July 01, 2019
MTA Announces Extra Service for Fourth of July Travel
Extra LIRR, Metro-North and Staten Island Railway Getaway Trains Scheduled for Wednesday, July 3
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will offer extra rail service on Tuesday, July 3, to help customers to travel to Fourth of July holiday activities. On Thursday, July 4, the MTA’s railroads, subways and buses will operate on weekend schedules.
More details are below.
Wednesday, July 3: Get Away With the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and Staten Island Railway
The LIRR and Metro-North will provide additional early-afternoon service from Manhattan on Tuesday, July 3, for customers planning an early getaway.
For more details, please the attached press releases from the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad.
Staten Island Railway customers looking to get a head start on the Fourth of July holiday will be able to catch earlier afternoon express train service on Wednesday, July 3, with SIR’s Early Departure Getaway schedule. Extra SIR trains will be added earlier in the afternoon beginning at 2:30 p.m. from the St. George Ferry Terminal.
Service for Thursday, July 4
New York City Subway
On Thursday, July 4, subways will operate on a Saturday schedule. There will be increased subway service on the and 42nd Street Shuttle prior to and following the Macy’s fireworks celebration, which will originate from four barges south of the Brooklyn Bridge, from Pier 17 to the Manhattan Heliport between 9:25 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. There will also be firework shows around 9:25 p.m. at Exchange Place, Jersey City, and around 9:45 p.m. in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
In the event that crowds grow in Battery Park and Battery Park City as a result of these show