Metro-North Transit Strike Plan

Metro-North has issued a partial contingency plan in the event of a New York City Transit Strike. Metro-North service will be affected.

Dedicated shuttle trains will operate between the Bronx and Manhattan. Contingency plans will go into effect 24hours after the strike is announced. To provide Bronx shuttle service three regular Hudson Line PM peak trains will be combined. If conditions warrant, more combinations/cancellations may be necessary. Please listen for announcements and visit www.mta.info for information. Also, regular Metro-North customers who commute to or from Bronx stations may have to change trains to reach their destinations.

Service Changes

HUDSON LINE

AM Peak

Regularly scheduled AM peak trains will stop at all Bronx stations. There will be additional AM inbound shuttle service at the following Bronx stations: Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, University Heights, and Morris Heights.

PM Peak

Regular PM peak outbound service will bypass all Bronx stations. Service to Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, University Heights, and Morris Heights will be provided by special shuttle trains.

In the PM peak the following Hudson Line trains will be combined:

• The 5:40 PM express to Irvington will be combined with the 5:42 PM local to Greystone, and will leave Grand Central at 5:42 PM.
• The 5:59 PM express to Croton-Harmon will be combined with the 6:02 PM local to Greystone, and will leave Grand Central at 6:02 PM
• The 6:23 PM express to Croton-Harmon will be combined with the 6:25 PM local to Croton-Harmon, and will leave Grand Central at 6:25 PM.

HARLEM LINE

AM & PM Peaks

Regularly scheduled service will not stop at Wakefield, Woodlawn, Williams Bridge, Botanical Garden, and Fordham. During peak periods there is no service in either direction at Melrose, (use the temporary station at Yankee Stadium,) and Tremont, (use Fordham Station.) All other Bronx customers can take special shuttle trains at their regular stations. Those customers who travel between the Bronx and Westchester will be able to transfer between shuttle buses and their regularly scheduled trains at Mount Vernon West.

NEW HAVEN LINE

All new Haven lines will follow their regular schedules.

Shuttle Train Service:

• West Bronx Shuttle: (Hudson Line) will serve Morris Heights, University Heights, Marble Hill, and Sputen Duyvil at all times. West Bronx Shuttle will also serve Riverdale in the PM peak, off-peak, and on weekends.
• East Bronx Shuttle: (Harlem Line) will serve Melrose, Tremont, Fordham, Botanical Garden, Williams Bridge, Woodlawn, Wakefield, and Mount Vernon West. However, during peak hours shuttles will not stop at Melrose, (use temporary station at Yankee Stadium) or Tremont, (use Fordham.)
• Yankee Stadium Shuttle: will serve a temporary Yankee Stadium Park-&-Ride facility. Trains will operate between Yankee Stadium, Harlem - 125 th St., and Grand Central Terminal.

From 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Metro-North's Bronx shuttle
service will have specific track assignments for departures from Grand
Central as follows:

East Bronx shuttles via the Harlem Line will depart from Track 39, 40,
41 and 42,  serving Mt. Vernon West, Wakefield/East 241st Street,
Woodlawn/East 233rd Street, Williams Bridge/East 210th Street, Botanical
Garden/East 200th Street, Fordham/East 190th Street.  (Shuttle will not
stop at Melrose. For Melrose, use Yankee Stadium Shuttle.)  No trains
will stop at Tremont:  Use Fordham.

West Bronx shuttles via the Hudson Line will depart from Tracks 36 & 37.
Serving Riverdale/254th Street, Spuyten Duyvil/Edsall Avenue, Marble
Hill/West 225th Street, University Heights/West 207th Street, Morris
Heights/West 177th Street. 

Yankee Stadium Shuttles will depart from Track 38.

For EAST  Bronx shuttles (via HARLEM LINE) enter the west side of Grand
Central, via the doors on the north side of 43rd Street between
Vanderbilt and Madison Avenue.

For WEST Bronx and YANKEE Stadium shuttles, enter via the ramp at the
corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue.

Tickets are sold at all ticket vending machines, all ticket windows and
at special temporary ticket booths.
One way fare $4.

General Recommendations

• If possible stagger your work hours to avoid travel at peak times. Avoid trains arriving at Grand Central Terminal between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM or departing between 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM
• Paratransit services will operate. Expect delays in NYC. If possible limit travel to essential trips.
• A “Strike Fare” probably $4 will be charged for travel within the City at all times. Check www.mta.info for fare information
• During peak periods tickets must be purchased before boarding trains.
• Tickets purchased on board will cost substantially more.
• Regular Metro-North customers can use any existing Metro-North ticket on shuttle trains service. MetroCard cannot be accepted on MNR trains.
• Mail&Ride customers holding monthly tickets with Unlimited Ride Metrocards will automatically receive credit for any unused portion of the Metrocard in the next statement.
• All other Unlimited Ride Metrocard customers will be able to resume use of the card when NYC Transit services resume.

For updates, visit the MTA website at www.mta.info, and the NYC website at www.nyc.gov, or call the MNR service line at (212) 532-4900, or call 311

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