![]() ![]() Service begins earlier in the morning in both directions, 50 minutes earlier southbound and an hour earlier northbound, with the first northbound train connecting from the new train from Stamford and South Norwalk. With the completion of substantial infrastructure improvements on the Waterbury Branch in partnership with CTDOT, seven new weekday trains are added to the schedule, increasing the number of weekday trains from 15 to 22, an increase of 47%.From conception to start-up, this service addition required only a few months to identify available crews and equipment, operate test trains on the proposed schedule, and design a new operating package, indicative of the strong and effective service partnership between CTDOT and Metro-North. The trains stop at Bridgeport and Stamford and operate in as little as 1 hour and 39 minutes between New Haven and Grand Central. eastbound, the express trains depart Grand Central at 4:16 p.m., 4:49 p.m. These trains depart New Haven at 5:09 a.m., 5:41 a.m. Metro-North worked with CTDOT to create a pilot program that features the six new express trains between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal. Elsewhere, there are additional service enhancements on the Harlem and Hudson Lines and on the New Haven Line between Stamford and Grand Central, and Harrison and Grand Central. The schedules reflect Metro-North’s partnership with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) featuring a pilot project for six new express trains between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal timed to connect with enhanced service on the Waterbury Branch. MTA Metro-North Railroad announced that new train schedules will took effect Sunday, July 10. Metro-North Announces New Train Schedules:
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