April 04, 2017
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Buses Will Substitute for Metro-North Trains on Danbury Branch From Friday Evening, April 7, Through Sunday, April 9Service Change Will Accommodate Danbury Branch Track Improvements
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MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced that buses will substitute for trains on the Danbury Branch after 9 p.m. on Friday, April 7, through the last train of the night on Sunday, April 9. Southbound buses will operate approximately 15 minutes earlier than scheduled trains. Northbound buses are scheduled to meet arriving trains at the South Norwalk station. Customers are advised that substitute busing will also be in effect the weekends of May 12-14 and May 19-21.
This weekend’s service change will support the on-going safety and reliability of the Danbury Branch. Metro-North crews will be making improvements to the Honey Hill crossing, this involves replacing the crossing surface, rails and ties. Other work that will be underway this weekend includes: completing the replacement of the track through the Wall Street tunnel between the Commerce Street and Cross Street grade crossings, cutting brush and welding track.
Service details are below:
Southbound, Friday, April 7:
After 9 p.m., buses will substitute for all trains departing from Danbury to South Norwalk, making all scheduled stops to South Norwalk. Buses operate up to 15 minutes earlier than normal train times and will connect with regularly scheduled trains at Stamford.
Northbound, Friday, April 7:
After 9 p.m., buses will substitute for all trains departing from South Norwalk to Danbury, making all station stops to Danbury. Buses will depart at regularly scheduled train times, but customers should allow for later arrival times.
Southbound, Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9:
Buses will substitute for all trains departing from Danbury to South Norwalk. Buses will operate up to 15 minutes earlier than normal train times. At South Norwalk station, customers will connect with continuing train service to Grand Central Terminal.
Northbound, Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9:
Buses will substitute for all trains departing from South Norwalk to Danbury, making all station stops to Danbury. Buses will depart at regularly scheduled train times, but customers should allow for later arrival times.
Customers can view weekend bus scheduled departure times at this link:
For information about other Metro-North train schedules, visit our schedules page at http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/planning/schedules/schedules.htm or download the free Metro-North Train Time App for train times. 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.
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