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.
Schedule
Friday, November 28
Friday, November 28
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 3:40 p.m. to Southeast (daylight into twilight)
- 8:14 p.m. to Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 8:56 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 2:53 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (daylight)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 7:48 a.m. from Crestwood daylight)
- 6:07 p.m. from Southeast (darkness)
- 12:09 a.m. from Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 11:58 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
Saturday, November 29
Saturday, November 29
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 5:35 a.m. to Southeast (darkness into daylight)
- 10:25 a.m. to Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 3:17 p.m. to Crestwood (daylight)
- 6:25 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 1:53 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 10:56 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 8:09 a.m. from Southeast (daylight)
- 1:06 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 4:48 p.m. from Crestwood (twilight into darkness)
- 1:04 a.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 10:58 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 8:38 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Sunday, November 30
Sunday, November 30
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 9:48 a.m. to North White Plains (daylight)
- 3:14 p.m. to Southeast (daylight into twilight)
- 8:25 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
- 1:50 a.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 9:56 a.m. to Poughkeepsie
- 3:53 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (daylight into twilight)
- 10:56 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 1:02 p.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
- 6:07 p.m. from Southeast (darkness)
- 12:05 a.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 6:58 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 12:51 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 7:40 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Monday, December 1
Monday, December 1
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 4:30 p.m. to North White Plains (daylight into twilight)
- 6:58 p.m. to Southeast (darkness)
- 12:01 a.m. to Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 7:19 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 4:15 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight into twilight)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 7:26 a.m. from Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 1:27 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 9:19 p.m. from Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 5:12 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness into twilight)
- 9:45 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)