Metro-North's holiday lights trains have returned for 2025. And new this year, we have two trains—one electric and one diesel—so we can bring holiday lights to every part of our East of Hudson territory.
This season, our holiday lights trains will run from Friday, November 28, 2025 to Sunday, January 4, 2026. Check back here every few days for the latest schedule.
(We will do everything possible to run the holiday lights trains on the scheduled trips shown, but operational issues may arise at short notice, so the schedule is subject to change.)
Schedule
Monday, December 15
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 5:35 a.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
- 9:14 a.m. to Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 4:18 p.m. to Southeast (daylight into darkness)
Diesel train
- 8:01 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 5:16 p.m. to Wassaic (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 7:58 a.m. from Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 10:52 a.m. from Croton-Harmon (daylight)
Diesel train
- 8:01 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 1:45 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
Tuesday, December 16
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 8:22 a.m. to North White Plains (daylight)
- 1:44 p.m. to Southeast (daylight)
- 6:04 p.m. to Southeast (darkness)
- 1:56 a.m. to Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 1:43 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 6:46 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 4:43 a.m. from Southeast (darkness)
- 7:19 a.m. from Crestwood (daylight)
- 10:05 a.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
- 4:08 p.m. from Southeast (daylight into darkness)
- 11:17 p.m. from Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 6:22 a.m. from Wassaic (darkness into daylight)
- 4:31 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (twilight into darkness)
Wednesday, December 17
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 11:21 a.m. to North White Plains (daylight)
- 4:07 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (twilight into darkness)
- 8:42 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 9:35 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 5:54 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 8:06 a.m. from Southeast (darkness)
- 1:05 p.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
- 5:30 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 7:11 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 12:45 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
Thursday, December 18
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 6:28 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 5:11 p.m. to Beacon (darkness)
- 9:04 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 5:12 a.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
- 7:35 a.m. from Irvington (daylight)
Diesel train
- 6:49 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (twilight into daylight)