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Catch the 2025 Metro-North holiday lights trains

Our holiday lights trains are back. Here's when and where you can catch them.
Updated November 26, 2025 2:30 p.m.

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.

Metro-North Railroad Holiday Train Ready to Light Up the Rails
A Metro-North P32 diesel locomotive in "M Central" heritage livery with holiday lights

Schedule

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

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

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

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)