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Blizzard 2015: Limited Subway Service Starts Around 7 P.M. Tonight

Jen Chung

Published Jan 26, 2015

Modified Jan 26, 2015

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Jen Chung

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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that subway service will start slowing down at 7-8 p.m. in anticipation of what he called "a serious blizzard." Additionally, the MTA will have early service for Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road and then, Cuomo said, will likely close service at 11 p.m.

Part of the concern is getting subway cars put away safely so they can come back into service later. The subway cars will be stored in the underground express tracks. (MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast called this a "plan 5" action.) As for bus service, the MTA is chaining the articulated buses and if demand goes down (there were many customers coming in earlier, so hopefully they'll go home earlier), they'll bring the buses in.

The PATH will be operating on a weekend schedule starting at 9 p.m.

The governor also announced that he has called a "State of Emergency" for New York City, Long Island and Rockland, Orange, Putnam Sullivan and Ulster Counties. He also issued a ban on tractor-trailers for I-84, I-287 and NY Thruway South Exit 17 starting at 4 p.m.

Further, Cuomo said, "We are considering a travel ban on all main roads at 11 p.m. tonight." They'll reassess the weather at 4 p.m. and make further decisions about various service. He stressed that people should get home soon, "By 4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock tonight—you want to be home."

Here's the MTA's schedule for extra LIRR and Metro-North trains:

Long Island Rail Road

The LIRR is operating eight extra trains departing Penn Station between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Babylon Branch
• 2:32 p.m. express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon
• 3:00 p.m. stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon
• 3:31 p.m. express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon

Port Jefferson Branch
• 2:08 p.m. stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, then all stops to Huntington
• 2:29 p.m. stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington
• 3:24 p.m. stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville

Port Washington Branch to Great Neck
• 3:40 p.m. stopping at Woodside, Flushing-Main St., then all stops to Great Neck

Far Rockaway Branch
• 3:48 p.m. express to Locust Manor, then all stops to Far Rockaway

Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North is operating 18 additional trains departing Grand Central between 1 and 4 p.m. To allow these trains to depart, the railroad will cancel or combine 14 trains that normally would depart Grand Central after 5 p.m., as described below.
Hudson Line

Departures of Hudson Rail Link buses, the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry and the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry will be coordinated so they are timed to connecting trains under the below schedule.

Early Getaway Trains:
• 1:38 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, then Beacon through Poughkeepsie.
• 2:38 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, then Beacon through Poughkeepsie.
• 3:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then Tarrytown through Croton-Harmon.
• 3:45 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, then Beacon through Poughkeepsie.
• 4:11 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Peekskill, then Beacon through Poughkeepsie.
Canceled Trains:
• The 5:29 p.m. outbound train, which runs express and stops at Beacon through Poughkeepsie, will not operate.
• The 5:57 p.m. outbound train, stopping at Harlem-125th Street then Tarrytown through Croton-Harmon, will not operate.
• The 6:12 p.m. outbound train, which stops at Harlem-125th Street then Beacon through Poughkeepsie, will not operate.

Harlem Line

Early Getaway Trains:
• 2:18 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then Scarsdale through North White Plains.
• 3:13 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then White Plains and North White Plains.
• 3:34 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, White Plains, North White Plains, then Goldens Bridge to Southeast.

Canceled Trains:
• The 5:27 p.m. outbound train, serving Chappaqua through Southeast, will not operate.
• The 5:38 p.m. outbound train, stopping at Mount Vernon West through Crestwood, will not operate.
• The 5:58 p.m. outbound train, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then Mount Vernon West through Crestwood, will not operate.
• The 7:03 p.m. train departing GCT, stopping at Scarsdale through North White Plains, will not operate.
• The 7:28 p.m. train departing GCT, stopping at Crestwood through North White Plains, will not operate.

New Haven Line
Early Getaway Trains:
• 12:58 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, then Fairfield through New Haven.
• 2:01 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, then Fairfield through New Haven.
• 2:28 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, then Fairfield through New Haven.
• 2:31 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then New Rochelle through Harrison.
• 2:56 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, then Noroton Heights through South Norwalk.
• 2:59 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then New Rochelle through Harrison.
• 3:02 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, Westport, and then Fairfield through New Haven.
• 3:26 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then New Rochelle through Harrison.
• 3:29 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, then Fairfield through New Haven.
• 4:00 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, then Bridgeport through New Haven.

Canceled/Combined Trains:
• The 5:18 p.m. outbound train is canceled, and will be combined with the 5:21p.m. train, which will stop at Harlem-125th Street, then Mount Vernon East through Harrison.
• The 5:57 p.m. outbound train is canceled, and will be combined with the 6:02p.m. train, which will stop at Mount Vernon East through Harrison.
• The 6:07 p.m. outbound train is canceled, and will be combined with the 6:11p.m. train, which will stop at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, then South Norwalk through New Haven.
• The 6:42 p.m. train, stopping at New Rochelle through Harrison, is cancelled.
• The 6:49 p.m. train, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, South Norwalk, Westport, then Fairfield through New Haven, is canceled.
• The 7:09 p.m. train, stopping at Larchmont through Harrison, is cancelled.
• The 8:03 p.m. train, stopping at Harlem-125th Street, South Norwalk, Westport, then Fairfield through New Haven, is canceled.

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Jen Chung

Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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