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MTA Winter Weather Travel Guide
When cold or inclement weather is in the forecast, MTA services are subject to change as
conditions demand. Use this guide to plan your trip on our subways, buses, commuter rail,
bridges and tunnels.

Our goal is to keep you informed. Remember that ‘Service Status’ for all MTA services is
always available at mta.info 24/7. You can also tune into your local traffic and transit news
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Service snow flakeWeather Condition Possible Service Impacts
NYC Subways
  • Temperatures of 10ºF or less, or
  • Freezing rain and/or icing, or
  • Snow accumulation of 5" or more in the forecast.
  • Planned Service Changes may be cancelled.
  • Service on the B Line may end early.
  • Express service may run local on these lines:
    A Line E Line D Line F Line N Line Q Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line .
  • Service on the 7 Line may be reduced, with Flushing-bound trains running on the Times Sq/42 St-bound track at the 5 Av and Grand Central-42 St stations.
If weather conditions worsen, service on some subway routes may be temporarily suspended.
Long Island Rail Road Snow accumulation reaches
10" to 13" or more.		 Service on some branches may be modified or suspended to clear tracks and avoid stranding trains. Read more
Metro-North Railroad Significant snowfall accumulation/
blizzard conditions.		 Service may be temporarily reduced
or suspended. Read more
Staten Island Railway
  • Freezing rain and/or icing, or
  • Snow accumulation of 6” or more.
  • Express service may be suspended.
  • Delays and service suspensions may occur.
10” or more of snow in the forecast. Limited service and suspensions of service
may occur as conditions warrant.
NYC Buses Snow accumulation of 6”
with a forecast of up to 10”.		 Some or all of these as road conditions warrant:
  • Route cancellations
  • Longer headways
  • Skipped stops.
Snow accumulation of 10”. Bus service is subject to suspension
as road conditions warrant.
Paratransit
Access-A-Ride 		Customers may experience additional travel and wait time. Depending on conditions, customers may want to reconsider travel, unless medically necessary.
Freezing Rain/Ice. Service may be temporarily reduced or suspended
Snow Accumulation from 3" to 5".
  • Call out to customers to confirm or cancel planned trips
  • Feeder and Trip by Trip Eligibility will not be enforced under these conditions
Snow Accumulation of 6" or more.

  • Service may be temporarily reduced or cancelled
  • Cancel all hearings and assessments
  • Change Reservation booking to 24 from 48 hours
Bridges and Tunnels Snow accumulation from 8” to 10”. Reduced speed on ramps, roadways
and in toll plazas.
Snow accumulation above 10”. Reduced roadway capacity or lane closures.
Combined snow/ice storm. Suspended-span bridges may be intermittently
closed due to melting ice from suspender cables.
About these service changes Your safety
While forecasted temperatures and snow accumulations
inform our preparations, the actual intensity of the storm,
road conditions, and our ability to clear tracks will dictate
the level of service we can safely provide and/or restore.		 We urge all of our customers to take extra care when traveling. Stay clear of the platform edges, use handrails, and walk carefully when entering or exiting stations and boarding or leaving trains and buses. Please allow extra time for travel during the storm.
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