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November 08, 2017
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Removal of Tappan Zee Bridge Span to Impact Metro-North Service from Late Friday Evening, November 10, Through, Early Saturday Morning, November 11Buses to Substitute for Trains Traveling Between Yonkers and Tarrytown to Accommodate Infrastructure Improvement
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During the overnight operation, Tappan Zee Constructors will use its largest floating crane to carefully remove a 235-foot section of the old bridge’s steel span above Metro-North’s tracks and place it on a barge in the Hudson River for disposition.
To accommodate this improvement to New York State’s infrastructure, train service will not operate on the Hudson Line between Irvington and Tarrytown stations from approximately midnight on Friday, November 10, until 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 11.
During this time, buses will substitute for trains between Yonkers and Tarrytown Stations.
Customers should expect an additional 30 minutes in travel time.
Customers should plan their travel accordingly by either traveling earlier in the evening or later in the morning when the bus operation is not in effect.
Northbound: Friday night, November 10:
For customers traveling to Tarrytown Station and stations north to Poughkeepsie after 11 p.m., train service will be provided to Yonkers Station. At Yonkers, customers will be able to transfer to an express bus to Tarrytown Station. At Tarrytown Station, customers will board train service to Poughkeepsie, making all station stops.
For customers traveling to stations between Yonkers and Irvington, local shuttle train service will be provided only as far as Irvington station.
Customers traveling from Glenwood, Greystone, Hastings, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley Stations to Tarrytown and stations north to Poughkeepsie will take a local train to Irvington. At Irvington, customers will be able to transfer to bus service to Tarrytown Station for continuing train service to Poughkeepsie, making all station stops.
Northbound service operates normally on Saturday morning, November 11.
Customers can view a detailed schedule at this link:
Southbound: Friday Night, November 10, and Saturday morning, November 11:
For southbound customers traveling to Yonkers and stations south to Grand Central Terminal, train service will be provided to Tarrytown Station. At Tarrytown, customers will be able to transfer to an express bus to Yonkers Station for continuing train service to Grand Central.
Southbound customers traveling to Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Greystone and Glenwood will take the train to Tarrytown and transfer to bus service to Irvington where local train service will be provided.
Regular train service between Irvington and Tarrytown will resume after 6:30 a.m.
Customers can view a detailed schedule at this link:
Customers are advised that there’s a possibility that the work could be delayed until late Saturday night into Sunday morning due to weather or unforeseen conditions.
Many Channels for Service Updates
Information about the planned service changes noted in this press release, and all planned service changes, is available through Metro-North Railroad’s real-time service information sources:
Email and text message service updates – Customers are urged to sign up to receive the alerts by visiting MyMTAAlerts.com. To avoid unwanted messages, a user can tailor the messages to the specific branch, and the specific times of day.
MTA.info – The rail tab of the “Service Status” box at the left side of www.MTA.info
is always the definitive source for the latest status for each branch, updated every minute. In addition, customers can visit www.mta.info/mnr to see special service notices in the upper center of the page.
@MetroNorth on Twitter – Twitter users can follow @MetroNorth to receive updates of a similar nature to the email and text alerts, shortened to fit Twitter’s format.
Metro-North Train Time app – Customers who use the Metro-North Train Time app will see up-to-the-minute status for each upcoming train at each station. The app is available via the Apple Store for iOS devices or Google Play Store for Android along with MTA eTix - Metro-North Railroad’s mobile ticketing app which allows customers to buy Metro-North tickets on their mobile device -- anytime, anywhere. As a caution, trains that start out their trips on time may experience delays en route.
The above communications channels can be accessed while at home or on the go. For customers who are located at stations, Metro-North will post the latest service updates on digital signs at station platforms and will make audio announcements over public address systems, and on-board announcements made by train crews.
For those who prefer the telephone, information is available from the Metro-North’s Customer Service Center by calling 511, the New York State Travel Information Line, and saying: “Metro-North Railroad.” For customers calling from Connecticut, the number is: 877-690-5114. Those who are deaf or hard of hearing can use their preferred service provider for the free 711 relay to reach Metro-North at 511.
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