to Wassaic.
• Inbound The last train to depart Southeast en route to Grand Central will be the 2:04 p.m. departure, arriving in Grand Central at 3:46 p.m. This train connects at North White Plains with the 2:58 p.m. local train which arrives in Grand Central at 4:04 p.m.
• Southbound service from Wassaic is suspended after the 12:15 p.m. departure from Wassaic.

New Haven Line

• Outbound: The last train departing Grand Central Terminal will be the 3:02 p.m. express train to New Haven, which will make all local stops between Fordham and Old Greenwich, inclusive.
• The last northbound train on the New Canaan Branch is the 3:02 p.m. departure from Grand Central, connecting at Stamford with the 4:01 p.m. train to New Canaan.
• The last northbound train on the Danbury Branch is the 2:02 p.m. departure from Grand Central, connecting at South Norwalk with the 3:17 p.m. train to Danbury.
• The last northbound train on the Waterbury Branch is the 3:02 p.m. departure from Grand Central, connecting at Bridgeport with an extra train from Bridgeport to Waterbury, departing at approximately 4:50 p.m., making all stops and arriving in Waterbury at approximately 5:50 p.m. This extra train on the Waterbury Branch is not reflected on the app, MTA TrainTime or on the website.
• Inbound: The last train departing New Haven to Grand Central will be the 2:39 p.m. express train arriving to Grand Central at 4:50 p.m.; this train will be combined at Stamford with the 2:58 p.m. local train from Stamford to Grand Central, which arrives at 4:14 p.m.
• The last train departing New Canaan is the 3:28 p.m. departure from New Canaan.
• The last train departing Danbury is the 1:33 p.m. departure from Danbury.
• The last train departing Waterbury is the 1:03 p.m. departure from Waterbury.

"If you must travel, please use extreme caution while navigating the system, especially on outdoor platforms and stairs," the MTA announced.

"Metro-North employees will be spreading salt and clearing platforms and stairs of snow and ice, keeping signals, switches and third rail operating, removing downed trees, and attending to weather-related challenges during the storm."

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo also cautioned that some Hudson Valley roadways could be subject to close, including the Saw Mill River Parkway and I-84.

• Earlier story - Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency In Hudson Valley

"The MTA will suspend outdoor subway service starting at 2 p.m.," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "Buses are running now, but are subject to suspension depending on the weather.

"LIRR and Metro-North trains will shut down this afternoon," he continued. "New Yorkers should also plan on road closures in Westchester and Long Island." 

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