Extra trains will run for NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade: MTA
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The MTA is running extra LIRR and Metro-North trains on Monday for the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the agency announced on Thursday.
Spectators should take a train to Grand Central Terminal, which will leave them minutes from the parade, according to the MTA. The Lexington Avenue subway line is also along the parade route, the agency said.
Two extra trains are running on both the Babylon and Ronkonkoma branches of the LIRR, the agency said.
The Metro-North will run five extra trains on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines, according to the MTA. An extra train is also running on the Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines, the agency said.
More train service may be added to the Metro-North, depending on how many paradegoers there are, according to the MTA.
Alcohol will be banned on both the LIRR and Metro-North from 5 a.m. on Monday to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, the agency said. To check train times, you can find them on the MTA's website or in the TrainTime app.
The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. along Fifth Avenue.
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